Oat is a common whole grain food in our life, but it is different from the rice we usually eat. Generally speaking, the nutritional value of oats is much higher than that of rice. The content of protein in oats is about twice that of rice, the content of unsaturated fatty acids is about seven times that of rice, and the content of dietary fiber is nearly nine times more than that of rice. Not only that, oats are also rich in other nutrients. But the glycemic index of oats is much lower than that of rice. Therefore, there are still many diabetics in life, and oats are often used as the staple food instead of rice. However, it is worth noting that although oats are good, for diabetics, if you choose the wrong variety of oats, it will be useless even if you eat more, and it will also cause abnormal blood sugar and bring harm to your health. So, which oats are suitable for diabetics? Generally speaking, these two kinds of oats are more suitable for diabetic patients in life.
1. oatmeal
Oatmeal rice should be the best oat product, which not only retains most of the nutritional components of oat itself, but also has a relatively complete nutritional component structure, which has the least impact on human blood sugar. Generally speaking, its glycemic index is around 55, which is very suitable for diabetics as a staple food. However, this kind of oatmeal is generally difficult to process and must be soaked in water before it can be cooked easily. 2. Raw oatmeal Raw oatmeal is an oatmeal made by simply squeezing oatmeal. There are no other industrial processing ingredients except pressing, so most of the nutrients of oats are relatively retained.
Moreover, this kind of raw oatmeal has little effect on blood sugar, and its glycemic value is about 65. However, compared with oatmeal, the advantage of raw oatmeal is that it is relatively easy to cook and does not need to soak in water before making. Therefore, for diabetics, if they want to eat cereal in daily life, or want to use cereal instead of staple food, it is best to choose the above two kinds of cereals, such as instant oats or instant oats, which are common in life, and are not recommended for diabetics. These oats not only can not achieve the effect of health preservation, but also easily lead to the increase of blood sugar, and even pose a serious threat to health.