Our dietitians adjust a Mediterranean Diet Plan for a 27 years old woman with fatty liver and anemia. She has 5'3" in height and 167lbs in weight. In addition, she takes Symbicort, Citalopram, and Spiriva. She has no activity except walking to work. Her Mediterranean Diet Plan is the below:
Gender: Female
Age: 27 years old
Weight: 167lbs
Height: 5'3"
Illness: Fatty liver, Anaemia
Medications: Losartan, Metformin
Food allergies: -
Activity level: Sedentary
Caution: This diet is adjusted based on this patient's particular conditions and should not be used in similar cases.
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♦ You can eat one of the written recipes for each meal on your Mediterranean Diet Plan.
♦ There is nothing wrong with eating vegetables in your Mediterranean Diet Plan and eating as much as you want.
♦ Drink at least 7 glasses of water per day.
♦ Increase your daily activity by at least 45 minutes, 3 times per week.
♦ It's Better to eat red, orange, and yellow fruit as your fruit portion in your Mediterranean Diet Plan.
♦ You can see Nuts serving in the fat Exchange list.
♦ Take one tab of Ferrous fumarate Daily.
Carbohydrates are the most important macronutrient in the diabetic diet. Carbohydrates should make up about 45 to 55 percent of a diabetic patient's daily energy intake. The number of carbohydrates in each meal and snack should be consumed in a specific amount, and it depends on the type of diabetes and the type of medicine that you use.
The nutritionist recommended using low glycemic index (GI) foods in the diabetic diet plan to control blood sugar.
Consumption of fiber-rich food in the diabetic diet plan is recommended, and you should eat at least 20 to 35 grams per day. Vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, etc., are the best source of fiber. Eat enough vegetables in your diabetic diet. It is better to eat fresh vegetables instead of frozen ones. Replace refined grain with whole grain.
The diabetic diet's protein content is arranged in the same way as the diet of normal people. It makes up 15 to 20% of a person's daily energy requirements. Be careful about plant source protein like beans, chickpea, lentils and etc., because they have carbohydrates, and you should count their carbohydrate content of them.
In the diabetic diet plan, just like other people, trans fatty acids can cause cardiovascular disease and gene mutations in the patient, so you should restrict fried foods, processed foods, chips, hydrogenated vegetable oils, etc., in your diet plan.
Chromium supplementation in patients with chromium deficiency can help improve their blood sugar levels. Zinc deficiency in these patients is possible. High or low levels of zinc in the body can affect insulin secretion in a diabetic patient, so you should consult with your doctor to use a zinc supplement.
Your diabetic diet should be regular, and you should eat your meals at certain times, Avoid skipping or moving meals without consulting your dietitian.
When hypoglycemia happens, which is accompanied by symptoms of seizures, cold sweats, tremors, blurred vision, weakness and lethargy, and heart palpitations, use a small candy, chocolate, sugar syrup, or half a glass of natural fruit juice.
You should not eat foods high in sodium, high in cholesterol, and simple carbs in the diabetic diet.