Medications are important for people with diabetes. In fact, there are many foods in our food basket that can help lower blood sugar. The onion is pungent and warm, sweet, moist and white. It not only contains substances that stimulate insulin synthesis and secretion, which has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on diabetes, but also contains prostaglandin A and thiamin acid, which have the effect of dilating blood vessels, regulating blood lipids and preventing arteriosclerosis. Therefore, it is most suitable for people with diabetes mellitus with dyslipidemia. The method is to use 100 grams of onion, soak in boiling water and add soy sauce to mix food, once a day. Pumpkin is sweet, warm and non-toxic, and has the effect of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi. It contains fructose, which can inhibit the absorption of glucose, and can combine with the excess cholesterol in the body to prevent high cholesterol and atherosclerosis. Modern medical research shows that pumpkin also contains carnosine, adenine, pentosan, mannitol and many other substances beneficial to the human body, and has the effect of promoting insulin secretion. Diabetic patients cook 100 grams of pumpkin every day, to improve the symptoms of good effect. Cucumber is sweet and cool, sweet and crisp, and has the effect of removing heat and quenching thirst. Modern pharmacological research shows that cucumber contains only 1.6% sugar, is a common food substitute for diabetics, and can be obtained from vitamin C, carotene, fiber and minerals. Cucumber contains malonic acid, can inhibit the transformation of sugar substances into fat in the human body. Obese diabetic patients combined with hypertension, eat 100 grams of cucumber a day, a great benefit. Bitter melon is bitter cold, tender and rich in many nutrients, especially the content of vitamin C is the highest among all kinds of melons. Pharmacological research found that bitter melon contains bitter melon saponin, has a very obvious hypoglycemic effect, not only has a similar insulin-like effect (so called plant insulin), but also to stimulate the release of insulin. Some people test, with bitter melon saponin preparations for oral treatment of type 2 diabetes, the total efficiency can reach 78.3%. Therefore, if a diabetic patient with bitter melon 1, cut open to remove the flesh and wash, sliced boiled 1 time to take, 1 to 2 times a day, is conducive to blood sugar control. Spinach is sweet and cold in nature, quenches thirst and moistens dryness, and is the best vegetable to assist in the treatment of diabetes thirsty and happy to drink. The common method is to use 60 grams of spinach washed, 15 grams of hen’s nest, 20 grams of white fungus, add the right amount of water, cook and eat the vegetable and drink the soup, 2 times a day. Lentils Lentils are rich in soluble fiber and have the effect of lowering sugar, triglycerides and harmful cholesterol. Use 30-50 grams of lentils to cook, once a day, for diabetes combined with dyslipidemia has a good effect. Job’s Tear (Coix lacrymae) is a sweet, light and slightly cold in nature, and is a dual-use food and medicine product that tonifies the lungs and strengthens the spleen, diuresis and dehumidification. Modern pharmacological research shows that Coix seeds have the effect of lowering blood sugar, especially for obese diabetics with hypertension. How to use: 15-20 grams of Coix seeds, 30 grams of round-grained rice, together with porridge to eat, once a day. Cinnamon is pungent and warm in nature, with the effect of nourishing the Yang and warming the spleen and stomach. American scientists have found that cinnamon can increase insulin levels in the blood and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on diabetic patients. It is recommended to add 1 to 3 grams of ground cinnamon in cooking, but cinnamon is pungent and hot and not suitable for patients with yin deficiency diabetes. Silver fungus is sweet and mild in nature, and has the function of nourishing Yin, regulating dryness and nourishing stomach, which is not only nutritious, but also has high medicinal value, and is known as the “Pearl of Mushrooms”. Silver fungus is low in caloric energy and rich in dietary fiber, so it has the effect of delaying the rise of blood sugar in diabetic patients. In recent years, it has been reported that silver fungus contains more polysaccharide, which has an effect on insulin hypoglycemic activity. In animal experiments, it was found that the polysaccharide of silver fungus could extend the action time of insulin in animals from 3 to 4 hours to 8 to 12 hours. Therefore, diabetic patients are advised to eat silver fungus regularly. How to use: 15-20 grams of silver fungus, stewed and eaten once a day.