Hello doctor I am 60 female suffer from diabetes type 2 I also suffer from asthma and inflammatory bowel disease that limits my diet I generally take only rice and vegetables recently I read about how barley can control blood sugar levels and so tried it in powder form to aid digestion cooked it in the pressure cooker I take glycomet gp 2once a day I find that my blood sugar rises to beyond 250 when I take barley please may I know why as barley is supposed to control blood sugar thank you for your time rose.

Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist48yrs exp

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Hello, Thanks for the query. Madam, Barley has many nutritional benefits, however, the major portion of it is carbohydrate. That is 100 g of Barley gives 78 g of carbs. Which get converted to glucose. So when one takes barley blood glucose is bound to rise proportionately. Madam all grains mainly contain carbohydrate, whether it is rice, jowar, bajra, wheat, or other millets and maze. So consuming these grains in the form of cooked rice, or roti or chapati does get converted to glucose. Hence there is a need to balance out the food with pulses and fat containing substances. Eating only rice or just barley is definitely not good. You may have to look at adding some other foods in the diet. Thanks. 

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Dr. S.K. TandonSexologist38yrs exp

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Divide first your glycomet gp 2 as follows tab. Glycomet gp 1 20 min before breakfast and dinner take lot of salad before each meals fruits of low glycemic index in between meals brisk walking regularly drink plenty of water.  

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