A vegetarian diet can be a healthy choice for people with diabetes. There are several types of vegetarian diets. Vegetarian diets are based on fruits, vegetables, grains, beans lentils, soybeans, nuts and seeds. As a result they are low in fat, cholesterol and calories. Decreasing your use of animal products offers you several diabetes health advantages. Vegetarians are less likely to be overweight, have high cholesterol levels, or to have high blood pressure. They are also less likely to suffer from heart and blood vessel disease and certain cancers. If you have type 1 diabetes, becoming a vegetarian may enable you to use less insulin. If you have type 2 diabetes, the weight loss from a vegetarian diet may improve your blood glucose control.
The vegetables in general are healthy for diabetes but there are some vegetables that help to heal the pancreatic function thus controlling the glucose levels in blood. These are listed below
Bitter Gourd The bitter gourd is distinctively employed like folk medicine for the diabetes. The bitter gourd due to its quality of being rich in all the essential vitamins and ores, particularly the vitamins B1, B2, C and iron, is salutary for the diabetics who are undernourished. It increases the resistance of the body against the infection.
Bengal Gram The experiments proved that the extract of the water of the gram of Bengal increases the use of glucose not only in diabetic persons but also in the normal ones. The germinated black gram taken with half cup of fresh bitter gourd juice and a spoonful with honey is strongly salutary in the treatment of a softer type of diabetes.
Groundnut By eating a daily groundnut handle being of the diabetics will prevent not only malnutrition, in particular the insufficiency, but also checks the developments of the vascular complication
Lettuce, Soya and Tomato The lettuce, soya, tomato are also salutary.
So now when you are cooking it is important to add some of these vegetables in cooking. They will not only improve your glucose levels but are also equally good for your general health. So start eating more green leafy vegetables for a healthier diabetes free life.