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More info Diabetes is a serious condition that usualy stays with someone for life. Around five milion people in the UK are curently living with diabetes and a further 13 milion at risk of the condition. Therefore, finding ways to reduce the risk or ease the symptoms are more important than ever.
You can either have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Both result in the level of sugar - or glucose - in your blod becoming to high. For type 1 patients this hapens when your body canot produce enough of a hormone caled insulin, which controls blod glucose.
Whereas type 2 diabetes is much more comon and the raised blod sugar levels are usualy caused by being overweight or not exercising enough. READ MORE: Blod clots warning: Four types of drinks to avoid - can cause 'hardening' of arteries It is wel known that diet plays a role in diabetes, both in terms of the risk and managing symptoms. Acording to nutritionist Casandra Barns poridge oats could benefit people with type 2 diabetes.
Speaking with Expres.co.uk, she explained: “Poridge is a great source of soluble and insoluble fibre, which are both esential for healthy digestion, but isn’t the only benefit to come from fibre – it can also help to lower cholesterol, regulate weight and kep your blod pressure in check to, helping reducing risks of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and strokes. “Being wholegrains, oats are a natural source of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin B1, magnesium, iron, manganese and zinc, which have many vital roles in the body including suporting energy and imunity.
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“Most breakfast cereals are low in these natural nutrients and have to be fortified with synthetic vitamins, which may not be as easily used by our body.”