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The reason why some people will ask such a question is because they think that pumpkin sweet potato potato eat sweet, contains high sugar, often eat or eat too much will lead to elevated blood sugar, in fact, this is a big misunderstanding.

First of all, the sugar contained in pumpkin sweet potatoes and potatoes is less than the staple foods we usually eat such as rice and noodles, about just 2/3 of rice and noodles, so there is no worry that eating rice and noodles will lead to diabetes, so why should we worry that eating pumpkin sweet potatoes and potatoes will lead to diabetes?

Secondly, although the occurrence of diabetes has a certain relationship with the diet, but the most fundamental or their own pancreatic islet cells are damaged or part of the casualties, can not secrete enough insulin, and insulin is the carrier of blood glucose transported through the cells to be utilized, without this carrier blood glucose can not be fully utilized, a large number of stagnation in the blood leading to the occurrence of hyperglycemia. Normal people will not have high blood sugar even if they drink sugar water because their own pancreatic islet cells are able to secrete sufficient amount of insulin to regulate blood sugar according to the difference of blood sugar level, only when the function of their own secretion of insulin is dysfunctional, and can not be changed according to the change of blood sugar, it will lead to the occurrence of diabetes mellitus.

Therefore, long-term eating sweet potatoes pumpkin potatoes is not the root cause of diabetes, on the contrary, eat in moderation on the prevention of diabetes is still beneficial, because the potato food contains less sugar than rice and noodles staple food, but the dietary fiber content is more than rice and noodles a few times, so that the food is not only resistant to hunger, but also reduce the total amount of blood glucose intake, regulating the stomach and intestines to inhibit the absorption of fat, and to regulate the role of blood lipids and prevention of constipation, is actually needed for a healthy diet and is one of the best staple food substitutes for people with diabetes.

But this is not to say that pumpkin potatoes sweet potatoes can be eaten unlimitedly, every day to 2 to 4 two is appropriate, three meals can replace some of the staple food.

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Pumpkins, potatoes and sweet potatoes used to be the main food substitutes in our country, and it is not too much to say that pumpkins and sweet potatoes used to save the lives of the vast number of hard-working people during the wars and difficult times in our country. Pumpkin rice and millet soup during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation supported our team from victory to victory.

Because of the large production of pumpkins, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., people had to eat these foods, food production was relatively low, and due to natural disasters, the standard of living was generally low, people did not have enough to eat, and much of the time they were in a state of starvation. In those difficult times it was almost unheard of for anyone to get diabetes. Now, on the other hand, there are a few people who eat together, and you can always find a few with high blood sugar at the table.

Previously, the incidence of diabetes is non-low, we can see from the data in 1980, our country in the past 30 years, the incidence of type 2 diabetes has only begun to gradually increase, of course, the growth rate is also faster, from 0.67% in 1980 to 10.4% in 2013, and now the data in 2017 show that the incidence of diabetes in China has reached 11.6%, which also side proves the speed of our economic development and the improvement of living standards.

From all the data, it is clear that the incidence of diabetes is closely related to the improvement of living standards and changes in lifestyle.

With the gradual increase of the diabetic population, the requirements of the diet from refined rice and white flour to coarse grains, that is, to promote everyone to eat some pumpkin, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other fiber-rich foods, according to the calorie calculation of the food exchange portion of the calories contained in 350g pumpkin, 100g potatoes, 100g sweet potatoes, and the calories contained in 25g of rice are the same as those contained in the calories of 90 kcal, we can think about it, you can think about it. Of course is pumpkin, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other foods of this satiety is stronger, and raise blood sugar is not fast.

Of course, with the improvement of planting technology, the sugar content in foods such as pumpkin and sweet potato is getting higher, and the dry mouth will be sweeter. Diabetic friends who like to eat these foods can measure their blood sugar after a meal to determine the amount of food they are eating.

It is recommended that these foods be eaten steamed as a staple; pumpkin and potatoes are eaten as vegetables in some areas, and this approach is not recommended and may result in a significant increase in staple food intake.

To summarize: pumpkin, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other foods do not cause diabetes, diabetes and the lifestyle of the current population is related to the current population every day intake of high-fat food is more, calories, but the amount of activity there is very little, can not effectively consume the calories consumed every day, so the fat accumulates in the body and the subcutaneous, the emergence of insulin resistance, which leads to the occurrence of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The contradiction between people's growing living standards and the lack of health awareness is increasing day by day, and the incidence of diabetes is likely to increase further until people's health awareness is completely changed. That is why a healthy lifestyle is very important.

