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(GREENVILLE, MS) The USDA MyPyramid nutritional guide has helped many people fit into a small size wardrobe but for the more than 23 million people living with diabetes in the United States, the pyramid itself might not be the right fit.

 

"“People with diabetes need to achieve and maintain near-normal levels of glucose through diet often supplemented by hypoglycemic agents and insulin,” says Dr. Parvez Karim, Medical Director at Delta Regional’s Wound Healing Center where they treat many patients who have difficulty healing due to complications from diabetes. “They would do better to follow the Diabetes Food Pyramid created by the American Diabetes Association.”

 

The local experts at Delta Regional’s Wound Healing Center explain the advantages for diabetics:

·        The Diabetes Food Pyramid groups food based on their carbohydrate and protein content. The emphasis is on the portion size of any given food to produce the same content per serving. For example, cheese is in the meat group instead of the milk group and potatoes are classified with grains and beans.

·        The Diabetes Food Pyramid divides foodinto six groups of varying size. Starchy vegetables, beans and grains are on the bottom and diabetics should eat more servings from that food group.

·        Diabetics are urged to limit their consumption of fats, sweets and alcohol which are found at the top of the pyramid.

·        Recommended daily servings for diabetics are: grains and starchy vegetables (6-11), vegetables (3-5), fruit (2-4), milk and dairy (2-3), meat and meat substitutes (4-6 ounces), sweets (sparingly).

·        Diabetics can choose from a range of recommendations from 1,600 to 2,800 calories per day and then divide the number among the meals and snacks consumed each day.

·        To see how their bodies are processing carbohydrates, diabetics should test their glucose level 90 minutes to two hours after eating with a target level of 180 or less.

 

For more information about diabetes, the Diabetes Food Pyramid and treating and preventing chronic wounds, contact The Wound Healing Center located at the West Campus, Delta Regional Medical Center or call 662-725-7606.

 

 

The Wound Healing Centeris located at the West Campus of Delta Regional Medical Center, 300 Washington Avenue, Greenville, MS. The Center specializes in the treatment of chronic wounds and non-responsive conditions and offers hospital-based outpatient wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Call 662-725-7606.