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5 diabetes-friendly recipes to keep the condition under control

Your taste and health can go hand in hand. Below are five healthy and tasty diabetes recipes you can try:

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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : February 12, 2020, 3:41 PM

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If your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high, you are likely to have diabetes. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Insulin hormone helps the glucose get into your cells to give them energy. Diabetes is when your body doesn't use insulin properly or doesn't make enough insulin. In people with type 1 diabetes, the pancreas no longer makes insulin. This calls for insulin injections to compensate for declining insulin production by the pancreas. Type 2 means that your body doesn't use insulin effectively and your pancreas isn't able to compensate with enough insulin production. Therefore, most people with type 2 diabetes will eventually require insulin. What you eat and when you eat is very important for keeping the diabetes under control. But you don’t need to abstain from your favourite foods just because you have diabetes. Your taste and health can go hand in hand. Below are five healthy and tasty diabetes recipes you can try:

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Low-fat roasties: The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommend eating starchy vegetables, such as potatoes, as part of a healthful diet. Roast potatoes contain around 6g fat compared to the usual 14g. Add rosemary and garlic for extra flavour.

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Pepper-crusted salmon with garlic chickpeas: Many types of seafood are good for diabetes. Salmon is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which promote heart health by helping to lower blood fats called triglycerides.