Diabetes

Few medical conditions in the UK can gain more from whole foods than diabetics. Refined carbohydrates and sugars turn quickly into blood sugar creating an immediate crisis for the insulin dependent diabetic and an inevitable crisis for any diabetic.

Whole foods we recommend:

Eat more:

• Green leafy vegetables
• Citrus fruits, red and purple fruits, such as cherries, blueberries
• Nuts, especially almonds and walnuts
• Cold water fish
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Cinnamon
• Garlic
• Whole grains (fresh stone milled, whole porridge oats)
• Buckwheat, rye, chia, and barley (barley has the lowest glycemic index of any grain)
• Sprouts or germinated live grains and seeds
• Tomatoes, red bell peppers, and chili peppers

• There are several whole foods that have been shown to help to regulate blood
  sugar levels including whole raw almonds, raw buckwheat, and rye.
• Foods with low glycemic numbers are best and the less refinement the better.
• Sprouted whole grains are the best way to eat grain and coarse stone-ground flour has a lower glycemic index than commercially produced fine flour.

Avoid:

Concentrated sugars, dried fruit, fruit juices, saturated fats, trans fats,
excessive total fats, excessive iron.

What we offer for diabetics:

Here are our top 4 products that are generally accepted as heart friendly. Ours are all natural whole unprocessed foods that we hope you will enjoy.

Our Number 1 for diabetics!

 Morning Mix 

• Naturally gluten-free
• Wonderful nutty flavour
  
• Just soak overnight or morning to morning, rinse and serve
• Naturally assists in controlling blood sugar levels
• No additives or preservatives, just natural raw ingredients
• Serve as cereal with fresh fruit in yoghurt or milk
• Great for endurance athletes or anyone who need a slow release of useable energy
  
• Add as a nutritional garnish to porridge, cereals, salads, or as a sidedish

Raw ingredients: buckwheat, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, unpasteurized almonds, unhulled sesame seeds

Click here for documentation and research of ingredients that naturally assist in controlling blood sugar levels: buckwheat, almonds

Our Number 2 for diabetics!

Barley Grain

Barley flour, grain or sprouts have over 3 times as much water soluble fibre as oats. Barley has the lowest glycemic index of any grain. The fibre has been removed from pearled barley, but our naked barley is natural unprocessed raw and sproutable grain. Soaking overnight is recommended before cooking raw naked barley, but the flavour is great and the sprouts are super! Great in soups or stews. Barley makes the fastest sgrain sprouts. They will start to sprout in just over 24 hours. No sprouter needed.  Click here to check out some research on the healthy benefits of barley!

Our Number 3 for diabetics!

Sprouts (Rye and/or Buckwheat)

Rye or buckwheat sprouts are great for diabetics. Easy to sprout. Naturally controls blood sugar levels and makes a great snack or garnish on almost anything. Comes in 450g bags or 8kg tubs. The buckwheat also naturally controls blood sugar levels. The buckwheat sprouts in only 2 days or you can just soak it overnight and it is ready. Comes in 450g bags.

Click here for documentation and research of ingredients that naturally assist in controlling blood sugar levels: rye, buckwheat

Our Number 4 for diabetics!

Quick'NEasy Granary Bread Mix  (Wheat, spelt, maize, sunflower, linseed, yeast, sea salt)

A great loaf of nutritious whole grain bread! No kneading; just a few minutes to prepare. It is a soft yeast bread with medium density and great flavour. Mix the dry ingredients including yeast packet into bowl, mix thoroughly with warm (not cold) water and an egg. Spoon into a stick free 1 1/2 pound loaf tin, allow to rise briefly and pop into the cooker

These are our top 4 recommendations. All of the products below are consistent with generally accepted guidelines for diabetics!

Fresh Flaked Porridge Oats

• Whole grain with low glycemic index. Naturally sweet so you can add little or no refined sweetners 
• Flake out your oats fresh each morning for porridge or muesli
• Our oat groats are naturally gluten free (lab certified)
• No cholesterol
• Oats have been shown to reduce cholesterol
• Fresh flaked oat groats have more nutrients (especially folate)
  
• More natural oils, protein and fibre
  
• More flavour
• Flaker required (we also offer preflaked oats but they are not lab certified gluten free and have a limited shelf life)
  

Supreme Raw Naked Oats

Most oat grain is not sproutable. These are raw sproutable oats that are available as standard and premium varieties. The premium naked oats were grown with a greater sensitivity to the environment, but all of our naked oats are grown for us with the utmost care for the environment and for your health.

Rinse before soaking about 6-8 hours. Oats may now be eaten after soaking, but may also be sprouted. To sprout, then place in a sprouter after soaking and rinsing. Rinse and drain every 12 hours. The percentage of grains that sprout will be determined by a variety of factors, but they will all be very good and nutritious. There is some husk in this variety. If this is a concern for you, when you soak them, most husked oats will float to the surface and can be spooned out.

Available in 450g bags or 8kg heavy duty tubs.

Soda Bread Mix  (North Yorkshire wheat and oats, cream of tartar, soda, sea salt)

This soda bread produces a very creamy loaf that is best hot out of the oven with butter. Developed by our own Maggie Barlow and it is so good, it has replaced our Irish Soda Bread Mix

Spelt & Oat Bread Mix Wheat Free (Spelt, oats, seas salt, yeast)

This recipe produces a light flavourful loaf of wheat free bread. Good for sandwiches or toast. An excellent choice for those wanting to avoid wheat. A good loaf for bread machines using the basic, rapid cycle with medium crust.

Corn Bread Mix  Naturally gluten-free (Yellow maize, gluten-free baking powder, sea salt)

This wonderful whole grain bread mix is naturally gluten free. Popular in the American South and Southwest (and much of the world), fresh milled maize has a wonderful texture and is full of flavour and nutrition. Easy to make with no kneading or rising time. Comes in 2 packets to cook fresh twice. Best cooked in an 8" iron skillet, muffin tin or square oven-proof dish and eaten fresh out of the oven with butter. Great with soup, salad or a hot meal.

Other items:

Overnight Soaking grains (raw oats, buckwheat, chia, quinoa)
Barley sprouts, soaks, or flour is ideal for diabetics. It has the lowest glycemic
index of any grain
Stone milled Flour (Yellow Maize Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Spelt Flour, Rye Flour, Barley Flour)