It is a habit of northerners, especially in winter, to have a bowl of hot porridge to warm the body and protect the stomach. When it comes to drinking porridge, many diabetic patients will be surprised to ask: Can porridge also raise blood sugar? The answer is yes. Doctors do not advise diabetics to drink porridge. Because any food has a glycemic index, the glycemic index of porridge is higher than the glycemic index of dry rice. The glycemic index of porridge is higher than that of dry rice. If the porridge is cooked very badly, it is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream and raises blood sugar. At the same time, we all know that porridge is easy to digest, so patients will feel hungry soon after drinking it, so they will have to eat again. If this continues, our blood sugar is like “dancing”, high and low, which is not conducive to blood sugar control. Therefore, to remind diabetic patients, try to drink less porridge, you can drink soup, but avoid greasy soup. If you have to drink porridge, you can drink thinner porridge, and remember not to boil it for too long.