Get Diabetes , the most painful thing is "can't eat this, can't eat it anymore"! Many people think that diabetes is caused by eating too much sugar, so if you don’t eat sugar, you can control your blood sugar. In order to cater to this demand, many manufacturers have developed various " sugar-free food ", and even sold them as special foods for diabetic patients, which has brought great interference to normal hypoglycemic treatment.
The blood sugar of many diabetic patients is becoming increasingly difficult to control, which has a lot to do with the unrestricted consumption of "sugar-free food". What diabetic patients should be clear is that "sugar-free food" only replaces the additional sugar with other sweeteners, and the calories it contains have not been significantly reduced. Eating too much can still cause blood sugar to soar.
First of all, we should understand clearly one fact, that is, diabetes is not caused by eating too much sugar. The direct cause of most diabetes is the decline in insulin function. This situation has caused the body to significantly reduce its ability to use "sugar", and a large amount of sugar accumulates in the blood, causing an increase in blood sugar. Hyperglycemia is toxic and can harm our nerves, blood vessels, heart and kidneys, causing the occurrence of various diabetes complications . Diabetics should control their diet to prevent excessive calories from food. Most sugar-free foods are staple foods or pastry foods, which do not contain sugar but contain a lot of starch. After starch decomposes, sugar is still the case, and the body of diabetic patients still cannot use it normally. Eating it casually will also lead to an increase in blood sugar.
In order to improve the taste, in addition to replacing sugar with sweeteners, many sugar-free foods have also increased the amount of oil. Whether it is vegetable oil or animal fat, they are foods with high calories, and eating them casually will further increase blood sugar levels. Like sugar, oil can enhance people's appetite and easily make people eat more, which is not conducive to blood sugar control. Diet control for diabetic patients is to control the total calorie intake. Sugar, starch and oil are the main sources of calories and all require active reduction of intake. Although sugar-free foods do not contain sugar, they contain a lot of starch and fat, so they cannot be eaten casually. So we say that a reasonable diet for diabetic patients should not be based on whether they contain sugar or not.
Diet is our only way to get nutrition and energy. For diabetic patients, while considering dietary "sugar control", they should also pay attention to preventing malnutrition, which will also lead to worsening of the disease. The reasonable diet of diabetic patients should be adjusted according to personalized principles. Everyone has different age, gender, weight and activity levels, and blood sugar levels vary greatly from the antidiabetic drugs they take. Diabetic patients should consider these factors in their diet in order to be targeted. For example, people with thin body, those who exercise a lot, and those who have good blood sugar control can be moderately relaxed; while those who are obese, those who exercise a little, and those who have large blood sugar fluctuations must be strictly controlled.
Strictly control your diet, and it is not as simple as eating less sugar, eating less food, eating less meat or using less oil. A reasonable diet for diabetes patients also needs to include the following contents:
1. Control the total daily calorie intake and distribute it according to the principle of 50-60% carbohydrate , 25% fat and 15%; it should also be distributed to the morning, middle and evening meals in the ratio of 20%, 40% and 40%;
2. Specify the meal time for each meal, Eating at a fixed time should also be combined with medication, and taking medicine and eating strictly in the order required by the doctor; when the exercise volume increases, you can appropriately increase your diet to prevent the occurrence of hypoglycemia;
3. Choose foods that have slow "sweet-raising speed", such as whole grain foods , potato and bean foods, fruit and vegetable foods, etc., to ensure that you can consume the necessary high-quality protein foods every day, such as skim dairy products, poultry and eggs, and fish.
What can diabetic patients eat? What can't be eaten? It's really a very personalized question, but the general principles are the same, that is: control the total amount, eat on time, cooperate with medicine and exercise to reduce blood sugar fluctuations. Understanding your blood sugar status is the main basis for determining what to eat and what not to eat, so diabetic patients should also develop the habit of self-testing their blood sugar regularly.
