5 Best Foods for Diabetes Control

Diabetes is one of the rapidly growing
global disease number of people having diabetes
has grown from 108 million in 1980 to 422
million in 2014. Diabetes is the major cause
of blindness, kidney failure, heart issues,
stroke and lower limb amputation. Controlling
the blood sugar level is primary task of diabetic
patients. Sugar enters our blood stream from
the food we consume and food control is the
major factor in controlling the diabetes.
Here are some excellent food which one must
consume to manage the diabetes. Number one,
green leafy Vegetables Green leafy vegetables
are low in calories and are low in carbohydrates
hence. They keep blood sugar level in balance.
They are rich in fiber hence they help with
absorption of sugar in right face. One must
consume spinach methi leaves and drumstick
leaves in their regular meals. Among all green
leafy vegetables, drumstick leaves have proven
to really reduce the diabetes. They are rich
in ascorbic acid which leads to increase the
insulin secretion in our body and so it reduces
the sugar level. Second, whole grain substituting
refined grain by whole grain can really help
reducing the diabetes. Whole grain have lots
of fibers and nutrients compared to refined
grains. Again, the whole grains have a lesser
Glycemic index, thus comparatively having
less impact on blood sugar level. Whole grains
like Brown rice, Raggi and rice and such things
are excellent food to control the blood sugar.
Ragi is excellent food among all millets.
It reduces oxidative stress and inflammation
which in turn helps in controlling diabetes.
Third, food are Berry. Berries like strawberries,
blueberries raspberries and blackberries.
What we call as Jamon are specially excellent
food. They have antioxidants that reduces
oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is very
common in diabetic patients. Again, berries
are very good in vitamin C too which are known
to keep blood sugar level in balance. Number
four, Beans beans are low in Glycemic index
and so it effectively reduces blood sugar
level is the GI - Glycemic index of soya beans
is 15 while kidney beans are 28 and chickpeas
are 33. Beans are complex carbohydrates so
the body digests them slower than any other
carbohydrate diet. Eating beans would really
help even in weight loss. And so blood sugar
and cholesterol is reduced 5th the citrus
fruit and citrus food to your daily diet.
Oranges and lemons have amazing anti diabetic
effects. Modern researchers believe that they
have bioflavonoid. All this is available in
Orange and lemon and this has anti diabetic
effects. All these citrus fruits are excellent
in vitamins and minerals without adding carbohydrate
into your food. Vitamin C of all these citrus
as food helps in controlling blood sugar level.
Green leafy vegetable, whole grain berries,
beans, and citrus foods. All these should
be the major part of a diabetic person diet
Moreover, you should also control yourself
from consuming foods which can disturb your
sugar level. Avoid food which has high Glycemic
index like white rice, white bread, pumpkin,
white potatoes, mega Preparation Refined sugar
sugary drinks, sweet cakes and pastry biscuits
and package snacks and packaged foods. Avoid
consuming all these foods, which can spike
your blood sugar rapidly. More importantly,
keep eating every two hours. The major mistake
many do is by skipping breakfast or having
a very late breakfast. Make sure you eat something
within one hour after you wake up. You can
have a warm lemon juice with chia seeds first
in the morning or add Amla powder with a pinch
of turmeric in a warm water early in the morning.
These morning drink can help to maintain your
blood sugar level throughout the day. Keep
your mind free from worries. Be flexible.
Be humble. Diabetics are known to be perfectionist.
They want everything so perfect that they
are never satisfied with anybody else. Now
you have to be caring. You have to be humble
Other that other you be perfectionist. But
expect nothing from other. So be very kind
with others that would help you. Only Yoga
believes that diabetes is one of the psychosomatic
diseases. So the effect of mind on body is
going to be obvious. When mind is not in a
happy state, mind is full of worries and tension.
Mind is full of anxiety. Then its effect is
going to be there and person's diabetes can
never be cured. Surrender all your challenge
is to hire reality. Learn to accept people
as they are. They are not as intelligent as
you. So you do your part with best of your
capacity. Be satisfied with your work, but
accept others as they are. Don't try to impose
your ideas of them. Try and live a very happy
and peaceful life afterall it's your life.
Diabetes is set in. But if you work on yourself,
you'll be able to live your life very normally,
happily and very successfully. So do your
path well and live happily ]