broccoli?

[Hailey 0]

My mom is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and I am prediabetic the doctor said the results were normal but I did some research over the week and a 5.6 glucose's conventional unit is 101.8182 mg/dl false under prediabetic type. 

I read an article that says broccoli extract lowers the sugar level. anyone here tried it? 

 

[Fraser 7,378]

No I have not heard of it. The way to lower your BG levels is to decrease your carb consumption and increase your excercise .

[dowling gram 6,237]

If you search often enough you will read all sorts of things that supposedly lowers your blood glucose. Some may have a minimal effect but none are as good as the reports say.  A low carbohydrate high fat diet is the only sure way to lower your blood glucose.

 

Personally I prefer to eat my broccoli as a vegetable or in soup

[Kit 25,697]

I was thinking the same thing. I'd rather just eat the broccoli.

[adiantum 30,750]

with lots of butter 

I was thinking the same thing. I'd rather just eat the broccoli.

[Fraser 7,378]

Kit does that mean if you eat broccoli you will lower you BG.?

What lowers BG was the first question

[dowling gram 6,237]

Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable and as such contains vitamin K. All cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, brussel sprouts and cauliflower are very good for your overall health but these vegetables alone will not keep your BG low if you have a high carb diet

[Seagal 9,329]

   

[Dave_KC 3,009]

Why extract it, why not eat it...  with some tasty cheese sauce on it...  (as long as the cheese sauce is low carb.  

 

[Kit 25,697]

Don't even need the sauce. Sometimes I just toss it in the microwave with butter and shredded cheese.

[ant hill 2,890]

I often correct my BG's with low carb foods so Broccoli is just one of the vegetables that I use to lower the BG's with. I steam mine and once the water is cooled off I drink the water that had steaming the vegetable. I also like to steam Brussel Sprouts too.