| Insulin has many functions, and while it can't get | | | | whole potatoes, wheat-flour gives a higher blood sugar |
| glucose into your muscle cells efficiently when you | | | | response when baked in bread, than when used in |
| have type 2 diabetes, it still manages to carry out its | | | | pasta |
| other tasks. What are they you ask, well it is still able | | | | 3. Salt in food increases the absorption of sugar into |
| to: | | | | the blood stream |
| - convert carbohydrates to fat and store them in fat | | | | 4. Drinking fluids with a meal encourages the stomach |
| cells, and | | | | to empty more quickly |
| - prevents stored fat from being released and used as | | | | 5. Fruit juices raise your blood sugars dramatically as |
| energy for your body In a non-diabetic, as much as | | | | they have had the fiber removed |
| forty per cent of carbohydrate eaten may be | | | | 6. Peeled fruits also raise your blood sugars faster |
| converted to fat, of course, that would depend on | | | | than whole fruit Just about everything we eat or drink |
| your calorie/kilojoule intake. If you have insulin | | | | causes our blood sugars to rise. There is one |
| resistance, as type 2 diabetics do, that figure would be | | | | exception: water. Staying well hydrated can actually |
| higher. So when you take higher insulin doses, or if your | | | | lower your blood sugar levels ... part of the excess |
| pancreas is still releasing insulin and needs to release | | | | glucose will then be excreted in your urine. |
| more to cover the food intake, it's really more likely | | | | The three major nutrients in food are protein, fat, and |
| you will store extra body fat as a result! | | | | carbohydrate. Protein's effect on blood sugars is |
| Eating carbohydrates that require a lesser amount of | | | | minimal as very little, if any, is converted to glucose. |
| insulin will make it easier for you to lose weight. So a | | | | Large amounts of protein though can have a sparing |
| low-GI carbohydrate diet, plus lowering your blood lipids | | | | effect on your glucose metabolism giving a gradual |
| (fats) and your blood sugar levels, will help you to stay | | | | rise in sugar levels. |
| slim or lose weight. | | | | The impact of dietary fat is usually of little significance. |
| Facts about food that help raise your blood sugar | | | | However, large amounts of fat causes a prolonged |
| levels quickly: | | | | rise in your blood glucose levels. The reason this |
| | | | happens is not clear; researchers say large amounts |
| 1. Boiling and cooking foods containing starch will enable | | | | of fat in your bloodstream contribute to temporary |
| them to be absorbed more quickly. Heating breaks | | | | insulin resistance. |
| down starch making the sugar more accessible and | | | | Carbohydrates are the nutrients that have the most |
| faster to digest. | | | | effect on blood sugar levels. |
| 2. Mashed potatoes are absorbed more quickly than | | | | |