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 People  with  prediabetes   or  diabetes   need to be extremely careful with their eating habits. As such, sometimes it can get tricky to ascertain which foods and drinks make for the best choices. But worry not, here are 10 picks by Dr Ganesh Kadhe, associate director, nutrition medical and scientific affairs, Abbott, that will ensure that your  blood sugar levels  are always maintained. Lentils, kidney, black or chickpea beans are low glycemic index foods. It means that their  carbohydrates  are gradually released, and hence they’re less likely to cause  blood sugar spikes . They’re so beneficial that a recent study found that eating a daily cup of beans for three months as part of a low-glycemic diet lowered (hemoglobin A1c) HbA1c level by half a percentage point. You might think there’s no room for fruits in a  diabetic meal plan , but apples are also low glycemic. Aiming for foods that are low or medium on the glycemic in...