7 Simple Ways to Lower Your Blood Sugar

How to bring your A1C back to a healthy range and avoid type 2 diabetes. Plus, could ice cream help?

https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2023/easy-ways-to-lower-blood-sugar.html

• Exercise 150 minutes a week - a brisk walk will do
• Cut back on processed carbs, especially starchy carbohydrates including:
• bread
• pasta
• noodles
• white rice
• Watch the glycemic index:

  Low (55 or less)
• Oatmeal
• Apples, oranges and grapes
• Carrots and other non-starchy veggies
• Quinoa
• Most nuts and beans
• Skim milk
• White potato, boiled (54)

Medium (56 to 69)

• Cherries, cantaloupe and raisins
• Sweet potato, boiled (61)
• Pumpkin
• Macaroni and cheese
• Bagel
• Couscous
• Honey

High (70 and higher)

• Watermelon
• White potato, mashed (83)
• Rutabaga
• Cheerios, corn flakes and many other cereals
• White bread
• Gluten-free bread
• Rice cakes

• Fill half your plate with veggies
  
  Carbs should cover only one-quarter of your plate
  
  Swap in healthy carbs
  

  Try to have more foods like quinoa or farro and fewer processed carbs.
  

  
  Get your daily recommended fiber
  

  Eat at least 14 grams of fiber per 1,000 calories (or 28 grams for a 2,000-calorie diet), - in people age 50 and over, 20 to 25 grams a day for women and 30 grams for men.
  
• Get fiber from a variety of foods
  

  Vegetables like lentils, nuts and fruits, especially those with edible skin, such as apples and pears, and edible seeds including berries are good sources of fiber, according to the ADA.