Every year after the Mid-Autumn Festival we find some diabetic patients have a sudden rise in blood sugar, and when asked why, most of them are: “When it comes to the Mid-Autumn Festival, I can’t control my mouth.” The Mid-Autumn Festival is a test for diabetics. So can diabetics eat it or not? The mooncake sugar-free mooncake is not to be eaten in quantity? How can we spend the Mid-Autumn Festival both happily and healthily? People with diabetes can also enjoy the joy of eating mooncakes as long as they have a proper grasp of proportion. However, sugar-free mooncakes should not be eaten casually. Although mooncakes are high in sugar and fat, people with diabetes can have a good time by making substitutions. This means making sure that there is no significant change in total calories and swapping mooncakes for equivalent calorie foods. For example, if you eat half a mooncake today, you should eat one bowl of rice less than usual, or eat less non-vegetarian food and no oil in your dishes to achieve a balance of total calories. 1, first of all, the choice of moon cakes should be appropriate. There are many kinds of moon cakes on the market, diabetic patients must look at the ingredients, do not choose those containing high levels of sugar and fat. 2, the moon cakes should be shallow: we know that the moon cakes belong to the pastry, its main ingredients are flour, sugar, fat and ingredients. In order to make the mooncake crust soft and delicious, a lot of fat needs to be added to the flour, and some mooncakes use lard, butter and margarine, which contain a lot of saturated fatty acids. The ingredients also include lotus seed paste which is high in starch, date paste and fruits which are high in sugar, bean paste which is high in starch and sugar, and egg yolk which is high in fat and cholesterol. The energy per 100g of mooncake is 300-600 kcal, especially the highest energy of the fluffy, crispy and sweet Guang-style mooncake and the lowest energy of the Beijing-style mooncake. A medium-sized mooncake contains more calories than two bowls of rice, and the amount of fat can be equivalent to 6 cups of whole milk! Therefore, no matter what flavor of mooncake, almost all of them are high in calories, sugar and fat, and diabetic patients should not eat more of them, let alone eat them as a meal, or they will definitely lead to blood sugar loss. 3, sugar-free mooncakes can not eat: Although manufacturers are promoting a variety of “sugar-free” food, but the medical profession does not recognize this claim. According to the traditional production process of mooncakes, mooncakes are a high-fat food, containing a lot of flour. Therefore, some medical experts have questioned the “sugar-free” mooncakes. Sugar-free mooncakes use other sweeteners instead of sucrose to make mooncakes, which has some benefits for blood sugar control. But still cannot change the high fat and high calorie characteristics of mooncakes, its calories are still much higher than the general staple food, so for diabetic patients can not openly eat, eat more will make blood sugar rise. 4, how to eat mooncakes scientifically: also pay attention to a balanced diet. The mooncake is not a flood, as long as you enjoy the right way, you can avoid trouble. For example, diabetics can eat a few bites of food and enjoy a small piece of mooncake afterwards, which is still possible. In other words, if you eat mooncakes that day, you should reduce your intake of staple foods and fats during meals, and eat a light diet with more high dietary fiber foods such as green vegetables, beans and mushrooms to maintain a balanced diet throughout the day. In addition, if you accidentally eat too many moon cakes, you can also take some remedial measures, such as eating moon cakes and family dinner after going out to appropriate activities to help burn off excess calories. In addition, the holiday dinner should also pay attention to the main food and side dishes appropriate mix. Some diabetics believe that it is okay to eat more dishes and less rice, or even to eat a lot of dishes and not eat the main food. In fact, meat and fried vegetables contain fats and oils to the body will also turn into sugar, and eat too little staple food may also lead to hunger ketosis. Finally, diabetic patients should be reminded not to forget to monitor their blood glucose frequently during the holiday season, adjust their diet and medication in a timely manner, and have a healthy and happy Mid-Autumn Festival. If diabetic patients enjoy mooncakes, they must take into account that the sucrose or carbohydrates in mooncakes have replaced some of the calories from starch, so they should eat fewer other staple foods to ensure that the total calories in their diet are not exceeded. In addition, it should be noted that the fat content in mooncakes is generally high, too much fat is easily converted to sugar in the body, and visceral fat accumulation is an important cause of insulin resistance to type 2 diabetes. Sugar-free mooncakes should also not be eaten in excess. Although no sugar is added to these mooncakes, the fat content in mooncakes is still very high, and fat contains many more calories than carbohydrates, and one of the main points of controlling diabetes is to control calories. Therefore, whether it is sugar mooncakes or sugar-free mooncakes, it is better for diabetics to eat less.