Diabetics, going low GI gives your blood sugar that extra push down

It can be hard for Asian diabetics to give up rice, but instead of white rice, eating the lower GI brown rice will enable better control of your blood sugar levels. — Photos: Filepic

For people with diabetes, sticking to a low glycaemic diet results in small, but important, improvements in blood sugar levels, cholesterol, weight and other risk factors, according to a study published by The BMJ on Aug 3 (2021).

These improvements were seen over and above existing drug or insulin therapy.