How To Eat With High Blood Sugar?

Insulin is a hormone that is secreted by the pancreas when the blood is enriched with sugar after eating. Thanks to it, blood sugar is absorbed by cells. If this does not happen, blood sugar remains high, which in the long run is damaging blood vessels, kidneys, nerves, eyes in the foreground.

In our body, blood sugar and insulin levels are constantly balanced. However, there are conditions in which this system is disrupted. The phenomenon is known as insulin resistance, the presence of which is a serious risk factor for the development of diabetes.

What exactly happens with insulin resistance? Simply put, the body's cells lose their sensitivity to insulin. And it is the "pass" for the passage of glucose from the blood into the cell. However, the cells are like women. They become accustomed to a level of insulin and stop responding to it. In order to open up, their body sends them a little more insulin, which later, alas, does not lead to anything good in this case ...

To prevent the development of the disease process, people with insulin resistance must effectively control insulin levels. This is achieved successfully with proper nutrition.

Here are some tips in this regard:

Eat foods that keep your blood sugar low.

1. Eat foods that keep your blood sugar low. This naturally means forgetting about foods rich in simple carbohydrates. This group includes not only confectionery and confectionery but also those made from white flour. Foods that are suitable for disorders of carbohydrate metabolism have a low glycemic index, which means that with their absorption, in particular, carbohydrates are broken down into glucose slowly and for a long time, which does not cause the body a sharp jump in insulin. If you notice after eating a whole grain slice with butter, cheese and tomato you have a much longer tone than if you eat a waffle, which in minutes will release energy, but also just as quickly lead to drowsiness or wolf hunger.

Which foods have a low glycemic index:

avocado, banana, berries, peanut butter, oatmeal, unsweetened yogurt. Of course, and many others. It is useful to add to your meals garlic, vinegar, cinnamon and even honey - but not consumed alone and in large quantities.

2. However, which products should be avoided in order to avoid an insulin spike?  All that are made from and with sugar - candies, chocolates, Turkish delight, halva. Sweetened drinks and dried fruits also fall into this category.

3. To prevent diabetes, it is really important to maintain a low carb diet. It will also help you maintain, and even reduce, your weight, help control your blood pressure, and most importantly, keep you toned throughout the day. For this purpose, it is important that meals are distributed at certain intervals, with breakfast taking the most calories with a tendency to reduce them in the evening. Carbohydrates, although complex, are still consumed in the first half of the day.

Which regimes are suitable: the so-called Mediterranean diet, the Atkins regime. These are diets that are built mainly on the consumption of vegetables and fruits, nuts, fish and seafood and a limited amount of pasta.