According to the 10th edition of the Global Diabetes Map released by International Diabetes Alliance in 2021, the prevention and control situation of diabetes is relatively serious in my country. In the past ten years ago, there were 90 million diabetic patients in , which increased to 140 million.
Not only do you need to take sugar-controlling medicines for a long time after suffering from diabetes, but you also need to adjust your diet in time.
Chili is a very common vegetable in daily life, and many people are spicy and happy, so chili is often used as a supporting role for many vegetables. So can you continue to eat chili after suffering from diabetes? Will diabetic patients increase or lower blood sugar when eating chili peppers?
1
Does diabetic patients lower blood sugar or raise blood sugar? Listen to the endocrinologist's statement
Ningguang Academician's team has found that eating spicy food can help reduce the risk of diabetes!
Previously, Academician Ning Guang’s team published a research paper. By studying the Internet diet search records in 2016, through the taste comparison of each province and the corresponding blood sugar levels, found that lovers of barbecue and sweets will induce diabetes, while areas that like to eat spicy food are significantly lower.
From this report, we can find that eating chili peppers can indeed reduce the chance of diabetes. This result has not been confirmed by the medical community, but we can analyze why eating chili peppers can lower blood sugar.
People who eat spicy food eat less sweets
Everyone's dietary preferences are different. Some people like to eat sweets, some people like to eat spicy foods, and of course some people like to eat both, but the amount of food we consume every day is limited. If likes to eat spicy foods in daily life, then the intake of sweets is relatively less, and excessive intake of sweets can cause diabetes.
It is precisely because people who eat spicy food reduce their intake of sweets that the chance of diabetes will be reduced accordingly.
Chili contains less sugar and fat
Chili contains no oil and sugar, and the calories are very low. People who like spicy food will not become obese because of chili peppers. Instead, people who like to eat sweets have a high probability of becoming fat.
pepper contains Capsaicin
Capsaicin Capsaicin can help stimulate the secretion of insulin , insulin can lower blood sugar, Capsaicin can also help alleviate the secretion of , so in clinical practice, capsaicin has been used to treat diabetes complications , and capsaicin can also help restore damaged nerves in diabetes.
The glycemic index of peppers is usually not high
The glycemic index of peppers is also very low, only 15, , so eating chili will not increase blood sugar, but everyone should also note that there is a difference between chili and spicy foods. Many spicy foods do not necessarily have a low glycemic index, so it is best for everyone to eat green peppers and not spicy foods.
2
What impact will it have on the body if you eat peppers in large quantities?
Skin inflammation
Ci pepper is a spicy and stimulating food. Ci pepper will stimulate the secretion of sebaceous glands . Usually, excessive eating of chili pepper will increase the secretion of sebaceous glands, and it will also cause the recurrence or aggravation of acne or folliculitis .
Diatric
Citrine is rich in Citrine . Capsaicin will cause greater irritation to the stomach. Eating too much chili pepper can easily cause digestive system-related diseases, such as burning sensation in the stomach, diarrhea and other symptoms. Severe may lead to gastritis and other diseases. If the symptoms worsen, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.
Hiddle-related diseases
Hiddle-related diseases
Hiddle-related peppers will also cause excessive capsaicin to remain in the kidneys. has been deposited in the kidneys for a long time, which may lead to abnormal kidney function and cause kidney-related diseases. So you must strictly control the intake of peppers in normal times.
causes oral ulcers, heat loss and other symptoms
Because peppers contain a lot of capsaicin, it is very spicy. If you eat too much, capsaicin will stimulate the body to sweat a lot, reduce heat, and lose too much water in the body, which may lead to heat and cause symptoms such as oral ulcers.
The body's moisture is lost in large quantities, which can also cause oral diseases such as red and swollen gums, yellow tongue coating, etc.
3
How should patients with diabetes eat chili correctly in their daily lives?
1. Don’t eat too much chili
Although the glycemic index of chili peppers is relatively low, we should not eat too many chili peppers. We also said that excessive intake of chili peppers can also bring a lot of discomfort to the body. , such as damage to the gastric mucosa, may also cause erosive gastritis , affecting the skin, etc.
2. Eat chili peppers in the correct way
When eating chili peppers, please pay attention to choosing the type of chili peppers. It is best to choose fresh chili peppers. Do not choose dried chili peppers, but also choose chili peppers with not particularly spicy taste. The nutritional value of green chili peppers is relatively high. is rich in vitamins, B vitamin C and carotene . Green chili peppers also contain vitamin P that promotes the absorption of vitamin C, which is not easy to lose even if cooked at high temperature.
