Diabetes

History

• Discovered Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer in 1910
• Elliott Joslin published research book in 1916
• Banting and Best experiment with insulin shots on diabetic dogs in 1921

How it affects you

• Can cause blindness
• Kidney failure
• Lower limb amputations
• Strokes
• Heart attacks

Treatment

• Insulin shots
• Healthy amount of exercise
• Diabetic diet

Day 1: Meals

• Breakfast: fruit medley
• Lunch: turkey sandwich with veggies
• Dinner: chicken with avocado recipe

Day 2: Meals

• Breakfast: scrambled eggs over an english muffin
• Lunch: chicken salad
• Dinner: Chili

Diabetic Recipe sites

• http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20307365_18,00.html
• http://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/diabetic.html
• http://allrecipes.com/recipes/healthy-recipes/special-diets/diabetic/