Are cucumbers alright for a person with diabetes to eat?
Answer:
Yes they are low in Carbs and that is what matters. The free food is an old but still used category of low carbs/sugar. A few have given erroneous examples. Popcorn and most vegetables (obviously not all) are not free choices. They have measurable amounts of carbohydrates and will raise blood sugar significantly.
A diabetic can eat anything as long as it is kept balanced with, medication, exercise etc.
sure they are, they are on the free foods list for diabetic diets. She just needs to eat them plain, no dressing or salt. I scrape out the seeds, they tend to cause intestinal gas.
Shouldn't be a problem!
Yeah- My mom eats them and she's diabetic!
yes they are fine to eat. In fact, they are a free food which means she can eat them all day everyday if she wants to. They are not a starch or sugar.
Free Foods:
pop corn
vegetables
sugar free jello
Yes
They're all water, like lettuce.
Free food means they don't provide
the nutrition of vegtables like broccoli.
she can eat as much as she wants.
all veggies are good! potatoes are higher in starch, but anything green & leafy & colorful like cukes are GREAT for you.
encourage her to go heavy in the produce section -
try the mini baby carrots -they rock!
cucumbers are great to eat. They have low sugar and are mostly water. They are not okay to eat if you have diverticulitis or diverticulosis.
Celery, CUCUMBERS, string beans, onion and garlic are especially beneficial. String bean pod tea is an excellent natural substitute for insulin and highly beneficial in diabetes. The skin of the pods of green beans are extremely rich in silica and certain hormone substances which are closely related to insulin. One cup of string bean tea is equal to one unit of insulin. CUCUMBERS contain a hormone needed by the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin. Onion and garlic have proved beneficial in reducing blood sugar in diabetes.
Hope this helps.
^Yes, cucumbers are very low in carbs, 1 large cucumber has about 6 carbs.
The sites below are great and have been very helpful to me, just input the food and it will give you a total breakdown. I hope this helps.
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