Cucumbers and little identified approaches to prevent type 2 diabetes

Posted on
Jul 1, 2010

Do you think you're cool as a cucumber?

Not merely is the cucumber known for it’s power to cool-down the body, it has also been proven to help with jaundice, diarrhea, epilepsy, sore throat, conjunctivitis (redness of the eye) and swelling of extremities.

Often you should attempt to deseed the cucumber as the body can have a problem digesting the seeds. You can deseed them yourself easily by cutting them in two and ultizing a spoon to remove the seeds or if you want to eliminate this task it is possible to buy cucumbers that are already seeded.

Fresh cucumbers are easy to add to salads and for an easy salad just toss diced cucumbers with sliced red onions, red tomatoes and your favorite all-natural, low-fat balsamic vinaigrette. This can be a fast way to make a refreshing salad that reaps the benefits of cucumber.

Anti-diabetic Benefits of Cucumber:

Beta cells contained in the pancreas produce the hormone insulin.Cucumber is found to possess a hormone needed by the beta cells in the insulin production. Moreover, the Glycemic Index of cucumbers is found to be zero.

Why Cucumbers have not a glycemic index listed? Does this imply they do not raise blood sugar?

Not at all. It only denotes that under the "rules" for the concept of the glycemic index, it is too difficult to get an accurate number. It is because you'll need to eat a very big amount of the food to get 50 grams of carbohydrate at the same time in order to be tested. Usually, the lower the quantity of carbohydrate in a vegetable and the more fiber it has, the less the increase in blood glucose will be.

The carbohydrates are primarily responsible of the raise of the glucose level.But the carbohydrates within the cucumber are easily digestible in a diabetes patient’s stomach.

Suggestions for Preparing Cucumbers:

Unwaxed cucumbers don't need to be peeled but should be washed before cutting. Cucumbers may be sliced, diced or cut into sticks.

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