The Latest Breaking News from Diabetes Care

Eat Your Dal and Sabzi First, Rice LastThe sequence in which food lands in your stomach changes how fast glucose enters your blood, measurably, not marginally. A 2015 study by Dr. Alpana Shukla at Weill Cornell Medicine, published in Diabetes Care, tested people with type 2 diabetes eating the same…

Turmeric (Haldi)Curcumin, the active compound in turmeric, directly interferes with inflammatory pathways that degrade insulin signalling. A 2012 randomised controlled trial published in Diabetes Care followed 240 prediabetic adults over nine months: those given daily curcumin supplements showed zero progression to type 2 diabetes, while 16.4% of the placebo group…

1. Eat Your Vegetables and Protein Before the Rice or RotiThe sequence of what you eat matters more than most people realise. A 2015 study published in Diabetes Care by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine found that eating protein and vegetables before carbohydrates reduced post-meal glucose levels by up to…

Eating at irregular hours or skipping breakfastThe pancreas releases digestive enzymes on a schedule tied closely to your eating pattern. When meals arrive unpredictably, a 7 a.m. breakfast one day, nothing until noon the next, the organ keeps producing enzymes that have nothing to digest. Over time, this misfiring stresses…