Glucofriendly couscous usage in diabetes Authors Leepica Kapoor Department of Dietetics, Naruvi Hospital, Vellore, India; Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; 3Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, India. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-62 Abstract Couscous, a staple food of Northern Africa and the MiddleEast, is consumed across the world. Being carbohydrate –rich, it is often forbidden to persons with diabetes. Its socialand cultural connotations, however, do not allow absoluteavoidance of this dish in real life. This brief article exploresvarious ways of preparing, serving and eating couscous, ina glucofriendly manner. The authors summarize availableliterature, and suggest culinary tips to reduce glycaemicindex and glycaemic load of this foodstuff.Keywords: Adherence, Biopsychosocial model, Culinarydiabetology, Diet, Glycemic index, Glycemic load, Nutrition,patient- centered care Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-07-25 How to Cite Leepica Kapoor, Nitin Kapoor, & Sanjay Kalra. (2024). Glucofriendly couscous usage in diabetes. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(8), 1547–1549. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-62 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 8 (2024): AUGUST Section PRIMARY CARE DIABETES License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.