Usually, most people think that diabetic diet is not as important as medication, but in fact, it is not. The reason why diet is more important than medication in any treatment is that medication will only happen better if it is based on proper diet. How exactly do diabetics control their diet? What foods are not suitable for diabetic patients to eat?
The diabetic patient’s diet is an important part of the diabetic treatment process. The basic knowledge of “eating” must be mastered by the patient, diabetic dietary therapy because the patient is home to arrange the diet and living, only in the case of serious and disease in the hospital.
Some patients think that eating sugar food will increase blood sugar, do not eat food can control diabetes, this understanding is not correct. Food is necessary, and the diet of diabetic patients should be a balanced diet with enough calories to set the total daily calorie requirement according to the patient’s standard weight and labor intensity. Fifty-five percent of the total calories should come from carbohydrates, which are mainly provided by grains; 15-20 percent of the calories should be provided by proteins; and the remaining 25-30 percent of the calories should be provided by fats, which include cooking oils. If you do not eat or rarely eat food, its calorie supply by protein and fat, in the long run, the patient’s atherosclerosis, cerebral thrombosis, cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction and lower limb vascular stenosis or occlusion will greatly increase the chance of occurrence. Without food, ketosis is also likely to occur.
Principles of diabetic diet control
1.To control the total calories of food absorbed every day to maintain a normal weight.
2.Low fat, moderate protein and high carbohydrate are the basic components of food.
3, high fiber diet. Choose more grains and cereals, fresh vegetables and fruits and other foods, which are of great help to the reduction of blood sugar and blood lipids and the smooth flow of stools.
4, light diet, the daily intake of salt, to be between 6-8g.
5, daily meals to maintain a small number of meals, but also regular ration.
These foods sugar lovers must not touch
1, low-sodium high-fiber diet
High sodium diet can increase blood volume, induce hypertension, increase the burden on the heart, cause atherosclerosis, aggravate the complications of diabetes. Therefore, diabetics should be low-sodium diet is appropriate, the daily amount of salt control within 3 grams. And dissolvable fiber is conducive to improving the metabolism of fat, cholesterol and sugar, and can reduce weight, you can eat more of this type of food in moderation.
2, limited starch-rich foods and avoid high-sugar foods
Starch-rich foods (rice, white flour, potatoes, beans, cereals
After entering the body, mainly decomposed into carbohydrates, it is the body’s main source of heat, but because it can be directly converted into sugar, so it must be limited. Otherwise, the disease will not be controlled.
Diabetic patients should avoid sugar (white sugar, brown sugar, glucose, fruit sugar, maltose, milk sugar, chocolate, honey), sugar products (preserves, canned fruit, various sugary drinks, sugary pastries, jams and preserved fruits). Because these foods can lead to a rapid rise in blood sugar levels, directly aggravate the disease and interfere with the treatment of diabetes. Therefore, they must be prohibited.
3. Limit the intake of fat and protein
Diabetes itself is a disorder of sugar, fat and protein metabolism caused by the absolute or relative insufficiency of insulin secretion. And because diabetes is easy to combine with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Therefore, the intake of fatty and high cholesterol foods such as animal offal, egg yolk, roe, fatty meat, squid, shrimp and crab yolk must be strictly limited to avoid aggravating the disorder of lipid metabolism and the occurrence of hyperlipidemia.
Diabetes is easily combined with diabetic nephropathy, and excessive intake of protein will increase the burden on the kidneys. Therefore, the protein intake of diabetic patients should be moderate. The American Diabetes Association recommends that the daily protein intake of diabetic patients should be limited to 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight is appropriate.
4, avoid spicy food
Most diabetic patients are very easy to hunger, and thirst is easy to drink more, Yin deficiency for this, dry heat for the standard, and spicy food such as chili, ginger, mustard, pepper and other warm nature, easy to consume Yin, aggravate the dry heat, so diabetic patients should avoid eating this kind of condiments.
5, away from alcohol and tobacco
The wine is pungent and hot, which can directly interfere with the body’s energy metabolism and aggravate the condition. If you drink alcohol while taking hypoglycemic drugs, it can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, induce hypoglycemia and affect the treatment. In addition, ethanol can accelerate the metabolism of hypoglycemic drugs, so that their half-life is significantly shortened, affecting the efficacy of drugs. Therefore, diabetic patients must avoid alcohol.