Hi, welcome back to another episode of the Diabetes Digital podcast hosted by Food Heaven.

You are tuned in with Wendy, one-half of diabetes digital.

And today I'm going to be talking about chia seeds.

I feel like they have been popular for quite some time.

They do get a lot of hype in the blood sugar world.

And you might see them added to things like puddings to smoothies

even to water i have seen a lot of information out there about how it can help with glucose

regulation so is that actually true today we're going to be breaking that down what chia seeds do in the

body how they might support blood sugar, and also where expectations can get

a little out of whack.

Welcome to the Diabetes Digital podcast.

I'm Wendy.

And I'm Jess, and we're best friends, registered dietitians and diabetes educators.

Through our telehealth platform, diabetes digital.co, we offer accessible and personalized virtual nutrition counseling

for people with diabetes and prediabetes. Visit diabetes.com, that's CO, to book your first

appointment. We accept insurance and offer affordable self-pay options. Now, let's get into today's

episode. So let's start by talking about what chia seeds are.

There are these tiny nutrient dense edible black seeds and they're rich in a few things.

One is soluble fiber, which is what helps to form that jelling effect when it's mixed

with liquid.

It does have some protein and it also has healthy fats, including omega-3s,

which are great for heart health.

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