Choice of vegetables:

Vegetables to Avoid

Potato

These contain high quantities of starch – refined glucose- which is easily digested and absorbed by the intestines and cause  blood Sugar to rise.

Yam

Beneficial and Good Vegetables

Green Leafy vegetables

These vegetables have high amounts of Fibres, but lesser amounts of absorbable carbohydrates. As a result they delay the absorbtion of food- whatever is eaten in the meal, like roti, rice etc. preventing rise in Blood Sugar levels at the same time giving a sense of fullness. Vegetables also contain important Vitamins and minerals. Some vegetables Like Bitter Gourd also work as medicine and have been proven to have Blood Sugar lowering Properties.

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Pumpkin ( ‘Ghia’, ‘lauki’,  ‘Kaddu’)

Gourd ( ‘Tori’)

Bitter Gourd (‘Karela’)

Brinjal (‘Baingan’)

Radish ( ‘Mooli’)