Choosing to eat responsibly is the best thing that you can do to protect your health.  Knowing a little about diabetic friendly foods can help. Diabetic friendly foods are foods with a low glycemic value. These foods either contain a low amount of carbohydrates or they are composed of complex carbohydrates, and therefore do not cause your blood sugar levels to spike.

One category of diabetic friendly foods to know of is whole grains. Whole grains provide your body with the carbohydrates that it needs, but they are complex carbohydrates instead of simple carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates, such as processed or enriched breads and pastas, breakdown in your system quickly and lead to high blood sugar levels. Complex carbohydrates, on the other hand, take longer to breakdown, giving your body the energy that it needs for longer periods of time and releasing the sugars more slowly.

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