Posted on 12/09/2021 11:44:41 AM PST by Red Badger
Diet for Diabetes: A diabetic patient must consume foods which can control blood sugar levels naturally. Almond is a beneficial nut for a diabetic. Read here to know how almonds can lower blood sugar levels. Our expert will also guide you through the right dosage.
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A diabetes diet consists of foods which can help in controlling blood sugar levels. Lower blood sugar levels help in preventing complications of diabetes. Foods which can increase blood sugar levels should be avoided as much as possible. Better management of blood sugars can help a diabetes patient lead a normal life. Diabetics have to draw a clear line between healthy and unhealthy foods for them. Some foods can make it easier for you to manage diabetes by not affecting your blood sugar levels negatively. Similarly almond is one of the healthiest nuts which you can add to your diabetes diet. Almonds are loaded with nutrients which can be a part of everyone's diet but this amazing nut can make it easier for a diabetic to manage blood sugar levels and fight diabetes effectively. Diabetes diet: Almonds for diabetes Almonds are rich in many essential nutrients. Almonds have shown properties which can help in controlling blood sugar levels. Many studies and experts also suggest that almonds can bring down blood sugar levels naturally.
Senior dietitian Ruchika Jain explained, "Among all the nuts almond is one of the best. It is full of nutrients and loaded with calories as well. Almonds are a good mid time snack for a diabetic patient. The presence of magnesium makes it beneficial for diabetesand controls blood sugar levels. Few studies have been conducted recently which indicates that almonds if consumed in a good quantity for long run can help controlling blood sugars. Since cardiovascular diseases are one of the complications of diabetes. Almonds can improve cardiac health in diabetes patients and reduce their risk of heart diseases as well."
Dr. Mahesh. D. M, Consultant, Endocrinology also added, "Almonds help control glucose levels and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease for people with Type 2 diabetes. It is also rich in Vitamin E and magnesium which promotes healthy bones, normal blood pressure, and good muscle and nerve function. An ounce of almonds before eating a carbohydrate meal can result in a 30 percent reduction in post-meal glucose levels for patients with Type 2 diabetes. Almonds can also reduce bad cholesterol, i.e. small dense particles of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), too much of which can block the arteries."
How to consume almonds and how many almonds in a day?
Dietitian Ruchika further explained that a diabetic patient should not eat salted or fried almonds which are available in the market. Raw almonds are best for a diabetic. It can be consumed early morning or as an evening snack.
"Almonds are high in calories so if you are adding almonds to your diet you need to reduce your overall calorie intake to avoid weight gain. If a diabetes patient is consuming normal calories, adding almonds will make the total calorie count extremely high. Therefore other calories should be controlled before consuming almonds to control blood sugar levels.
Creating a balance of calories and consuming almonds will definitely give positive results to a diabetic patient. It is normally recommended to consume 6-8 almonds a day but for a diabetic patient, the quantity should be more. Controlling the overall calorie count is very crucial. But the safe limit is 6-8 almonds." Ruchika added.
(Dr. Mahesh. D. M, Consultant - Endocrinology at Aster CMI Hospital)
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I eat more than that at one time!....................
Not a diabetic but boy do we love the Blue Diamond Habanero almonds...Don’t really buy them too much cause we’ll eat the whole container....
The ‘Ghost’ pepper and Carolina Reaper’ ones are even better... :-)
You know doctors only get one or two days of nutrition in medical school.
Never forget your Genes as a human mammal are millions of years old. Best diet is what our ancestors were eating for millions of years. Because our bodies are best tuned in to that kind of diet.
Note that agriculture is only 15,000 years old at best.
So things like grains were never in diet of ancestors.
They did not have fridges stocked with food for frequent snacks. So avoid eating frequently. Ancestors had to hunt for food so by the time they got some animal or root veggies or fruit, it was late morning to late lunch time. So avoid breakfast calories, and eat a big meal at afternoon, and some leftovers in evening. Eat Meat!!! Our genes require it!
But not meat exclusively, must be mixed with veggies and fruits. Avoid Wheat, rice, corn, and any other grains.
Most important, ancestors walked miles to find food. So try to fit in 30 minutes brisk walk every day.
I walk 20 minutes on a treadmill every day with 1 lb wrist weights, followed by 30 pulls of 30 lb weights on a machine. I need no prescriptions, and my pre-diabetic condition is long gone away. My muscle strength at age 81 is same as I had at age 61. My balance is very good, I could join a ballet dance class and not be laughed out of it.
I should add, to my post above to include any kind of nuts in your diet because ancestors had access to those growing on trees.
Just quit ingesting the sugar!
BACON!!! It’s not “red meat”. Right?
Go for the Bold Wasabi ones.
Don’t buy 15 lbs of sugar free chocolate almonds from nuts.com (cheaper in bulk) and then eat a solo cup of them a day. They’re still about 2 carbs per almond.
Or maybe it was the other carbs I was eating. I might have to retest that one.
Hubby and I found Marcona Almonds and we are hooked.
If God didn’t want me to eat animals He wouldn’t have made them out of meat.
Oh OK we’ll check them out....TY
Where am I going to find stegosaurus steaks?
Fiber, protein, and fat are all good for slowing down sugar absorption into the body. Almonds have all of those.
I read The Zone many years back and it has a good, balanced approach to dieting. The book is ridiculously expensive and can be found on occasion in thrift stores. There’s a lot of fluff in the book, him building his case and all. The meat of the book is about in the middle where he explains how to balance out fats, proteins, and carbs and has charts to help you find your best option. So probably about 80% of the book you can just skim through.
I think it is worth it, though.
I’m a diabetic who loves almonds. But I also produce kidney stones like a factory. Nuts are bad for kidney stones, as is almost everything else I eat. I’ve had two surgeries in the last 12 months to smash or extract kidney boulders, and as much as I hate all that I simply cannot cut out everything that may potentially cause kidney stones. Just last night I passed about two dozen stones at once! Most were about the size of grains of sand, but four of them were at least 1/8th of an inch in diameter. Fortunately, the Flowmax I’m on has made passing the stones much easier.
Almonds are good, but they’re hard as rocks. Is there any way to make them more palatable?
Soy sauce/wasabi.
Better?
(Just don't overdo it, and don't get any containing palm oil or hydrogenated fats!)
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