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Biriyani rice is quite suitable for Diabetics-by Dr harold Gunatillake Any variety of white processed boiled rice when consumed gets digested and absorbed fast into the body. You tend to get hungry sooner than you expect. Unprocessed brown, red or wild rice when digested will be absorbed slower, most suitable for those having diabetes. Eating white boiled rice may cause sugar spikes in your blood, and may cause more insulin resistance among diabetes. Long grain white rice (basmati), having a lower glycaemic index (GI) of 59, having higher quantities of maltose would be more suitable, whilst round rice being higher in GI of 80 would be less suitable for diabetics. Maltose or malt sugar is a disaccharide formed from two units of glucose when amylase breaks down starch. ...