How to cook brown rice for diabetics?

If you find plain brown rice boring, try tossing it with sautéed mushrooms, garlic, and spring onions. It feels like you are eating gourmet fried rice but it is actually super safe and healthy for diabetes.

I make brown rice for my dad who has diabetes. I cook it in a pressure cooker with a 1:2.5 ratio of rice to water, and add some cumin seeds and freshly chopped coriander for flavor without any extra fat.

Honestly, cooking brown rice takes way longer than white rice. If you are busy, use an electric rice cooker and set it in the morning, or buy the quick-cooking brown rice varieties to save time after work.

Yes, soaking brown rice well and boiling it with plenty of water is the best way to keep it healthy for diabetics.

Brown rice is a good low-GI carb option, but even healthy carbs need to be portion-controlled. Along with diet, make sure to get your fasting and post-prandial sugar tested regularly as recommended by your doctor.

I was researching healthy grains and read that cooking brown rice with a teaspoon of coconut oil and then cooling it in the fridge actually increases its resistant starch, which is even better for managing blood glucose spikes.