The Claim
Consuming cooled rice reduces the time to peak blood glucose by 22% (from 45 to 35 minutes) in adults with type 1 diabetes.
What the research says
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When adults with type 1 diabetes eat cooled rice, their blood glucose reaches its highest level 10 minutes sooner than when they eat hot rice.
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The time to peak blood glucose after consuming cooled rice is reduced by 22% (from 45 to 35 minutes) in adults with type 1 diabetes, potentially improving alignment with the action profile of rapid-acting insulin analogues.
When rice is cooled and then reheated, its starch changes structure and becomes harder for digestive enzymes to break down. This slows the total amount of sugar released, but the sugar that does get released enters the bloodstream faster because the undigested starch forces the body to process the remaining digestible starch more quickly in the early part of digestion.
What the research says
1 studyEating chilled rice makes blood sugar rise faster and peak sooner than eating warm rice, which could help people with type 1 diabetes match their insulin timing better. But it also raises the risk of low blood sugar if they don’t adjust their insulin dose.
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