Author: Zhang Yuhao (The 97th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army)
Theoretically, no food is hypoglycemic. Because all foods contain calories, as long as they contain calories, blood sugar will be raised, so do not believe that certain foods can lower blood sugar. This statement is unscientific.
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In the choice of diet, patients with diabetes should pay attention to the regular and quantitative diet. Each meal generally contains similar calories, and the types of food can be changed to ensure that the diet affects blood sugar. The impact is relatively small.
However, some foods can lower blood sugar slightly, but not much.
Lower blood sugar foods such as:
1. Pueraria lobata is a food of the same origin as medicine and food, which can not only lower blood sugar but also improve circulation;
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2, Konjac, can reduce the patient’s appetite, have obvious satiety, and help control diabetes;
3. Pumpkin can also lower blood sugar to a certain extent; the reason why bitter gourd can lower blood sugar levels is that bitter gourd seeds contain proteins that have similar functions to insulin;
4. Seaweed is rich in seaweed polysaccharide, protein, fat, carotene, vitamins, etc., among which seaweed polysaccharide can significantly reduce fasting blood sugar.
People with diabetes can eat seaweed before meals to lower blood sugar.
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In general, seaweed can be used to make soup and soup. Treat hypoglycemic foods correctly, eating too much will increase blood sugar, and the hypoglycemic effect of food is limited.
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