Is brown rice bad for a person with diabetes?

Replace white rice with brown. If White Rice were to be a contestant on “Let's Get These Blood Sugars Soaring” it would receive a standing ovation. It has a high score on the Glycemic Index - a list that grades foods according to how much they screw up your blood sugar. read more

Eating for diabetes means selecting your foods wisely and choosing the best carbohydrates to suit your meal plan. Brown rice is a nutty, earthy flavored whole grain rice that is an ideal replacement for high carbohydrate white rice. Brown rice is still a member of the grain family, however, and does contribute carbohydrates. read more

White rice is a whole rice grain that has been polished until just the endosperm—essentially an easily digestible starch bomb—s left. Not surprisingly, recent studies have shown that eating white rice can raise blood glucose significantly, especially if eaten often or in large quantities. read more

Brown rice is bad for someone who is suffering from type 2 diabetes. This is because brown rice is 90% carbohydrate, and well under 10% of this is fiber. A cup of brown rice has 45 grams of carbohydrates, which equates to 9 teaspoons of sugar. read more