Long grain rice

[glucose kid]

Can someone with Type 2 diabetes eat long grain rice, or is Basmati rice better?

 

[bulkbiker]

Depends.. both are pretty high carb so best avoided.. try and test if you want to know how they effect your blood glucose.

 

[VioletFoxtrot]

Can someone with Type 2 diabetes eat long grain rice, or is Basmati rice better?

If you're going to eat rice, Basmati (particularly brown Basmati) is not lower carb, but it is low GI. If you're on a low carb diet, it's best to weigh your rice to make sure you're not overdoing the carbs per meal, and bulk it up with veg and protein. You can also blend it with cauliflower "rice". Not sure where you're located, but here in Australia we also have a rice variety called Doongara which is a low GI shorter grain variety (shorter than Basmati anyway and not as fragrant).

 

[Resurgam]

I don't eat either, nor any grains - they are high carb, and a type two can't cope with high carb foods, as a rule.