People who take Metformin suffer from a condition known as type 2 diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes need to control their weight, particularly abdominal weight. Being overweight can prevent insulin from working properly, leading to raised blood glucose levels. Fats also increase the risk of heart disease and circulation problems. Reducing your intake of bad fats will decrease these risks. Knowing what foods to avoid or which ingredients to watch for can help make avoiding fatty foods easier.
Saturated Fat
Saturated fat raises blood cholesterol levels. Limiting or avoiding saturated fats can help reduce your risk of heart disease or stroke. Saturated fats come from high-fat dairy products like full-fat cheese, cream, ice cream, whole milk, 2 percent milk and sour cream. Meats high in fat such as regular ground beef, bologna, hot dogs, sausage, bacon and spare ribs also contain high levels of saturated fats. Other sources of saturated fat include lard, butter, fatback and salt pork, cream sauces, gravy made from meat drippings, chocolate, palm oil, coconut, coconut oil and poultry skin. Eat less than 7 percent of your daily calories from saturated fat, which generally amounts to about 15 g of saturated fat daily. You can find the amount of saturated fat in packaged foods under the "Total Fat" label. Look for foods containing 1 gram or less saturated fat per serving, since they are considered low in saturated fat.
Trans Fat
Trans fat can increase blood cholesterol levels just like saturated fats can. Trans fat is worse for you than saturated fat is. Avoid any food containing trans fat. Trans fat comes from hydrogenation, which is a process where liquid oil is made into solid fat. Any labels can claim no trans fat if there are less than 0.5 g in the food. Check ingredient lists for hydrogenated oil and partially hydrogenated oil, since they refer to trans fats. Main sources of trans fats include processed foods, baked goods, sticks of margarine, shortening and fast food items like french fries.
Cholesterol
High blood cholesterol levels increase your risk for heart disease. Your body produces some of your cholesterol, and the rest comes from your diet. Cholesterol is mainly found in animal products. Limit your cholesterol intake to less than 200 mg per day. You can find cholesterol in high-fat dairy products like whole milk, 2 percent milk, cream, ice cream, full-fat cheese, egg yolks, liver, organ meats, high-fat meat and poultry skin.
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