Suara.com – Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar, the main type of sugar in the blood.
Uncontrolled blood sugar levels can have a negative impact on the body. If you have type 2 diabetes, you must find a way to produce insulin or mimic it.
In this case, diet plays an important role in producing insulin and a number of variables can affect how quickly food is broken down into glucose (blood sugar).
The faster food is broken down, the more obvious its impact on blood sugar levels will be. According to Doctor Ralph Abraham, Consultant Diabetes, Lipid Disorders and Endocrinology at King Edward VII Hospital, certain vegetables have a high glycemic index.
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The glycemic index (GI) is a scoring system for foods that contain carbohydrates. This shows how quickly each food affects blood sugar levels when that food is consumed.
Carbohydrate foods that are broken down quickly by the body and cause a rapid rise in blood glucose have high GI ratings.
“Tomato and potato including foods that usually have a high glycemic index, Meanwhile, sweet potatoes which taste sweeter have a lower glycemic index,” said doctor Abraham quoted from Express.
Tomatoes in particular, these foods vary greatly in their sugar content so the type of tomato and ripeness are major determinants. But, Remember that all vegetables are not the same.
“There are more than 300 varieties of potatoes and salad potatoes or potatoes that retain their structure after cooking, which doesn’t cause as much glucose rise as mashed potatoes,” he says.
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The longer the processing time for vegetables to eat also makes them have a lower glycemic index. This applies to types of vegetables carrot and potatoes.
Foods with a low or moderate GI usually take longer to break down and can cause a gradual rise in blood sugar levels over time. So, the process of cooking and serving vegetables will have an impact on the GI level, not only the type of vegetables.
According to Abraham’s doctor, the lower the fat content of vegetables, the slower the rate at which glucose is broken down. Baked potatoes with butter will be less glycemic than potatoes without butter.
You can choose older and larger vegetables. Then, you can cook it with olive oil without worrying about the increase in glucose.
Many people have type 2 diabetes without realizing it. This is caused by symptoms that are not always visible. According to the NHS, here are some of the symptoms of type 2 diabetes.
- Peeing more often than usual, especially at night
- Feeling thirsty all the time
- Fatigue
- Lose weight without trying
- Itching around the penis or vagina and repeated thrush
- Wounds that take longer to heal
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