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This is a good question, many people will hear that diabetics can not eat pumpkin, can not eat sweet potatoes, so can you eat potatoes? So we often eat pumpkin potatoes, sweet potatoes will get diabetes? Are they themselves will cause our diabetes or what is the reason? Below to give you a specific explanation.

Anyway the first sentence is that there is nothing wrong with it per se, if you eat them right then they will be the ones to lower your blood sugar, if you eat them wrong they will be the stumbling block on your way to controlling your blood sugar.

The correct way to eat, with pumpkin potatoes sweet potatoes instead of staple food, if you have breakfast today, eat pumpkin then staple food you have to believe in reducing the amount of how much to eat how much to reduce. Although the pumpkin's glycemic index is relatively high, but compared to rice white buns, its glycemic index is still low energy is also low, easy to control weight, control blood sugar control total energy.

There are two wrong ways to eat them, one is that you eat both the staple food and the pumpkin potato sweet potato. Eating them as a snack, i.e. as a vegetable, is a big mistake, they are particularly starchy. And compared to other leafy vegetables, their energy is close to that of staple foods. And their glycemic index is relatively high, is not conducive to control, so it is not recommended as a dish to eat, to give you an example, such as shredded potatoes, rice is a very wrong way to eat.

Then another way to eat the wrong way is to cook potatoes, pumpkin and sweet potatoes at high temperatures, deep frying, is the most taboo so that it will increase its energy, which in turn will raise blood sugar. Examples of fried sweet potato balls, French fries, baked pumpkin with egg yolk.

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National Level II Public Nutritionist

National Registered Nutrition Technician

Hi, I'm happy to answer your question.

There is no research evidence to suggest that you can get diabetes from eating difficult potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. on a regular basis, and what these types of foods have in common is that they are high in starch, which can be used as a dish, and in fact, can be eaten as a staple food because of the relatively high amount of carbohydrates they contain.

There is not an exact correlation between getting diabetes and eating a particular food regularly, but more likely to be related to a poor lifestyle, which is currently believed to be the cause of diabetes, mainly in the following areas:

1, genetic factors: type 2 diabetes is mainly due to family genetic factors, combined with poor lifestyle, such as: long-term late night, long-term eat some fast food fried food, do not eat vegetables and fruits, etc., formed under the combined effect of the environment and genetic factors;

2, autoimmune factors: type 1 diabetes is generally no genetic background, mostly with the patient's autoimmunity has a certain relationship. It is common in children and young people. It can be diagnosed by elevated specific antibodies;

3、Others: Diabetes formed due to some special reasons. Such as mitochondrial function abnormalities caused by diabetes, gestational diabetes and so on.

Eat what will raise blood sugar, what food can lower blood sugar, similar to this eating and drinking problems have always been the most concerned about diabetic patients, but also to a lot of diabetic patients brought a lot of trouble, in fact, the main reason for such results is that diabetic patients often do not figure out what the core of dietary control.

There's nothing wrong with blood sugar coming from food, but it comes from the carbohydrates in the food, and it's the carbohydrates that are digested into glucose that are absorbed into the bloodstream and become blood sugar, not from any one food. So anytime you eat a food that contains carbohydrates, it eventually becomes blood sugar, and almost all foods contain carbohydrates, just in different amounts.

Therefore, when diabetics choose food, the first thing to focus on is the amount of carbohydrate content in the food, the content of less absorption into the blood glucose will be less, blood glucose levels will be relatively low; the second thing to consider is the food glucose is absorbed into the blood of the speed, the slower the speed of absorption, the magnitude of the rise in blood glucose will also be smaller.

Understanding these truths, and then look at pumpkin, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams and other foods that diabetics want to eat but are afraid to eat, and rice and noodles and other staple foods on the blood sugar impact of what exactly is different, it will be in the heart of the matter. To make a comparison:

100 grams of pumpkin contains about 5 grams of carbohydrates, dietary fiber content of about 0.8 grams

100 grams of potatoes contain about 17 grams of carbohydrates, dietary fiber content of about 0.7 grams

100 grams of corn contains about 22 grams of carbohydrates, dietary fiber content of about 2.9 grams

100g of sweet potatoes contain about 28g of carbohydrates and about 1.1g of dietary fiber.

