A low GL diet won’t just get a grip on your blood sugar balance: chances are you’ll lose a lot of weight too.

And that’s not because you’re swapping doughnuts for lentils (well, of course, that’s going to help).

When your insulin levels start to drop, your body releases a hormone called Glucagon. It’s job is to take glucose out of your fat stores and burn it as fuel.

In a nut shell, the more glucagon that is released, the more fat you burn. That’s why a low GL diet really is a double whammy when it comes to losing weight.

Yes, you’re replacing all the bad stuff with healthy food, but that in turn lowers your insulin, so you produce more glucagon, turning you in to a fat burning machine.

The good news doesn’t stop there though. It’s a vicious circle that creates type 2 diabetes – but in the same light, attacking the cause of diabetes with a low GL diet turns the circle in your favour.

Not only will you be producing glucagon and burning more fat, less insulin means your pushing less fat in to those stores. Also, insulin is an appetite stimulant – so less insulin means you won’t have the munchies all the time.

And there’s something else too. A low GL diet is high in fibre and protein which naturally make you feel fuller for longer.

Frankly, a low GL diet is all good news. Combine it with these 5 simple tips and you’ve just given diabetes a good kick in the nuts.