Diabetics with Gluten Intolerance: Three Tips for Avoiding Sugary Foods for New Gluten Intolerant Diabetics

According to the American Diabetes Association, type 1 diabetics are ten times as likely to have celiac disease source than the general population. This could be due to a variety of factors, such as a weakened immune system, but the bottom line is that people with both diabetes and celiac disease need to be especially careful with their diets, avoiding both sugar and gluten.

That is why I am sharing three tips for avoiding sugar-containing foods for new diabetics who have been living a gluten-free lifestyle:

Read nutrition labels

Nutrition labels will have information like how much sugar is in a food, and near the labels you can see a list of ingredients. People with diabetes cannot eat very much simple sugars since it sends their insulin levels out of sync, so stay away from foods with lots of sugar and high fructose corn syrup. This also applies to foods and drinks that do not always come with a label. That means no more glasses of orange juice at the local diner and no more rum and cokes at the local bar.

Use common sense and be self-aware

Just like how you know every single food that has gluten, also know every single food that diabetics are not supposed to eat. However, in addition to that, you will need to be much more aware of your consumption than you were when you were just insulin-resistant. This is because any food can cause your insulin level to fluctuate, and you could go into insulin shock if it fluctuates too much.

Go to a diabetes support website

Websites like Diabetes Resource Page can provide you with more detailed information on how to live a healthy life with diabetes, and you will be able to connect with other diabetics who also cannot eat gluten. Many of them may have developed the gluten resistance after developing diabetes, especially if they have weak immune systems. Other people are one of the best sources for tips on living a life with both insulin resistance and gluten resistance.

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Cucumbers and little recognized methods to prevent type two diabetes

Are you cool as a cucumber? Not only is the cucumber known for it’s ability to cool-down the body, it has additionally been known to help with jaundice, diarrhea, epilepsy, sore throat, conjunctivitis (redness of the eye) and swelling of extremities.

Often you should attempt to deseed the cucumber as the body can have trouble digesting the seeds. It is possible to deseed them yourself easily by cutting them in half and utilizing a spoon to eliminate the seeds or if you wish to eliminate this step it is possible to buy cucumbers that are already seeded.

Fresh cucumbers are easy to add to salads and for an easy salad just toss diced cucumbers with sliced red onions, red tomatoes and your favorite all-natural, low-fat balsamic vinaigrette. This can be a fast way to make a refreshing salad that reaps the benefits of cucumber.

Anti-diabetic Advantages of Cucumber:
Beta cells present in the pancreas produce the hormone insulin. Cucumber is found to possess a hormone needed by the beta cells in the insulin production. Moreover, the Glycemic Index of cucumbers is found to be zero.

Why Cucumbers have not a glycemic index listed? Does this signify they do not raise blood sugar?

Not at all. It only denotes that under the "rules" for the meaning of the glycemic index, it is too hard to get an accurate number. This is because you'll need to eat a very big amount of the food to get 50 grams of carbohydrate at once to be tested. In general, the lower the quantity of carbohydrate in a vegetable and the more fiber it has, the less the increase in blood sugar will be.

The carbohydrates are primarily responsible of the raise of the glucose level. But the carbohydrates present in the cucumber are easily digestible in a diabetes patient’s stomach.

Tips for Preparing Cucumbers:
Unwaxed cucumbers don't need to be peeled but need to be washed before cutting. Cucumbers can be sliced, diced or cut into sticks.

A couple of Quick Serving Ideas:
- Use half-inch thick cucumber slices as petite serving "dishes" for chopped vegetable salads.

- Mix diced cucumbers with sugar snap peas and mint leaves and toss with rice wine vinaigrette.

- For refreshing cold gazpacho soup that takes five minutes or less to make, simply purée cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers and onions, then add salt and pepper to taste.

- Add diced cucumber to tuna fish or chicken salad recipes.

Cool Cucumber Salad Recipe:

Ingredients:
- 3 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 carrot, peeled and shredded
- 1/2 red onion, sliced paper-thin
- 1/3 cup minced cilantro

Dressing:
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tsp. honey
- 2 tsp. Reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp. toasted sesame oil
- Pinch dried red pepper flakes

Preparation per 8 servings:
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Marinating time: 1 hour

1. Combine the cucumbers, carrots, red onion, and cilantro in a large bowl.

2. Combine the dressing ingredients. Pour dressing over cucumbers, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour. Salad might be eaten with a fork.

Nutritional Values per Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 25
- Calories From Fat: 10
- Total Fat: 1 gram
- Saturated fats: .1 grams
- Cholesterol: milligrams
- Sodium: 50 milligrams (without added salt)
- Total Carbohydrate: 5 grams
- Soluble fiber: 1 gram
- Sugars: 3 grams
- Protein: 1 grams

Suzanne Ault writes for the Diabetes Diet Recipe blog, her personal hobby website dedicated to cooking guidelines to stop diabetes.

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