Diet For Diabetes: Food to Eat During Winters if You Are a Diabetic Patient

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Diet For Diabetes: Winter food items for diabetic patients: Top easy to cook food items for those struggling with diabetes during winters

Diet for Diabetes: Isn’t winter the best time of the year? This season brings with its pleasant weather, no humidity no sweating, cosy atmosphere, fresh crisp air, availability of a variety of fresh foods, vacation time and much more. And while all this is great, it can also bring with it some not so nice tidings especially, for those diagnosed with diabetes. The fact is, changing seasons and the accompanying changes in weather do affect blood sugar levels, whether it’s the summers, monsoons or winters.

Varying temperatures can affect blood sugar. Extremes of both cold and hot weather can impact the body’s ability to produce and use insulin in a negative way. And our aim should be to not allow the environment to have the upper hand.

It is common to feel hungrier especially, for diabetics at this time of the year as cold weather speeds up our metabolism. The colder weather causes a drop in our body temperatures, which means our appetites get stimulated as a result. This is because having food helps generate internal heat, subsequently leading to a rise in body temperature.

During winter, the body works harder and uses more energy to keep us warm and the desire to eat more comes from the body’s natural increase in energy expended. However, this cannot be an excuse to overeat!

By consuming and avoiding certain foods with the onset of winter, one can effectively manage to keep a check on blood sugar levels. Through consistent studies, ‘Freedom From Diabetes’ has identified various healthy consumption options in winter.

List of food items to eat during winter if you are struggling with diabetes:

• Vegetable soups in the evening just before dinner made from tomatoes, bottle gourd, peas, mixed vegetables, and mushrooms
• Thai soup
• Lentil soup
• Mulligatawny soup
• Vegetable stew
• Quinoa stew (only for lunch & dinner)
• Barley soup (lunch or dinner)
• Vegan kadhi
• Steamed or parboiled sprout chat – in the morning as breakfast or with dinner
• Steamed or grilled salads
• Stir-fried vegetables
• Laddu made from nuts, seeds and dates
• Herbal teas and infusions made from lemongrass, peppercorns, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom
• Hurda (fresh jowar roasted) with salad (once a week) in lunch
• Warm fresh chana or hara-bhara salad
• Things made from til (sesame)
• Bajra (Only in lunch or dinner)
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• To summarise, for cold winters steamed or parboiled sprout chat in the morning for breakfast or with dinner can be really refreshing. Especially, for winters, salads can be had in steamed or grilled preparations. Stir-fried vegetables too are a great choice. The soups mentioned above are a great option for taking care of the evening cravings. Tea can be replaced with herbal teas and infusions made from lemongrass, peppercorns, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom. These are not only healthy but tasty too.
• https://www.india.com/health/foods-to-eat-during-winters-if-you-are-a-diabetic-patient-winter-superfoods-for-those-with-diabetes-5169625/