need to avoid certain foods due to diabetes
2006-12-15 06:07:52 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
The link below has a long list of potassium rich foods, with daily recommended amounts.
But bananas, dried apricots, dried mixed fruit, wheat bran, nuts and a lot more have potassium in them.
Low Potassium blood levels, can leave you susceptible to infections, etc and can be life threatening. Symptoms of low potassium are
Weakness
Fatigue
Muscle cramps
Constipation
Being thirsty
Bruising
Dry skin
Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmia's)
A shot of potassium is very painful (intravenously), I had very low potassium some years ago, and I had pneumonia, and heart arrhythmia due to low potassium, I was very sick and in hospital for quite some time, and had to take potassium for about 2 months after being released from hospital.
2006-12-15 21:16:51 · answer #1 · answered by reka_poti 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you have been told to avoid potassium rich foods, then you should see a Dietitian or Nutritionist, and be guided them. They will help you set out a diet, that will take in to consideration, the bodies requirement for certain vitamins, minerals etc.
As some one said low potassium levels can cause heart irregularities, increase your susceptibility to infections, feelings of weakness etc.
The link below is very good and has an ask a expert area, which is manned from 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday, but you will need to register and sign, to use this option.
Good luck!
2006-12-18 21:42:58 · answer #2 · answered by Georgie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
High Potassium Foods
Fruits Vegetables Other
Apricot Artichokes Bran/bran products
Avocado Beans, dried Coffee(limit 2 cups/day)
Banana Broccoli Chocolate
Cantalope Brussel Sprouts Coconut
Casaba Celery Granola
Dates Escarole Ice Cream (1cup/day)
Dried fruits Greens(chard, collard ) Molasses
Figs Kale Milk (1 cup/day)
Honeydew Kohlrabi Nuts/seeds
Mango Lentils Orange flavored pop
Nectarine Legumes Salt substitute/lite salt
Orange Lima Beans Snuff/chewing tobacco
Papaya Mushrooms Tea (2 cups/day
Prunes Parsnips
Raisins Potatoes
Rhubarb Salt-free vegetable juice
Juice of these fruits Tomatoes
Pineapple juice
2006-12-15 06:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
All meats, poultry and fish are high in potassium.
Apricots (fresh more so than canned)
Avocado
Banana
Cantaloupe
Honeydew
Kiwi
Lima beans
Milk
Oranges and orange juice
Potatoes (can be reduced to moderate by soaking peeled, sliced potatoes overnight before cooking)
Prunes
Spinach
Tomatoes
Vegetable juice
Winter squash
2006-12-15 06:25:57 · answer #4 · answered by Katie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-02-15 20:21:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bananas
2006-12-15 11:07:09 · answer #6 · answered by joy_hardyman2003 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bananas.
2006-12-16 03:47:40 · answer #7 · answered by Pink n Wise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bananas
2006-12-15 06:11:12 · answer #8 · answered by Robert W 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Bananas have a lot of potassium and you should not eat more than 2 per day.
2006-12-15 10:01:19 · answer #9 · answered by azteccamera 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's found in a lot of foods. I've pasted a link below, scroll down and there is a chart of various foods containing potassium.
2006-12-15 06:13:13 · answer #10 · answered by Maho 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