Eating is a big deal in the hearts of people with diabetes, because controlling blood sugar must start with diet. However, how to control it, some sugar friends have done a deviation. Some sugar lovers think that a light diet means eating more vegetables and less meat, and some don’t even eat a single bite of meat.
Can diabetics eat meat?
Eating a vegetarian diet can indeed play a role in controlling blood sugar, but simply eating a vegetarian diet will result in a lack of protein in the body, a weakened immune system, and a greater susceptibility to diseases. Coupled with a long-term vegetarian diet, the intake of staple foods will increase accordingly, which will actually increase blood sugar.
At the same time, not eating meat for a long time may also affect the body’s absorption of calcium and easily induce osteoporosis.
Therefore, diabetics can eat meat, as long as they follow the principle of appropriate amount when eating meat, and make sure to eat a fist-sized piece of lean meat every day. Meat should be eaten with vegetables, not fat. Meat.
Choose healthier fish, chicken and lean meat to eat, pay attention to the order of meals when eating, eat vegetables first, then meat, and then eat the staple food, and develop the eating habit of eating two bites of vegetables and one bite of rice , this will not have much impact on blood sugar.
Diabetes people still have a misunderstanding in eating, that is, they think that eating more jaggery can stabilize blood sugar. Is this true?
Although the glycemic index of whole grains is lower than that of rice, excessive consumption will also cause the postprandial blood sugar level to rise. If you eat refined coarse sugar, the degree of gelatinization of coarse grains will be higher, and it will be easier to make blood sugar fluctuate. Therefore, in choosing coarse grains, it is best to choose coarse grains that have not been refined.
Diabetes people also make two mistakes when eating coarse grains: One is simply eating coarse sugar and rejecting refined grains; the other is thinking that eating too much coarse sugar will not affect blood sugar.
If you eat coarse grains for a long time, it will increase the burden on the stomach and cause damage to the stomach, thus affecting the absorption of other nutrients by the stomach. Over time it can lead to malnutrition.
And the sugar friends who eat whole grains without restriction, when the energy intake exceeds the required amount, the blood sugar will still rise.
So people with diabetes should not be superstitious about eating whole grains to lower blood sugar. No single food can provide comprehensive nutrition, and long-term consumption will affect health. Whole grains are helpful in controlling blood sugar, but there is also a certain emphasis on eating whole grains.
When eating coarse grains, you need to mix with fine grains. You cannot simply eat coarse grains. The amount of coarse grains should be guaranteed to be one to two taels per day.
Coarse grains do not taste good, so they can be made finer. For example, corn and flour can be mixed together to make cornmeal buns, corn cakes or cornmeal dumplings.
All in all, about the claim that certain foods can lower blood sugar, we should not listen to partial beliefs. Some foods have a certain health care effect on diabetes, just because these foods are low in calories and cannot be eaten in moderation. It will raise blood sugar, but after all, it is food, and it does not have the same effect of lowering blood sugar as drugs.
Diabetes is a consumptive disease. Like some meat, fruits with low glycemic index can be eaten in moderation. Ensuring good nutrition every day and eating well is conducive to good health and better resistance to diseases.
In addition, diabetics should not rely on drugs alone, but can also use Qianqi Liu, burdock root, mulberry leaf, cassia seed, pueraria root, chrysanthemum, lotus leaf, sea buckthorn, hawthorn, corn silk
strong>And other ingredients, combined according to the formula, made into Qing Qian Liu burdock tea to drink, which is very good for lowering blood sugar, blood lipids, and blood pressure.
In short, diabetics must avoid some common misunderstandings, otherwise they believe some rumors, but it will backfire and aggravate the disease.