Type-2 diabetes means the lower part of the stomach also known as pancreas are unable to produce enough insulin or the insulin it produces is not being accepted by the cells.
Insulin or a gland located behind your stomach responsible for regulating blood sugar is the main type of sugar found in blood.
Unbalanced blood sugar levels can cause a streat of destruction on the body. If you have diabetes type 2, you should look for ways of mimicking the effects of insulin.
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A healthy diet helps producing this effect and there are a number of elements that can affect how quickly food is broken down into glucose (blood sugar).
The quicker a food item is digested, the more pronounced its impact on blood sugar levels.
Doctor Ralph Abraham, a Consultant in Diabetes, Lipid Disorders and Endocrinology from King Edward VII’s Hospital, says that certain vegetables have a high glycaemic index.
The glycaemic index (GI) is a rating system for foods having carbs.
It shows how quickly each food affects your blood sugar (glucose) level when that food is eaten on its own.
Carbohydrate foods that are broken down quickly by your body and cause a rapid increase in blood glucose have a high GI rating.
But, as he further explained, not all vegetables are same.
The longer a vegetable takes to become edible – and this is also true of mature varieties of carrot or potato – it generally follows then that they have a lower glycaemic index (GI), he said.
Low or medium GI foods are broken down more slowly and cause a gradual rise in blood sugar levels over time.
According to doctor Abraham, the lower the fat content of vegetables, the slower the rate glucose is broken down.
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He explained:
To stabilise blood sugar levels when choosing vegetables, you should opt for fresh vegetables, cooking them minimally.
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Alternatively, choosing older, larger vegetables and cooking them with olive oil will help you enjoy your vegetables without worrying too much about glucose rises, he added.
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