A small 150g portion of basmati rice has the same effect on blood sugar as ten teaspoons of sugar – a whopping 40g. ‘If you have type 2 diabetes, sugar becomes a sort of metabolic poison,’ he said in a recent lecture. A continuous blood glucose monitor – a stick-on patch worn on the upper arm or abdomen – would track my blood sugar level. In six months, she lost half a stone – and her blood sugar is now almost within the normal range. ‘I noticed, while wearing the glucose monitor for a week, I often had very low blood sugar.

Source: Daily Mail July 11, 2020 21:03 UTC