Can consuming bitter gourd cure diabetes?
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All vegetables are rich in fibre and starch. Carbohydrates can be divided into two types –simple sugars and complex sugars. Simple sugars include the sugar that we use for beverages and sweets. Intake of simple sugars will elevate the blood sugar levels in a patient.
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✅ Complex sugars on the other hand prolong the digestion process. Complex sugars that are present in vegetables like bitter gourd will help maintain the blood sugar at an optimum level.
✅ Thus consuming vegetables like bitter gourd is good for diabetes patients since it helps maintain a low glycemic index. However, it is still not proven whether bitter gourd can cure diabetes.
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✅ Take a lot of vegetables especially the ones that are colourful. Avoid whitecoloured foods.
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