When you are suffering from any disease, you have a lot of restrictions regarding food. It is fine to avoid things that are harmful to you. However, sometimes, we oversight the most necessary things for the sake of precautions. As a result, we miss out on a lot. One of such diseases is diabetes which is common among people.

So today, we are going to discuss the 5 best foods that diabetic patients can enjoy while staying loyal to a nutritious diet. Before moving to that, we should understand our requirements first. What nutrients do we need in our diet that will help us?

To answer the above question, I have a list of necessary nutrients given below.

·       Thiamine (vitamin B1)

·       Vitamin B12

·       Vitamin D

·       Magnesium

·       Vitamin E

·       Vitamin C

·       Zinc

All these nutrients play their roles in controlling diabetes.

Now, we’ll discuss the foods that contain these vitamins and help in controlling blood sugar level in the body.

1.   Leafy Green Vegetables

Leafy green vegetables like spinach are nutrients-rich. Besides patients, these are equally important for healthy people. If we look at our concern, diabetes, it contains a very good amount of fiber and nutrients like magnesium and vitamin A. Notably, fibers not only helps control sugar level but also lowers insulin resistance.

2.   Avocados

Avocado is another sugar-controlling food. It also contains nutrients that help with this disease, such as magnesium and vitamin E & C. In fact, it protects you from diabetes complications by utilizing insulin properly. Furthermore, magnesium serves as a co-factor for the transport of glucose into cells.

3.   Eggs

Everyone knows the importance of eggs for our health and body. It is a nutritious diet component necessary for every human being. For diabetic patients, it helps to control diabetes and improves insulin sensitivity. Moreover, it contains many nutrients such as thiamine, vitamin B12, vitamin D, and zinc. This diet proves very wonderful for patients if taken as breakfast.

4.   Strawberry

Strawberry is a low-sugar yet delicious fruit. It helps in maintaining sugar levels by improving the insulin-releasing stimulus. Thus, it helps glucose to readily move out from the bloodstream into cells. However, this function is performed best if the strawberry is consumed within 2 hours after a meal.

5.   Cinnamon and Turmeric

Cinnamon and turmeric are also sugar-maintaining foods. Cinnamon helps to reduce blood sugar levels, thus, helping maintain it. On the other hand, turmeric having anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects helps to prevent type 2 diabetes.

Conclusion

There is a variety of food items that you can consume, instead of avoiding all of them completely. However, you should keep in mind that excess in everything is bad. So, be aware of your diet and take as much as you should. Also, make sure you are properly taking all the necessary nutrients to enjoy a healthy life.