Diabetes: 5 Breakfast Options That Can Keep Your Blood Sugar Level in Check, Here's What the Expert Says

You must have heard the old phrase, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper" This saying means that you should eat a substantial breakfast, a moderate lunch, and a light dinner. If you have diabetes, you should take a balanced breakfast, rich in protein and fiber that can regulate your blood sugar level, and provide your body with nutrients and energy to fuel your activities throughout the day.

What Advice Does a Medical Expert Give About Diabetes?

Dr. Mohammad Junaid, an in MD (Ayurveda) shares his views about how to control diabetes with the best breakfast items. He has twenty years’ experience in treating diabetic patients. His video has 69.7 thousand subscribers.

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Listen to the views expressed by this doctor regarding how to lower blood sugar with the best breakfast items. He has explained his views in a simple and comprehensible Hindi language that you can easily understand.

What are the 5 Breakfast Options that Can Lower Your Sugar Level?

Five breakfast items that can help you lower your sugar level include the following: 

Sprouts Improve Your Insulin Sensitivity 

Include sprouts, such as Chana Dal or Moong Dal in your breakfast. Being rich in fiber content, and antioxidant, they improve insulin sensitivity and slow down carbohydrate absorption. 

Green Vegetables Prevents Blood Sugar Spikes 

High fiber present in green vegetables slows down your digestion, and prevents blood sugar spikes. In addition, these vegetables have low glycemic index that does not cause an increase in blood glucose levels. All in all, they improve your overall health. Eating these vegetables by boiling and adding some salt to them will let you draw their maximum benefits. 

Salads Reduce Inflammation and Improve Insulin Sensitivity

Make salad including carrot, radish and cucumber. These vegetables have high fiber content and low glycemic index that help you manage your blood sugar level. They also supply antioxidants to your body that reduce inflammation and improve insulin sensitivity. 

Eggs Contribute to Better Sugar Management

Eggs have healthy fat, high protein and low carbohydratecontent that regulate insulin and promote satiety. So, they are an appropriate choice for you. You can eat them in the boiled form or making an omelet in mustard oil (purely made with real mustard), not in refined oil.     

Nuts and Seeds Contribute to Lowering Blood Sugar

Include nuts and seeds such as walnuts, almonds, and pistachios in your breakfast. They contain magnesium, fiber and L-arginine, which manage blood pressure. In addition, they reduce inflammation, and control blood pressure. 

Since you cannot include these 5 breakfast items on the same day, eat them one by one on each day. Take them in a sufficient quantity so that your body gets required amount of nutrients that keep your blood sugar in check. 

If you have diabetes, do not think that you cannot lower your blood sugar level and maintain your health. If you include the five items mentioned above in your breakfast, your blood sugar will remain normal and you will be healthy.