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Barley Dosa for Diabetics: Diabetes-Friendly Recipe

Did you know that barley is a diabetic-friendly food grain? Now what makes barley a diabetes-friendly ingredient is its special type of soluble fiber or beta glucan (which is also found in oats) that helps promote healthy blood glucose levels. Research comparing two groups of diabetic men - one group fed with barley muffins and another one with cornstarch/maida muffins - claims that the former experienced significant reduction in blood glucose and insulin resistance. So this brings us to our diabetic-friendly food post - barley dosa. barley dosa for diabetic: food Diabetics or not, this barley dosa will surely become a regular in your kitchens. Unlike the typical rice dosa, barley dosa is a diabetic-friendly food because of its use of: barley oats moong dal/yellow lentils With the highest amount of dietary fiber in the grain, barley may be beneficial for those with metabolic syndrome, such as diabetes or thyroid.  Besides, barley benefits health in more ways than o

Diabetic Diet Cake With Watermelon: A Vegan Recipe

While people are still debating whether watermelon is a diabetes-friendly fruit, I still stick to my notion that diabetics can have this fruit for its sheer hydration effect. Not only this, the fruit is loaded with minerals, nutrients, and antioxidants that make it a health-friendly food. However, diabetics with kidney issues should avoid watermelon. Anyway, let's come back to the watermelon cake recipe for diabetics. Well, this cake uses another fruit - banana- which even I do not think is diabetes-friendly . But I went ahead with including a banana for this recipe merely to keep the fat content low. I hope you all know that a banana is a good substitute for an egg for an eggless cake recipe. diabetes-friendly cake recipe for vegan Since an egg is also loaded with saturated fat, diabetics should avoid it at any cost. So I had to choose between an egg and a banana for this diabetes-friendly cake, and ended up voting for this humble fruit - which is one of my favorites to

Diabetic-Friendly Cake: Sugarless, Butterless With Bulgar Wheat

Diabetes is a dreaded word these days. The metabolic disorder does not spare anyone who lives a sedentary lifestyle. Some say it is hereditary, but if it runs in your family, you still can avoid becoming a diabetic by practicing a healthy lifestyle - healthy means eat good food and move as much as you can. So a healthy lifestyle can help you ward off diabetes as long as you stay active and eat healthy.After my diabetes friendly cracker recipe, I have come up with this sugarless diabetic cake. diabetes friendly cake recipe Before moving on to the diabetes cake recipe, I would like to point a few things. Do you know a majority of the diabetes-friendly recipes online are loaded with fat, calorie-dense white flour and artificial sweeteners? Some so-called diabetic recipes use brown sugar, jaggery, confectioner's sugar, diabetes sugar, and you name it. I mean it surprises me more as to how can you misguide your readers who are trusting your word and recipes? By claiming all

Diabetes Friendly Food, Recipes: Exploring Diabetes, Busting Common Diabetic Myths

diabetes friendly recipes Diabetes is a dreded word. I know it can be really dreadful feeling if you are diagnosed with this lifestyle disease, for both my parents-in law are diabetics. It is a pain to see them take insulin injections three times a day - yes, thrice every day before every single meal. So I have seen it all - I must say after having been diagnosed with diabetes, they have been strict with their regimen. Perhaps they do fail to follow their regimen once or twice during family functions and ceremonies. But nevertheless, they are doing well with their diabetes management! What Diabetes? How to manage diabetes symptoms? some people hold the belief that "a recipe that does not use sugar is diabetes friendly." How far is it true? Well, no sugar does not mean diabetes friendly! There are certain foods and fruits that you would want to avoid as a diabetic - with the most common being banana, mango, dates. Apple,orange, guava are diabetes friend

Diabetes Diet: Food for Diabetics

common diabetes myths: diabetes food is a myth Here I come again with another piece on   diabetes . As my research on diabetes and diabetes management continues, I will keep you posted on anything and everything I come up with. Today, I shall discuss importance of a dedicated diabetes diet. Holistically following your   diabetes diet   list promises to be the best way to prevent yourself from the chain of complications often associated with this chronic disease. For diabetics, food choices are limited; however, you still need optimal amounts of nutrients and a balanced diet to stay fit and healthy.  In simple words, you can manage diabetes if you know: what to eat when to eat how much to eat According to NIDDK , Target Blood Glucose Levels for Diabetes on an empty stomach should be 70 to 130. After 1 to 2 hours post meals, glucose level sould be 180. You should go for AIC test every 6 months, which will give you a figure of the bloog glucose levels in your b

Diabetes Diet - Need for Healthy Eating

Diabetes is like your best friend that will never say it quits and keep you on your tenterhooks all the time. Like it or dislike it, but you cannot ignore it. diabetes foods There is a lot of hype about the perfect diabetes diet. But a handful of people understand that diabetes cannot be treated, but yes, you can manage its symptoms to improve your quality of life.    So is there a perfect diet to manage diabetes? Well, there is no such fixed diet for diabetics. Diabetes seems to have become a dreaded word these days. What exactly is it? How does it affect an individual? The researchers at University of Cambridge have come up with some disturbing statistics, relating type 2 diabetes with the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. Statistics reveal   " 184,000 people die each year from health problems related to sugary drink consumption." The better you understand diabetes, the better you can manage it.Diabetes, they say, is a lifestyle disease, wo