The Spring Festival coincides with the alternation of winter and spring, coupled with the significant increase in the flow of people, and the risk of respiratory diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and digestive system diseases has increased significantly. "Year of the Dragon Health Tips - Be Vigilant for These Diseases during the Festival", follow the advice of experts to celebrate the Spring Festival peacefully. Let's find out what diabetics should pay attention to during the Chinese New Year.
Chinese New Year's Eve rice is the most important meal of the year for Chinese, and chicken, duck and fish are indispensable. Before the Spring Festival, experts from the Department of Secretinology of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Peking University Haidian Campus specially prepared a food model to teach diabetic patients how to have a "skillful" meal.
Yan Huixian, deputy chief physician of the Department of Crinology, Haidian Campus, Third Affiliated Hospital of Peking University: For example, the Chinese New Year's Eve meal will be late, around 3 p.m., you can add a little meal, eat some fruits with a low glycemic index, such as an apple is 90 kcal, when adding a meal, you can choose half an apple. Or nuts, usually because during the New Year, you may prefer to eat this kind of peanuts and melon seeds, 15 grams of peanuts or melon seeds, the calories generated are the same as an apple, so you can choose appropriately when you add a meal. Avoid low blood sugar and avoid eating more food during Chinese New Year's Eve.
For diabetics, food variety is also very important, and experts recommend eating enough foods to eat 12 foods a day and 25 foods a week. During the holiday season, high-calorie foods are not completely inedible.
Yan Huixian, Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Crinology, Haidian Campus, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Peking University: There is a principle called the 8020 principle, 80% of the time to comply with the dietary requirements of diabetes, 20% of the time to relax slightly, patients can not only make their blood sugar relatively stable, but also enjoy the holiday.