Having diabetes doesn’t mean that you cannot enjoy your tea, one of the most popular beverages in the world. In fact, there are certain types of teas that can lower blood sugar levels and therefore offers specific benefits to people living with diabetes.
Teas such as green tea and black tea are full of healthy substances that can help improve and protect your health in a number of ways. There are some researches that have shown that the health benefits of teat can be best experienced if you drink it without milk.
Below are some of the common benefits of tea:
- Helps maintain healthy blood pressure
- Improves insulin sensitivity
- Reduces risk of developing type 2 diabetes
- Lowers risk for cardiovascular disease
- Helps with weight loss
Know we are going to talk about types of herbal teas that are good to control diabetes:
- Green tea: There are several studies that suggest green tea can actually benefit people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Green tea contains epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) which improves insulin sensitivity and combats obesity.
- Black tea: Like green tea, black tea contains a number of substances that can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Black tea also has a special polysaccharide compound that works almost exactly like the diabetes drugs Precose and Glyset – prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
- Ginger tea: Ginger contains compounds that can help reduce blood sugar levels and regulate insulin response in people with diabetes.
- Chamomile tea: Chamomile tea can help lower blood sugar levels and prevent complications arising from diabetes, including kidney disease, blindness, etc.
- Hibiscus tea: Rich in minerals, vitamin C, and various antioxidants, hibiscus tea can help control blood sugar in types 2 diabetes.
