Brief dietary prescription for diabetics

  (a) Control the total calorie, reasonable meal distribution diabetes diet is a low-calorie diet, not a low-sugar diet, generally requires low fat, appropriate carbohydrates and protein.  Grain: generally 200-400g per day. young, heavy workers who do not like to eat meat should not exceed 450g. Meat: not eating meat at all will cause malnutrition, and may cause more staple food. So generally the total amount of various meat can be mastered at 50-150g per day, with chicken, fish, lean pork, lean beef and lamb is appropriate.  Soybean products: can be supplemented with protein, while the impact on blood sugar is not significant, can eat 50-150g per day, such as eating tofu can be doubled. However, if diabetic nephropathy has occurred, it is not advisable to eat soybean products.  Eggs: Eggs can be supplemented with protein, 1 per day is more appropriate. Too many will increase blood cholesterol. If you eat only egg whites, you can eat 2-3 per day.  Milk: can supplement protein, vitamins and calcium, reduce the intake of staple foods, it is best to have 250-500ml of milk per day.  Vegetables: Eat as many green vegetables as possible. Garlic scapes and lentils are high in sugar and should not be eaten in large quantities. On the contrary, zucchini, tomatoes, carrots actually do not contain too much sugar, can be appropriate to eat more. Especially bitter melon and pumpkin are recommended. Generally eat pumpkin 500g, should reduce the main food 25g. Fruits: fruits are not contraindicated for diabetes, especially fruits with low sugar content. But fruit is best not to eat before and after the main meal, can be after the nap or before bedtime as an additional meal, eat a pear, apple, or eat less than 500g of watermelon.  Oil: The total amount of fats and oils should not exceed 75g per day, including the fats and oils contained in various side dishes and a variety of snacks. Patients should not consume more than 50g of vegetable oil and 25g of animal oil per day. patients should eat less frying, deep-frying, burning and baking, more cold and steamed food.  (2) Regular and quantitative, eat less and more meals eating time and quantity should be fixed. Patients eat several meals a day, and eat less at each meal to avoid a sudden rise in blood sugar. Basically, we should do not less than three meals a day, not more than 1OOg a meal. (C) light diet, diabetic diet should be light, less greasy, no spicy, no sweets, and pay attention to less salty food to reduce hypertension and edema.  (D) high fiber diet, to keep the stool smooth, high fiber dimension diet has a good role, diabetic patients, plain should eat more coarse grains (such as oats, bitter raising wheat, corn), dry beans, green vegetables, pectin, algae gum, konjac, etc.  (E) drink more water, less alcohol, do not smoke: diabetic patients should drink more water, quit smoking and alcohol. Restrict water consumption, can make the blood concentration, the body waste can not be discharged, often make the disease aggravated.