Once diabetic is born, the first thing that patients think of is to control their diet and eat bran vegetables every day, which is miserable. In fact, many people have walked into the dietary misunderstandings of diabetes, and the following summarizes eight common diabetes dietary misunderstandings to see if you have been recruited
Myth 1: The less you eat, the better it is for disease control.
Many diabetic patients only control the intake of staple foods, believing that eating as little as possible is better, and even limit staple foods to only 25 50 grams (half a tael to one tael) per meal for several years. This will cause two consequences: one is that due to the insufficient intake of staple foods, the total energy can not meet the needs of the body's metabolism, resulting in excessive decomposition of body fat and protein, body emaciation, malnutrition, and even starvation ketosis;The second is to only control the intake of staple foods, and not to control fats, snacks, meat and eggs, the daily total energy intake far exceeds the control range, and blood sugar is still not well controlled. In fact, the diabetic diet** is the need to control the total calories of the food you consume and eat less foods with high fat content.
Myth 2: Eating steamed buns raises blood sugar more than eating rice.
Some diabetics accidentally find that their blood sugar is higher after eating steamed bread than after eating rice, so they only eat rice, do not eat steamed bread, or even skip all pasta.
In fact, the carbohydrates contained in flour and rice and their glycemic index are very similar, and everyone feels the difference in glycemic because the amount of raw materials in rice and steamed bread, which looks similar, is very different, mainly because the water absorption of rice and flour is different. For example, there is a big bowl of rice made from 50 grams of raw rice, and only half of the steamed bread is made into the same amount of flour.
Myth 3: Salty foods or foods containing sweeteners don't need to be controlled.
Some diabetics mistakenly believe that diabetes is about not eating sweet foods, and salty bread, salty biscuits and sugar-free foods for diabetes sold in the market do not need to be controlled, and can be used to satisfy hunger.
In fact, it is the flour and fillings in bread, biscuits and sugar-free foods that cause blood sugar to rise, not sweeteners. Therefore, foods that are not sweet in taste can also raise blood sugar.
Myth 4: If you eat more food, you should increase the dose of oral hypoglycemic drugs.
Some people often can't help but eat more when they feel hungry. At this time, they may increase the original dose of medication on their own, mistakenly believing that taking more blood sugar lowering drugs can offset the extra food.
In fact, doing so can increase the burden on the pancreas (islets) and may also cause hypoglycemia and increase drug toxicity, aggravating the condition.
Myth 5: The diet is already very strict, and it doesn't matter if you eat some snacks to satisfy your hunger.
Some diabetic patients have three meals controlled ideally, but have the Xi of snacking. In fact, most snacks are foods with high fat content or energy, and casual consumption will also increase energy and body burden, which is not conducive to blood sugar control.
Myth 6: Dietary fiber is good for blood sugar control, so only eat coarse grains and not fine grains every day.
Dietary fiber has the effect of lowering blood sugar, lipids and laxatives, and coarse grains contain more dietary fiber, causing some diabetic patients to only eat coarse grains and not fine grains every day. However, eating too much whole grains may increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and affect the absorption of nutrients, especially calcium, iron and vitamins, which may cause malnutrition in the long term. Diabetic patients can basically meet the needs of dietary fiber by eating 500 grams of vegetables and 100 grams of coarse grains every day.
Myth 7: Superstition hypoglycemic dietary remedies.
Some diabetics believe that hawthorn lowers blood sugar and therefore consumes it in large quantities. The rule of the diabetic diet tells us that all diets should be kept within the total energy range. Hawthorn has a vasolytic and anticoagulant effect, but it also contains a high sugar content, which may affect blood sugar control if left unrestricted.
Myth 8: Don't eat sugar, but you can eat more honey.
Some diabetics are afraid to eat sugar, so they eat some honey instead. In fact, honey and royal jelly contain more glucose and fructose. Glucose raises blood sugar is certain!Therefore, diabetics cannot use honey substitution, and can choose a small amount of sweetener to obtain sweetness.
Editor in charge: Zhou Wenjing.