Has inulin been shown to help control blood sugar in diabetics?
I’m asking about inulin not inSulin. It’s supposedly a fiber of some sort and I’ve looked it up online but none of the sites have really touched on the topic of blood sugar.
I’ve never heard of Inulin, but if it is fiber it WILL help — slightly.
Fiber in your diet binds with sugars and fats in your diet, and keep them from being digested. The pass through your system and out the other end before they have any effect. PLEASE be aware of the nasty smelling and colorful damage to your clothing that too much fiber and fat in your diet can do to your clothes!!!!
BUT — this effect is sooo small that it is NOT effective for a diabetic. They have blood sugars FAR too high to be helped with a little fiber. They need medications and maybe inSulin.
Fiber in the diet will help a NORMAL person KEEP their blood sugar under control.
But why by something special?? Eat a bowl of Cheerios every morning, and eat Whole Grain breads instead of white bread. This will provide MUCH more fiber, at a much cheaper cost.
July 15 2010 11:50 pm | blood sugar control
July 16th, 2010 at 5:27 am
I’ve never heard of Inulin, but if it is fiber it WILL help — slightly.
Fiber in your diet binds with sugars and fats in your diet, and keep them from being digested. The pass through your system and out the other end before they have any effect. PLEASE be aware of the nasty smelling and colorful damage to your clothing that too much fiber and fat in your diet can do to your clothes!!!!
BUT — this effect is sooo small that it is NOT effective for a diabetic. They have blood sugars FAR too high to be helped with a little fiber. They need medications and maybe inSulin.
Fiber in the diet will help a NORMAL person KEEP their blood sugar under control.
But why by something special?? Eat a bowl of Cheerios every morning, and eat Whole Grain breads instead of white bread. This will provide MUCH more fiber, at a much cheaper cost.
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