Along with genetic factors, diabetes is also closely related to diet. Dr. Jonathan Liu, a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner (TCM), recommends five kinds of low glycemic index foods that help prevent various complications of diabetes, allowing people to eat safely and healthily.
The typical symptoms of diabetes are commonly known as “three Ps and one L,” that is, polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, and weight loss. Diabetes is often accompanied by complications, such as diabetic foot, cardiovascular disease, diabetic nephropathy (deterioration of kidney function), ketoacidosis (high levels of ketones in the blood), neuropathy (damage to peripheral nerves), eye diseases, and bacterial infection.
Dr. Liu, a professor of Chinese Medicine at Canadian Public College, told The Epoch Times that as well as genetic factors, diabetes is mostly related to eating foods that are high in sugar, salt, and oil….