Staple food intake for diabetics should be 250 to 400 grams a day.
Staple food for diabetic patients mainly refers to carbohydrates, including rice, noodles, sorghum, oats and corn and other starchy foods, the calorie intake of carbohydrates in a day should account for 50% to 60% of the total calorie intake per day, which translates into a normal weight of the light manual laborers, the daily carbohydrate intake should be in the range of 250~400g, heavy manual laborers or wasting patients can be increased appropriately.
Diabetic patients who do not eat carbohydrates will cause a decline in brain function, a long time will affect the gastrointestinal tract digestive function.
It is recommended that diabetic patients in the main food with coarse and fine, coarse grains can provide dietary fiber to maintain laxity, but also to enhance satiety, should try to avoid the intake of refined food, avoid excessive boiling porridge, so as not to postprandial glucose rises too quickly.
Diabetic patients need to use reasonable medication under the guidance of a doctor and regular hospital follow-up.