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Safety first
Do you or someone you know have shaky
hands? Or perhaps you want to protect your
child from potentially hurting themselves trying
to replace the needle in their reusable insulin pen?
RapidCap is the only device that allows the user
to safely remove the inner protective cap –
reducing the risk of a stick injury. For more
information, visit rapidcap.co.nz.
MOVE WITH BILLY SLATER
by Billy Slater and Michael Chapman
Penguin, $
NRL superstar Billy Slater and expert
trainer Michael Chapman have put
together 32 fun, family-friendly
workouts in their easy-to-follow
book, Move with Billy Slater. Each
workout can be completed in 10,
20 or 30 minutes to maximise your
time and get moving every day.
I know low-GI foods are
better for people with
diabetes, but I have coeliac
disease and most gluten-free
foods seem to be high GI.
What can I do?
Kate says: You’re right. Many
gluten-free foods have a high
GI. This includes most types
of rice, potato and most
brands of gluten-free pasta,
bread, cereal and crackers.
The good news is, there are
also many lower GI gluten-
free options. These include:
• (^) Legumes: chickpeas,
lentils, canned or dried beans
• (^) Grains: buckwheat and
quinoa (in wholegrain form)
• (^) Sweet corn
- Most fruits: apples, pears,
citrus fruits, berries, peaches
and nectarines - Noodles: mung bean, rice
and soba (buckwheat) - Lower GI rice: basmati
and Doongara.
When baking, you can
reduce GI by replacing some
regular gluten-free flour
with legume flours and/or
almond meal, adding a small
amount of psyllium husks,
and replacing some sugar
with stewed apple or pear. ■
Dr Kate Marsh, advanced accredited
practicing dietitian and credentialled
diabetes educatorEmail your questions to:
[email protected]
Post: Diabetic Living, Q&A: Health,
GPO Box 7805, Sydney, NSW 2001.Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute research, published in the American
Journal of Kidney Disease, found that, among Aussies with type 2, the
incidence of kidney failure in under 50s is rising. The study (2002-2013)
concludes that this impacts the growing demand of the nation’s kidney
dialysis and transplants. “This is a really troubling finding,” says Professor
Jonathan Shaw, senior author, diabetes researcher and endocrinologist.
“But hopefully, by improving medical care, by aggressively managing
blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors in addition to
blood [glucose] control, we can start to turn this around.” Diabetes is
responsible for more than 40 per cent of all new cases of kidney failure.RISING RISK FOR UNDER 50S
WORDS^ ELLIE^GRIFFITHSPHOTOGRAPHYGETTYIMAGES16 MARCH/APRIL 2019 diabetic living