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Food Safety for People with Diabetes: A need-to-know guide for those who have been diagnosed with diabetes
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As a person with diabetes, you are not alone – there are many people in
the United States with this chronic disease. Diabetes can affect various
organs and systems of your body, causing them not to function properly,
and making you more susceptible to infection. For example:
• Your immune system, when functioning properly, readily fights off
harmful bacteria and other pathogens that cause infection. With
diabetes, your immune system may not readily recognize harmful
bacteria or other pathogens. This delay in the body’s natural response
to foreign invasion places a person with diabetes at increased risk for
infection.
• Your gastrointestinal tract, when functioning properly,
allows the foods and beverages you consume to be
digested normally. Diabetes may damage the cells
that create stomach acid and the nerves that help
your stomach and intestinal tract move the food
throughout the intestinal tract. Because of this
damage, your stomach may hold on to the food and
beverages you consume for a longer period of time,
allowing harmful bacteria and other pathogens to
grow.
• Additionally, your kidneys, which work to cleanse
the body, may not be functioning properly and
may hold on to harmful bacteria, toxins, and other
pathogens.
A consequence of having diabetes is that it may
leave you more susceptible to developing infections – like those that
can be brought on by disease-causing bacteria and other pathogens that
cause foodborne illness. Should you contract a foodborne illness, you are
more likely to have a lengthier illness, undergo hospitalization, or even
die. To avoid contracting a foodborne illness, you must be vigilant when
handling, preparing, and consuming foods.
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Gestational Diabetes: A Guide for Pregnant Women
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The information in this guide comes from a detailed review of 45 research reports. The review is called Therapeutic Management, Delivery, and Postpartum Risk Assessment and Screening in Gestational Diabetes (2008) and was written by the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center.
The review was updated in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology in 2009.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the Eisenberg Center at Oregon Health & Science University to make research helpful for consumers
