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Presence of polyphenols in green tea reduces the amount of amylase and keeps blood glucose level under control. Chia seeds may also help you lose weight as it is high in fibre, which reduces hunger and makes you feel full for a longer period. The authors of a large 2014 meta-analysis conclude that yogurt may be the only dairy product that lowers the risk of developing the condition. The American Diabetes Association states that carbohydrate amount (grams of carbohydrates) and available insulin may be the most important factors influencing blood sugar response after eating and should be considered when developing an eating plan. Example: If your baseline dose of insulin at breakfast is 4 units and your before breakfast blood sugar is 10.5 mmol/L, and your food and activity will be the usual, you need to take 6 units (4 units to cover your food and 2 units to correct for the high blood sugar). Like glycemic index, GL measures how a food will affect blood sugar on the basis of carb content, but it incorporates a food’s serving size and therefore offers a more complete picture of the food’s effect, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). While diabetes management goals can vary, there are certain kinds of foods experts agree are good and bad in a diabetes diet, based on both their nutritional value and where they lie on the glycemic index - a scale that measures how quickly foods can cause blood sugar fluctuations, with low GI foods increasing glucose slowly and high GI foods increasing it quickly, per MedlinePlus. |
