The basic principle of the diabetic diet is to develop a reasonable and practical dietary regimen based on each patient’s specific condition, work and living conditions, and nutritional needs. This program should provide the patient with more complete nutrition and provide basic energy expenditure throughout the day without increasing the burden on the islet cells. To this end, the dietary regimen for diabetic patients should follow the following principles:
- The variety of food should be diversified, with a balance of meat and vegetables, coarse and fine, and the choice of food should pay attention to more low-sugar, low-fat, high-protein, high-fiber foods and sufficient water, less salt, and less cholesterol and saturated fatty acid intake.
- The daily diet should be regular, quantitative and regular meals. The patient can make a practical recipe according to his condition, combining his hobbies, eating habits, economic conditions, lifestyle and labor intensity, and eat on time every day according to the prescribed amount, and the number of meals can be flexibly adjusted according to his condition.
- No snacks, especially sugar-containing candies, snacks, snacks, cold drinks, sweet wine, etc. The number of people who have been in the hospital for more than a year is not enough. The company’s main goal is to provide a comprehensive range of products and services to the public.
- If hypoglycemia occurs occasionally due to an accident, you can immediately eat a few cookies or candies, a small amount of sugar water, etc. to relieve it. If you know the cause of hypoglycemia, you should sum up your experience to prevent recurrence; if you don’t know the cause, you should seek treatment from your doctor. Hypoglycemia should not occur repeatedly.
- Caution should be taken with any new food or healing food. The first step is to find out if there are any ingredients that may adversely affect diabetes, and after ruling them out, it is best to start with a small amount and then increase the amount after it has been determined to be harmless or beneficial. It should be emphasized that even if it is a “healing food”, it is not advisable to use it as a complete substitute for a staple food.
- If you are unable to eat normally for any reason, see your doctor as soon as possible to adjust your medication or diet to avoid hypoglycemia and other accidents.
- It is not advisable to exercise in the morning on an empty stomach. Before exercising, it is appropriate to eat something appropriate and subtract the appropriate amount from your breakfast.
- Eat less food that has a high impact on blood cholesterol to avoid causing or aggravating vascular sclerosis.
- For those who cannot have three meals regularly due to business trips and other reasons, they should carry with them convenient foods such as cookies, milk powder (without single or double sugar), salted cookies, etc., so that they can be added on time and appropriately.
Even if blood glucose is well controlled, the above principles should be followed. Some patients think, “Why should I pay attention to my diet? In fact, this will increase the burden on the pancreatic islet cells. The actual fact is that this is a comprehensive metabolic disease, if the total calorie intake is too much, not only affects blood sugar, but also affects blood lipids, blood pressure and so on.