100 grams of yam contains about 28 grams of carbohydrates, dietary fiber content of about 4.1 grams

100 grams of flour contains about 75 grams of carbohydrates and about 2.8 grams of dietary fiber

100 grams of rice contains about 78 grams of carbohydrates, dietary fiber content of about 0.7 grams

This can be seen, pumpkin and other foods contain carbohydrates far less than the content of rice noodles, indicating that eating the same weight of pumpkin, etc., eventually turned into a problem of blood sugar is far lower than rice noodles, rice noodles can eat why pumpkin, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes yam can not eat it?

In addition, since the amount of dietary fiber in a food has a significant impact on the rate of blood sugar absorption, the more the amount the slower the rate of blood sugar absorption, but you can compensate for this by adding vegetables that contain more dietary fiber at the same time as you eat them, to slow down the rate of blood sugar absorption as much as possible.

To sum up, diabetics are perfectly capable of eating pumpkin, potatoes and so on, foods that they normally dare not eat. So, why are there many diabetics but said that after eating pumpkin, sweet potatoes and other foods blood sugar is really higher than eating rice and noodles? The root cause lies in the unscientific way of eating, in fact, as long as you remember a sentence can avoid this situation, this sentence is: to eat them as a staple food, which should be done:

Eat squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. with a variety of vegetables as you would rice and noodles!

When you eat foods such as pumpkin, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., you should subtract the corresponding rice and noodles, etc.

There's nothing wrong with blood sugar coming from food, but it comes from the carbohydrates in the food, and it's the carbohydrates that are digested into glucose that are absorbed into the bloodstream and become blood sugar, not from any one food. So anytime you eat a food that contains carbohydrates, it eventually becomes blood sugar, and almost all foods contain carbohydrates, just in different amounts.

100 grams of pumpkin contains about 5 grams of carbohydrates, dietary fiber content of about 0.8 grams

100 grams of potatoes contain about 17 grams of carbohydrates, dietary fiber content of about 0.7 grams

100 grams of corn contains about 22 grams of carbohydrates, dietary fiber content of about 2.9 grams

100g of sweet potatoes contain about 28g of carbohydrates and about 1.1g of dietary fiber.

100 grams of yam contains about 28 grams of carbohydrates, dietary fiber content of about 4.1 grams

100 grams of flour contains about 75 grams of carbohydrates and about 2.8 grams of dietary fiber

100 grams of rice contains about 78 grams of carbohydrates, dietary fiber content of about 0.7 grams

This can be seen, pumpkin and other foods contain carbohydrates far less than the content of rice noodles, indicating that eating the same weight of pumpkin, etc., eventually turned into a problem of blood sugar is far lower than rice noodles, rice noodles can eat why pumpkin, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes yam can not eat it?

It has nothing to do with getting diabetes, and it's not trapped in the fact that you have to consume a lot of sugar to get diabetes!

These foods are loaded with sugar

This is a good question asked by the questioner 👍, at the very least you know the right way to look for the right answer by asking for help and never reach the goal of loving your body. Pumpkin 🎃, potatoes 🥔, sweet potatoes 🍠 these three kinds of vegetables because of the steamed sweet and soft, delicate taste loved by the people of the country, in the health of the body at the same time, normal intake of diabetes will not get. If you are not sure, you can go for a finger blood test 🩸 to see if the index of fasting blood sugar and postprandial blood sugar is within the normal range. In fact, pumpkin 🎃, potatoes 🥔, sweet potatoes 🍠, are sugary foods, some of which you do not even know it exists, this kind of sugar does not exist in the form of sugar is starch, starch in the human digestive system can be converted into glucose in the form of human body absorption and utilization. Therefore, it is important to eat everything in excess, to control the amount of food consumed, and to eat often without problems if you are healthy. However, if you have impaired glucose tolerance or have been diagnosed with diabetes, it is recommended that you eat selectively and quantitatively.

Potatoes, sweet potatoes contain more starch, polysaccharide, if more food is easy to cause caloric overload and affect the control of blood glucose, so you can eat sweet potatoes but can not eat; pumpkin will improve the viscosity of the stomach contents, delay gastric emptying, pectin in the intestinal tract after fully absorbing the formation of a gel-like substance, can delay the intestinal absorption of sugar, reduce postprandial blood sugar. In addition, pumpkin is rich in trace elements cobalt, cobalt is the human pancreatic islet cells synthesize insulin necessary trace elements, can promote the body's insulin secretion, can reduce blood sugar.