What are the dietary considerations for diabetic patients

  1, the appropriate increase in food fiber fiber is a polysaccharide can not be digested and absorbed by the body.  Diabetic patients appropriately increase the amount of food fiber into the following benefits: (1) high-fiber foods can reduce postprandial blood sugar, improve glucose tolerance, reduce the amount of insulin, as well as reducing the role of blood lipids; (2) can relieve hunger in diabetic patients; (3) can stimulate the secretion of digestive juices and promote intestinal peristalsis, to prevent constipation.  The following foods contain more fiber and can be used as regular food choices for diabetic patients: mung beans, kelp, buckwheat noodles, cornmeal, oat noodles, sorghum rice, spinach, celery, leeks, bean sprouts, etc.  Note: Although food fiber is good for diabetic patients, but should not be too much single consumption, everything has a degree, diabetic patients pay attention to the nutritional balance is more important.  2, beneficial soybean and its products Soybean is a more ideal food for diabetic patients, because it contains nutrients composition beneficial to diabetic patients.  (1) soybean is a source of plant-based protein, not only rich in content, but also high physiological value, a full range of essential amino acids, comparable to animal plants; (2) soybean fat contains unsaturated fatty acids, phospholipids and soy sterols, which are beneficial for reducing blood cholesterol; (3) half of the carbohydrates in soybean are cottonseed sugar and hydrosugar, which cannot be absorbed by the body.  In addition, soybeans are rich in inorganic salts, trace elements and B vitamins.  Soybean and its products include bean curd, shredded bean curd, dried bean curd, bean curd brain, soybean flour, etc.