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Low-Glycemic Indian Cooking for Diabetics: A Culinary Science Guide to Stabilising Blood Glucose through Traditional Indian Food
Paperback
DietingDiabetic & Sugar FreeIndian & South Asian Cooking
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 8 2026
Pages: 422
Weight: 1.12
Height: 1.05 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Managing diabetes does not mean abandoning the foods you love.
In Low-Glycemic Indian Cooking for Diabetics, physician and author Dr Bhaskar Bora brings together modern metabolic science and centuries of Indian culinary wisdom to show how traditional foods can be prepared in ways that support stable blood glucose and long-term health.
Rather than presenting a restrictive diet plan, this book reveals the scientific principles behind low-glycemic cooking and demonstrates how the structure of a meal-its ingredients, cooking methods, and combinations-can dramatically influence blood sugar response.
Readers will discover how familiar staples such as rice, wheat, lentils, vegetables, dairy, and spices interact with human metabolism, and how thoughtful cooking techniques can transform everyday meals into powerful tools for glycemic balance.
Inside the book you will learn:
- The physiology of glucose metabolism and insulin regulation
- The science behind glycemic index and glycemic load
- How different grains, rice varieties, and millets affect blood sugar
- Why lentils and legumes are powerful metabolic stabilisers
- Cooking techniques that reduce post-meal glucose spikes
- How fermentation, fiber, protein, and acidity slow carbohydrate absorption
- Low-glycemic adaptations of traditional Indian dishes
- Practical meal structures for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
- Strategies for restaurants, professional kitchens, and institutional catering
- How to interpret HbA1c and continuous glucose monitoring trends
Drawing on both medical insight and culinary tradition, this comprehensive guide reframes Indian cuisine as a sophisticated metabolic system capable of supporting modern health challenges.
Whether you are living with diabetes, caring for a loved one, or simply seeking a deeper understanding of how food influences blood sugar, this book offers a thoughtful and practical roadmap.
Instead of abandoning traditional food culture, readers will learn how to cook intelligently, balance carbohydrates, and design meals that nourish both body and heritage.
Food has always been one of the most powerful forms of medicine.
This book shows how the Indian kitchen can once again become a place of healing.
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