Category: Healthy Living

 Is Corn a Bad Food to Eat With Diabetes?  If you are diabetic, well-meaning friends or family might have warned you away from corn as a starchy, carbohydrate-rich food you shouldn’t eat. But corn offers plenty of nutritional benefits that make it worth the extra effort to include it as part of a balanced diabetic diet. The trick to including corn in your eating plan is to balance it with sources of protein and fat that can mitigate the effect of carbohydrate-rich foods on blood glucose levels. People with diabetes…

What you eat can lower the risk of diabetes. But which foods have the strongest effect? They’re a common part of traditional diets in India and Latin America, but in western repasts, legumes or pulses — that’s lentils, dried beans, and chick peas — have generally been a culinary afterthought. That may soon change, however, thanks to new research suggesting legumes alone can improve the health of diabetics. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicines, was funded in part by an association of legume farmers and confirms that…

Diabetes is a complicated disease; this is commonly referred to as the silent killer. When the blood sugar levels are not under control, various other associated problems may arise. The food intake for a diabetic patient is very important. Processed food should be avoided as much as possible; natural food is the best to stick to. Lentils, broccoli, salmon, chia seeds and sardines are a few of the food that can be added to the diet of a diabetic patient. Is pumpkin good for diabetics? This is a serious question…

The Diabetic’s Guide to Eating Rice Replace white rice with brown If White Rice were to be a contestant on “Let’s Get These Blood Sugars Soaring” it would receive a standing ovation. It has a high score on the Glycemic Index – a list that grades foods according to how much they screw up your blood sugar. It’s naturally good at helping people develop diabetes. Each additional servings of white rice a week increases your chance of developing diabetes by 10%. That’s eating more than 4 servings a week, and…

Are beans good for people with diabetes? Beans are a diabetes super food. The American Diabetes Association advises people with diabetes to add dried beans or no-sodium canned beans to several meals each week. They are low on the glycemic index and can help manage blood sugar levels better than many other starchy foods.Beans also contain protein and fiber, making them a healthy two-for-one nutritional component to every meal. With so many types of beans available, there is bound to be one that suits your palette. Diabetes News – Diabetic…