I met a couple of really nice guys yesterday (10/03/25) , father & son, two Nicks (I know that’s not their actual first name.). The elder Nick is a little older than me, and we’re both diabetic, and that allowed us to share “tricks” that we are using to keep our blood sugars under control. I was looking for “fenugreek” seeds and they had them… along with a bunch of other seedy things that I either buy, or want to buy. And, I even saw some split dal in an almost kidney shaped bean/pea and not the round flat lentil shape I know. I just checked with my AI and the bean is “Urad dal.” And I got an education in that “dal” isn’t synonymous with “lentil” in Indian cuisine.

The elder takes a daily drink of fennel and fenugreek for blood sugar control. This led me to check with my AI regarding a multi-seed drink: ajwain, cinnamon, cumin, fennel, and fenugreek. But you need to drink with caution because of the blood thinning and blood sugar (lowering) effects.