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Healthy Food For Diabetics

Healthy Food For Diabetics

Once you got diabetes, it is not an option to not control your food intake. It is ironic that diabetes which is related with obesity and eating lifestyle could also be control with  food, but certain special food which have unique natural ingredient in a way that make them healthy food for diabetics.

These are Healthy Food For Diabetics:

Bitter Gourd
Bitter gourd is a vegetable which naturally contain plant insulin. Juice of fresh bitter gourd, if consumed twice a day greatly helps in controlling the level of blood glucose. In Malaysia it is known as jering arab or peria katak.

Spice famously link with Indian and South East Asia cuisine also have natural insulin. Other than normally used in food ingredient, its specific preparation for diabetes treatment is not scientifically known.
A study at the Human Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland, found that if you use ½ teaspoon of cinnamon daily, it can make cells more sensitive to insulin. Therefore, the study says, the cells convert blood sugar to energy.

After 40 days of taking various amount of cinnamon extract, diabetics experienced not only lower blood sugar spikes after eating, but major improvements in signs of heart health. And you can sprinkle cinnamon on just about anything.


Saffron flower (Crocus Sativus) has long been cultivated and used for various purposes since medieval time. Its stigma is the most beneficial part which is used as spice in culinary and have various health benefit too. Saffron has health benefits and ability to control blood sugar level for diabetes patient.  This also related to its ability to be as blood purifier and anti-inflammatory. Saffron as blood purifier also helps in increasing the oxygen content of the blood thereby aiding in the overall health.  This health benefit of saffron is very crucial to diabetes patients in which their sugar rich blood is bad for blood vessel, nerve and kidney. In long term the high blood sugar level condition will damaging nerve in organs that will eventually lead to kidney failure, deteriorating vision, blood vessel and heart damage. Maintaining good blood ph is important for our health and well being which Saffron is beneficial in treating blood acidity, thus would help in relieving inflammation of arthritis along with providing relief from joint pains. Saffron  health benefit to diabetes patient not exhausted in controlling blood sugar level but also to ensure overall well being and important organ health which usually affected by diabetes. Saffron is cultivated in Spain, Middle East, Kashmir and Iran is the main producer with more than 80% of world’s production. Saffron in Arabic is known as Zafaran or Za'afaran

Gymnema Sylvester
Gymnema Sylvester is an ayuvedic herb. Indian expert strongly recommend the diabetics to consume around 4gm of Gymnema Sylvester daily

Jamun Seed
Powder of Jamun seed if consumed with honey daily  could reverse the diabetic condition

Raw Garlic
Raw Garlic is most commonly used spice, consuming raw garlic helps to lower down the level of blood glucose.

Fenugreek is an Indian herb. It has been clinically proven that consumption of 3gm fenugreek daily could helps diabetec control diabetes's sympton.

Amla juice mixed with bitter gourd juice helps prevent dangerous spike of blood glucose level.. High blod glucose level will lead to various diabetic complications.

Neem Leaves
A handful of neem seeds are healthy for diabetics

Vinegar has the ability to drastically  reduce the formation of spike in blood glucose level.

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