How Does Oatmeal Help with Blood Sugars?

The effects of oatmeal on blood sugars – the prebiotic fiber in oats helps to explain why it can improve diabetic control.

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

[AndrewPawley]

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[jeanneamato]

I prefer the steel cut oats because they taste better and have great texture.

[Kaymeron]

It would help if at the end of every video you put a list of all the references that are flashed briefly on the screen.

[teetimeaz]

So why does my BG go from 140 to 188 eating a bowl of steel cut oatmeal. I added walnuts, cinnamon and some flax seed.

[robm.]

Oatmeal, ground flax seed, and fresh blueberries are the ultimate healthy breakfast

[ivardanielsson]

I gave oatmeal, rye, whole grain and fiber and seed oils . 70 years. Almost killed me. No fiber, no carbs for over a year. Lost 30 kg bodyweight. My goal was lowering blod pressure. Many years of IBS and haemorroids came to a sudden end. Very surprising. Wish I knew 30 years ago. I loved my grains and carbs. Don’t tolerate them. It’s not worth the pain. Love my regained life. No meds. No doctors.

[markjohnson]

Awesome. Well presented, with study after study to back up the information.

[angelinatitusnarain]

The moment i eat oats porridge, i feel like I'm not full, and still hungry. Is that a sugar hike?i love oats.

[jskweres]

Does it matter how the oatmeal is prepared (cooked or overnight oats)?

[cardmonty]

I lost 150lbs eating meat & whole foods. A vegetarian diet nearly killed me. I ate oatmeal everyday. I had a severe fatty liver at 57 years of age. I cut out oatmeal & refined grains. I now eat no white potatoes, rice, bread, pasta. I do eat sweet potatoes. My lipids are currently: Total Cholesterol = 169, Triglycerides = 42,
HDL = 64, VLDL = 9, LDL = 96

[TestChannel]

Is there a nutritional difference between store bought oats & home flaked oats? Seems that store bought oat would degrade over time seeing that once you flake your own oats they must be stored in the refrigerator. Would love to hear Dr. Gs thoughts.

[ForeverHealthUS]

Thank you for this valuable information!

[zarageronca]

New Subscriber here from Philippines ❤

[Emile-philia]

This series is really cool. T1DM here. Appreciate the specifications on the types also. I didn't know until now oatmeal was such an effective intervention, fortunately oatmeal has been my staple breakfast for years.
Does it matter how long you cook the oats or whether you eat them the over-night way?
Cheers.

[immortalsoul]

I have type 2 diabetes, I've been eating oatmeal mind you different ways for about 2 years. My A1C has been stable at 4.3 I'm one of these statistics 😅

[Ron-rkiz]

Oatmeal (steel-cut organic ) helps blood sugar indeed, it spikes my blood sugar level to 180 after 1 hour of consumption. A lower carb omelet breakfast spikes to 140.

[joejarriel]

You lost me about 2:50sec in when you stared mis-representing the data.

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[sidilicious]

Good. I always add a handful of dry oatmeal to my frozen berry smoothies.

[Hanover-ekjy]

Guess I will go back and start eating steel cut oatmeal once again!