The structure of a diabetic diet is the same as that of a normal healthy person, which means that a diabetic can eat what a healthy person can eat, but the time and amount of food eaten with diabetes needs to be relatively fixed each day. Diabetic patients need a balanced nutrition. However, it is common and profound that people have misconceptions about diabetic diet, the following are 5 common misconceptions. Myth 1: Diet therapy is starvation therapy, but it is not. Diabetic patients should maintain the standard weight, intake and the respective standard weight and activity intensity consistent with the amount of food, if the use of starvation approach may make their own substances are consumed, resulting in weight loss, causing metabolic disorders. Too much time will lead to nutritional imbalance, which is not only detrimental to the control of diabetes, but also causes large fluctuations in blood sugar and aggravates the disease. Myth 2: “Diabetic food” and “sugar-free food” can be eaten at will. In fact, “diabetic food” refers to food made with high dietary fiber, such as: buckwheat, oats. Although these foods take longer to digest and absorb, they will eventually turn into glucose. And “sugar-free food” is essentially just a food without sucrose, some foods are sweetened with sweeteners instead of sucrose. Therefore, the amount of “diabetic food” and “sugar-free food” should be equal to the amount of ordinary food. Myth 3: Diabetic diet can eat more side dishes and less meals. Although meat, eggs and fish are not high in sugar, they are rich in protein and fat, which can be converted into glucose in the body. If carbohydrates are not consumed in the ratio of 60-70%, it will probably lead to excessive decomposition of fat, ketosis, and even acidosis. Therefore, the amount of staple food for diabetic patients should generally not be less than 150-200 grams; in addition, excessive protein intake will increase the burden on the kidneys and can cause hyperuricemia. In addition, nuts (such as peanuts, melon seeds, walnuts, almonds, etc.) have become the pastime food of many diabetic patients, anytime and anywhere to bring a taste. These nuts are rich in protein, but also rich in oil, 30 peanuts equal to a spoon of oil, a person a day to eat 3 spoons of oil, its fat intake is about the same. And a large number of peanuts, melon seeds, almonds eaten, not only make a big increase in calories, but also make the blood lipids rise. Therefore, eat peanuts, melon seeds to calculate the amount, to reduce the intake of oil. Myth 4: Diabetes diet to eat more vegetarian dishes and less meat. Because the meat food intake is reduced, it is bound to make the body protein deficiency, easy to lead to the patient’s resistance to reduce, more prone to infection. Lack of meat food recipes, because there is no fat satiety, patients are extremely easy to hunger, so it is not easy to adhere to the diet treatment. Myth 5: Diabetic patients can not eat fruit. Fruit sweet, many patients mention fruit such as talking about the tiger, since the disease dare not ask for it. Fruit tastes good, but also can add a lot of vitamins, fruit acids and minerals, so diabetic patients can eat fruit, but in moderation. Fruits are generally recommended between meals, and the calories from fruits are calculated within the total calories. It is usually recommended that diabetics choose fruits that are lower in sugar and that raise blood sugar at a slower rate. Relatively speaking, kiwi, strawberries, etc. have low sugar content and are more suitable for diabetics, while bananas, pineapples, grapes, etc. have high sugar content and should not be consumed by diabetics, but a small amount can be eaten.