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Magic Foods

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bill hopkinson

bill hopkinson

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Every so often I come across yet another food that is supposed to reduce blood sugar.

  1. Bitter gourd
  2. Cinnamon
  3. Fenugreek
Used in India and China. Mixed together as tea they are not bad, and I drink it not because I believe it works, but because it makes my chinese partner happy


Then there is oatmeal - makes me bloated
Dark Chocolate - I have a stash of 95% Cocoa chocolate from France for dark days


I expect someone is promoting Goji Berries and Aloe Vera for diabetes on the grounds that they are being promoted for every other medical condition known to man.



What other magic foods do you know about?
 
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Not exactly food, but some idiot was promoting hydrogen peroxide (i.e. bleach 😱) as a diabetes 'cure'. Well, I suppose it's going to kill you or cure you! 🙄

Turmeric is one thing that springs to mind for supposedly helping with your BG levels.
 
My friend was found that cinnamon reduced BS and brought me in some cinnamon tea bags to work. All I can say is I have never tasted anything quite so vile 😱
 
Cinnamon was the only one I'd heard of but the Starbucks cinnamon swirl didn't do a thing to lower my blood sugar 😉

Someone told me shellfish is good for lowering blood sugar, can't try that one since I have anaphylaxis (prawns but that means no shellfish or fish unless I know it's been prepared away from shellfish).
 
Have a look at "Rhubarb" on the web. It comes across as being good for diabetics ?
 
It depends on the 6 bags of sugar in the crumble me thinks Cat 🙂
 
Northerner said:
Not exactly food, but some idiot was promoting hydrogen peroxide (i.e. bleach 😱) as a diabetes 'cure'. Well, I suppose it's going to kill you or cure you! 🙄

Turmeric is one thing that springs to mind for supposedly helping with your BG levels.
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Well, I suppose if we consume a lot of antioxidants, there might be a need for antiantioxidants?? 🙄

DO NOT TRY turmeric tea bags
 
So we need a rhubarb, cinnamon, gourd, turmeric crumble with ginkgo custard and we're all cured. I'm on it :D
 
KookyCat said:
So we need a rhubarb, cinnamon, gourd, turmeric crumble with ginkgo custard and we're all cured. I'm on it :D
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Don't forget the Blueberries. :D
 
Just came across another: White Mulberry Leaf Extract. "regular use of the extract may greatly benefit people control their diabetes to a level where the use of insulin or any other medication is no longer needed".

Oh dear! 😱 :(
 
Don't forget the garlic.

Throughout history in the Middle East, East Asia and Nepal, garlic has been used to treat bronchitis, hypertension (high blood pressure), TB (tuberculosis), liver disorders, dysentery, flatulence, colic, intestinal worms, rheumatism, diabetes, and fevers.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265853.php
 
Instead of a salt seller we have a Garlic pepper pot Cherry pie 😎 I was watching a thing on telly last nt about Seaweed salt. Heathier ?
 
Northerner said:
Just came across another: White Mulberry Leaf Extract. "regular use of the extract may greatly benefit people control their diabetes to a level where the use of insulin or any other medication is no longer needed".

Oh dear! 😱 :(
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I just burst out laughing reading this in the office on my lunch break and got a few funny looks :D

It's shocking, but so ridiculous I couldn't help myself and had to laugh.
 
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