Cinnamon

[veganlass]

Just read in the Neal Barnard book that cinnamon is good for healthy blood sugar. Just 1/2tsp of ordinary cinnamon each day can reduce Blood sugar levels by 18 to 29%. So use it to top oatmeal of fruit desserts.

Common low GI foods he suggests:
Beans, peas and lentils.
Green leafy veg
Fruits (except watermelon and pineapple)
Pasta
barley, Bulgur and rice
Pumpernickel or rye breads
Yams and sweet potatoes
Oatmeal and bran cereals.

 

[robert@fm]

From what I've heard, although watermelon is high GI it's low GL because nobody eats anywhere near 100g at one sitting. The same is probably true of pineapple, although indulging in that to a very great extent isn't very healthy because it contains the protein-destroying enzyme bromelain. (That's why it's difficult or impossible to make a jelly from pineapple juice.)

 

[Northerner]

From what I've heard, although watermelon is high GI it's low GL because nobody eats anywhere near 100g at one sitting. The same is probably true of pineapple, although indulging in that to a very great extent isn't very healthy because it contains the protein-destroying enzyme bromelain. (That's why it's difficult or impossible to make a jelly from pineapple juice.)

You learn something new every day! 🙂 This is why I prefer to use GL rather than GI, it makes more sense to me to take account of portion size otherwise you might be limiting your choices unnecessarily.

 

[Vicsetter]

Just read in the Neal Barnard book that cinnamon is good for healthy blood sugar. Just 1/2tsp of ordinary cinnamon each day can reduce Blood sugar levels by 18 to 29%. So use it to top oatmeal of fruit desserts.

Common low GI foods he suggests:
Beans, peas and lentils.
Green leafy veg
Fruits (except watermelon and pineapple)
Pasta
barley, Bulgur and rice
Pumpernickel or rye breads
Yams and sweet potatoes
Oatmeal and bran cereals.

I doubt the 18-29% reduction, it's supposed to stabilise levels, I take a capsule every day.
Be careful with the Pasta and Rice and Fruits can give you quite a spike as well. I like the old saying: An apple a day keeps the doctor away, an Onion a day keeps everyone away

 

[Mark T]

See also http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/15877514.php