Although diabetes imposes restrictions on many carbohydrate-rich foods, it is difficult to resist such temptation when summer comes and the shelves are bursting with juicy, aromatic fruits.
Diabetes mellitus forces people who are responsible for their health to monitor the carbohydrate content in their food, since due to a disruption in their metabolism as a result of a lack of insulin, blood glucose levels increase.
Our region pleases the eye in summer and pleasantly surprises with blooming fields of sunflowers, and in autumn with the bright colors of many pumpkins in the gardens.
Traditional healers also use the berries of the velvet tree for medicinal purposes in diabetes. The velvet tree (also known as Amur cork tree or Amur cork tree) is a tall, long-lived plant common in the Far East, Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, and can also be found in China, Japan, and Korea.
Another useful and quite popular berry, which, alas, is not yet cultivated in our country, is cranberry. It is native to the countries of the Northern Hemisphere, but is already developing new lands in Poland, Belarus and Russia.
This is a moisture-loving berry that grows in the regions of the Northern Hemisphere in swamps, forests and near mountains. It is brought to our country mainly from the Far East, so you will rarely find the berry on sale.
Irga is not a very popular berry in our area, although it grows here in Ukraine (as well as in Russia, Japan, Europe, America). In appearance, the fruits resemble rose hips, only the color of ripe berries is not red, but blue.
Mulberry is a rather sweet and nutritious berry, which, despite this, is not prohibited for diabetes. The fruits of this tree, which can be of different colors: white, pink, almost black, are a valuable source of vitamins.
Berries are an important source of nutrients for diabetics, so it is very important that various healthy fruits appear on the table of patients from time to time. One of these fruits is dogwood.
