Bread

[clevedonlady]

Is spelt bread or rye bread ok for prediabetic diet?

[Zest]

Hi clevedonlady ,

Here are a couple of articles that may be helpful to you regarding your query:

Article about Prediabeties and healthy eating:

healthline.com/health/diabe...

Article entitled "Best bread for diabetics"

healthline.com/health/diabe...

Finally a blog post about a person's experience selecting breads appropriate for a diabetic:

diabetesselfmanagement.com/...

Quoting from that final post, she says: "Old-fashioned pumpernickel bread is made from whole rye grain. But you have to read labels and make sure the bread you’re considering purchasing is not simply wheat with some rye added along with molasses to make it dark.

Spelt bread can be found in health-food stores. Spelt is an older grain very similar to modern wheat, but different in some important ways that make it an interesting alternative. Research suggests that this grain is slowly digested, which helps keep its glycemic index low.

Other whole-grain options for home cooking include flaxseed, chia seed, soy flour, and almond flour. I found every one of these flours in the cooking aisle at Walmart, not at a specialty or health-food store. This is tangible proof of just how popular the movement away from wheat flour has become.

A surprising fact I stumbled across when researching the best bread for a diabetic diet was the benefits of sourdough. During the fermentation of this type of bread, acetic acid is produced. Most of us with diabetes know the benefits of acetic acid, the main ingredient in vinegar, for lowering blood sugar. "

I hope this is helpful to you.

Zest

[PhilFreeToAsk]

I won’t add to the advice given on carbs. But if you do eat bread then eat quality bread. Supermarket bread has enzymes and preservatives which I suspect increases the absorption rate of carbs.

There is no point in moving to rye or spelt if you use the processed version. Wholemeal spelt of dark rye are better. You can also try a good sourdough as that should be low GI.