{"id":59489,"date":"2017-02-06T08:52:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T08:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=59489"},"modified":"2017-02-06T08:52:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T08:52:31","slug":"oatmeal-good-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/oatmeal-good-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Oatmeal is good for diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research has shown that eating oats may improve blood sugar control.Oatmeal is a healthy food that many people with diabetes can include in their diets.<\/p>\n

Plain rolled or steel-cut oats are the best option because they have the lowest GI and no added sugar.<\/p>\n

However, there are a few factors you should consider if you have diabetes and are considering adding oatmeal your diet.<\/p>\n

\"Oatmeal<\/p>\n

First of all, watch your portion size. Although oatmeal has a low GI, eating very large portions can increase what\u2019s known as the glycemic load (GL).<\/p>\n

GL is an estimate of how much a certain portion of a particular food will raise your blood sugar levels after you eat it .<\/p>\n

For example, a normal portion is around one cup of cooked oatmeal (250 grams). This has a GL of 9, which is low .In a review of 14 studies, eating oats was found to lower fasting blood sugar by 7 mg\/dL (0.39 mmol\/L) and HbA1c by 0.42%.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s thought that this occurs because they contain beta-glucan, a type of soluble fiber .This type of fiber absorbs water in your gut and forms a thick, gel-like paste .<\/p>\n

\"Oatmeal<\/p>\n

Some studies have shown that this can help slow down the rate at which your body digests and absorbs carbs, resulting in better blood sugar control.<\/p>\n

A recent review found that the beta-glucan from oats can reduce fasting blood sugar and improve blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes. It reduced fasting blood sugar by 9.36 mg\/dL (0.52 mmol\/L) and HbA1c by 0.21%, on average .<\/p>\n

Some small studies have also linked eating foods containing beta-glucan with decreased insulin resistance in people with type 2 diabetes .However, the results are mixed. Other studies have found oatmeal to have no effect on insulin resistance .<\/p>\n

\"Oatmeal<\/p>\n

Overall, studies investigating how oats affect people with type 2 diabetes have found that they improve blood sugar control and insulin response .However, the effects of oats on people with type 1 diabetes have not been studied as much.<\/p>\n

Some studies have linked eating oats with lower levels of total cholesterol and \u201cbad\u201d LDL cholesterol. On average, this amounts to a modest reduction of around 9-11 mg\/dL (0.25-0.30 mmol\/L) .<\/p>\n

Researchers have attributed this effect to the high levels of beta-glucans in oats. These are thought to help lower your body\u2019s cholesterol levels in two ways.<\/p>\n

\"Oatmeal<\/p>\n

First, they\u2019re thought to slow down digestion and reduce the amount of fat and cholesterol you absorb from your gut.<\/p>\n

Second, beta-glucans are known to bind to the cholesterol-rich bile acids in your bowel. This prevents your body from reabsorbing and recycling them, so they pass out of your body in your stool .<\/p>\n

Since high cholesterol levels are associated with an increased risk of heart disease, including oats in your diet may help lower your risk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Research has shown that eating oats may improve blood sugar control.Oatmeal is a healthy food that many people with diabetes can include in their diets. Plain rolled or steel-cut oats are the best option because they have the lowest GI and no added sugar. However, there are a few factors you should consider if you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29598,2],"tags":[29550,5274,2952,30676,27083,30675,8947,30674,30677,30678],"class_list":["post-59489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","category-top-stories","tag-blood-sugar","tag-cholesterol","tag-diabetes","tag-glycemic-load","tag-health-tips","tag-healthy-food","tag-heart-disease","tag-oatmeal","tag-oatmeal-health-tips","tag-oatmeal-is-good-for-diabetes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/oats.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}