The Palm Rule for Diabetes Diet

  Diabetic patients diet control is fundamental to maintain stable blood sugar, but every time they eat, they often have the most headache and hate to take a scale to weigh every time they eat something. Diabetics need diet control, but the body also needs amino acids, protein, vitamins and other nutrients. How to simply grasp this amount?  The “palm rule” is to use the amount that can be grasped by the palm of the hand to measure the amount of diet, although the diabetic diet has certain individual differences, but the “palm rule” can really be used as a reference indicator of the patient’s diet.  1, carbohydrates: such as a variety of staple foods, you can choose the equivalent of two fist-sized starchy food (about 100 grams); if it is fruit, the equivalent of a fist-sized amount.  2, protein: such as beef and lamb, chicken, duck, fish, etc., it is recommended to choose 1 piece equivalent to the size of the palm, the thickness of the thickness of the little finger.  3, green leafy vegetables: choose the amount of vegetables you consume two hands can grab, of course, these vegetables are best relatively less sugar content of green leafy vegetables, such as cabbage, celery, rape, spinach, etc.. However, non-leafy greens potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, loofahs contain relatively high sugar, should eat a little less.  4, fat: limit the amount of fat only at the tip of the thumb (the first section), such as no more than 250 ml of low-fat milk per meal.  In addition, in the diet to grasp the balance, for example, today a few more peanuts, then you should cook with less oil, less meat to maintain balance, not everything can not be eaten.