As the saying goes, food is the key to people’s lives. For many diabetics, what to eat, how much to eat, how to eat will become a big problem, and there are many misconceptions in this regard. Diabetics do need to pay attention to many aspects of their diet, which is why the saying “keep your mouth shut, open your legs, and your heart beautiful”. Why do diabetics need to control their diet? First, based on blood sugar considerations. Uncontrolled diet leads to unstable postprandial blood sugar, which is the most direct consequence. Secondly, the consideration of complications. Some foods have little effect on blood sugar, but contain high fats and oils, and the long-term result is that they are not good for blood lipids, which eventually lead to cardiovascular diseases easily. Myth 1: The so-called “sugar-free food” does not raise sugar Often many patients and relatives ask me, from the diabetic food stores to buy eight porridge or cookies, sesame paste, etc., diabetic patients can eat, is not to rise blood sugar. The answer is that these so-called sugar-free foods have a great impact on blood sugar and do not affect blood sugar as we expect. So I would generally advise patients to be cautious about eating them. Myth 2: Taking “sugar-lowering food” can not control the diet, can stop using insulin or drugs The proliferation of many so-called sugar-lowering foods on the market is in fact the result of an unregulated and unregulated domestic market, it should be said that if the food can indeed lower sugar, then there must be very cheap western medicine. Myth 3: If you have diabetes, you can’t touch all the fruits. On the issue of fruits, many people tend to go to extremes, either not controlling at all, or not daring to eat at all. The key is to choose between two meals, while choosing and the amount should not be too much, and it is best to choose fruits with lower sugar content (such as strawberry, kiwi, pear, vegetable melon, cantaloupe, watermelon, etc.). Pay attention to changes in blood sugar.