Diabetes Day: Diabetes can also affect your other organs, such as the kidneys and eyes. Reports that diabetes is associated with heart problems are also common.
World Diabetes Day: How to Make Onion Water to Maintain Blood Sugar
Onions are packed with an abundance of health benefits
Highlights
Diabetes causes a rise in blood sugar levels
Diabetes can be controlled with intelligent food choices
Today it aims to raise awareness of the bizarre condition that affects millions of people around the world. If nothing is done to manage the condition, diabetes can affect your other organs, the kidneys and eyes. Reports that diabetes is associated with heart problems are also common. What, then, is diabetes? Diabetes is a condition in which your body does not produce enough insulin or respond to the insulin it produces.
There are several types of diabetes: type 1, type 2, type 3, pregnancy and pre-diabetes. Since there is no cure for diabetes, you can only manage the symptoms.
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Your diet plays a crucial role in diabetes management. Many foods are known to keep blood sugar levels under control, one of which is our humble onion. Yes that's right! Adding onions to your diabetes diet is actually a great idea, but one should be very careful with this portion. A study published in the journal 'Environmental Health Insights' has revealed that consumption of fresh onions reduces blood glucose levels in type-1 and type-2 diabetics. Onions also have a low glycemic index. This means it slowly digests, releasing sugar slowly into the bloodstream.
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Diabetes Diet: Onions are great for diabetes management
You can use onions any way you want. They’re so versatile, there’s really no shortage of ideas. Use them in soups, stews, salad or sandwiches. You can also use them to make onion-water, a simple low-cal detox drink you can consume every morning.
Here is what you need to do to prepare onion-water for diabetes:
Ingredients:
2 chopped onions
1 cup water
1 tsp lemon juice
1 pinch rock salt
Method:
Take a blender and mix all ingredients. Don't breed. It is important that you get the fibers.
Salt helps to cut the onion agility. You can skip the salt completely if you want. If your body allows it on a certain day, you can also add a little honey to the mix. But make sure you check your blood sugar levels early.
In addition to diabetes management, onion water is also good for immunity and skin health because of the range of antioxidants it contains. However, you have to be very careful about the part. Anything more can be harmful in the long run.
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