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Many sugar lovers often reduce the amount of food they eat or even refuse to eat fruits and vegetables because they are worried that the sugar content in food will aggravate their disease.

However, a large number of studies have shown that fruits and vegetables contain fiber, vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, polyphenols and other nutrients are patients with type 2 diabetes play a protective role, sugar lovers should be selective more fruits and vegetables to ensure that the body of the necessary nutrients. Food therapy is an important means of controlling diabetes, the following small sugar for the majority of sugar lovers recommend several kinds of fruits and vegetables beneficial to the prevention and treatment of diabetes:

1. Pomelo: Pomelo contains sugar, vitamin C, citric acid, calcium and phosphorus. Fresh pomelo juice contains insulin-like components that can lower blood sugar. Pomelo can be eaten raw, winnowed or boiled in soup or paste.

2. Onion: S-methyl cysteine sulfoxide contained in onion can lower blood sugar, increase the concentration of insulin in the blood, with hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effect. Onions also contain sulfonylurea butyric acid, which can play a role in lowering sugar by promoting cellular utilization of sugar. Onion also has the effect of reducing blood viscosity, improve atherosclerosis, regular consumption can prevent the occurrence of diabetic cardiovascular complications. In recent years, studies have found that onions are also helpful in preventing renal complications of diabetes.

3. Bitter melon: bitter melon has "plant insulin", ancient medical literature, bitter melon can treat "thirst", that is, the modern medicine of diabetes. Modern research has found that bitter melon saponins contained in bitter melon, not only has a similar role to insulin, but also can stimulate the release of insulin, there is a very obvious hypoglycemic effect, so the bitter melon is the ideal therapeutic vegetables for diabetic patients.

4. Black fungus: black fungus contains fungus polysaccharides, which have the effect of lowering blood sugar and preventing arteriosclerosis.

5. Pumpkin: pumpkin contains a large amount of pectin, when pumpkin and starchy food with food, it will improve the viscosity of gastric contents, delay gastric emptying, can delay the intestinal absorption of sugar, reduce postprandial blood glucose, so pumpkin is also a treatment of diabetes is the ideal food.

6. Lettuce: lettuce is rich in niacin, niacin is an insulin activator, often eat on the prevention and treatment of diabetes help.

7. Winter melon: winter melon skin can cure edema; meat can diuretic thirst, relief of summer heat, treatment of diabetes. It can quench thirst and lower blood sugar.

8. Radish: Radish has the effect of cooling thirst, clearing heat and removing toxins, eliminating stagnation, lowering sugar, anti-cancer and so on.

9. Celery: celery has the role of dispersing bruises and breaking knots, reducing swelling and detoxification, lowering blood pressure and reducing sugar.

However, no matter what kind of vegetables are consumed by sugar lovers, dietary therapy is only as a means of auxiliary treatment, daily physical exercise and drug therapy should not be ignored Oh.

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There are many kinds of vegetables and fruits, in the end, how should diabetic friends face these vegetables and fruits should be selected? For diabetic friends whether suitable to eat vegetables and fruits, there is really a corresponding standard. Diabetes is mainly due to problems with sugar metabolism in the body leading to high glucose content in the blood, therefore, diabetic patients should avoid direct intake of food with high glucose content, while measuring the glucose content of food, the rate of glucose is the GI (Glycemic Index) and the GL (glycemic load), if the value of the two are lower, then diabetic friends are more suitable for consumption; some of the higher glycemic index, but lower glycemic load of food, as long as the GI (glycemic index) and the GL (glycemic load) are lower, so that diabetic friends can eat. Foods with a higher glycemic index but lower glycemic load can also be eaten by diabetics as long as they are consumed in moderation, but foods with a higher glycemic index and higher glycemic load are not suitable for diabetics to consume.

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Generally speaking, GI>70 is high GI food, GI in the range of 55~70 is medium GI food, and GI<55 is low GI food. Foods with GI higher than 70 are best avoided because they have a faster rate of glycemic rise, which tends to produce greater fluctuations in blood glucose. In addition, it should be noted that the GI of the food even if it is not high should not be consumed in excess, too much consumption will also hoard the amount of glucose, and ultimately still affect blood glucose, GL <10为低GL食物，GL在11~19为中GL食物，GL>20 for high GL food. GL <10 when corresponding to the amount of that food and that food diabetic patients can be assured that the amount of food can be consumed.

We all know that the daily diet of diabetics is especially need to pay attention to the control of sugar, and vegetables and fruits are the food that diabetics can't do without, what should be paid attention to when eating? Today, we will introduce to you how diabetics should choose to eat vegetables and fruits.

Dietary advice for diabetics

You can eat anything but nothing in excess.

It is important to pay attention to diet, sleep, exercise, emotions, and lifestyle in general.

Diet should pay attention to three meals a day seventy percent full, do not eat too sweet food, do not eat fishy and spicy food, smoking, drinking and other bad habits are strictly prohibited, because these will aggravate the condition of diabetes, have the habit of smoking should be within a year to slowly give up cigarettes, do not all of a sudden at once immediately quit.

Those who have been taking hypoglycemic western medicine for more than half a year should not stop taking it suddenly, because it will cause a sudden rise in blood sugar, and should slowly reduce the dosage under the guidance of the doctor until they stop taking it. Diet should pay attention to the coarse and fine grains to eat together. It is recommended to eat some pumpkin, oatmeal and so on. But pay clear attention to one point, no matter how good this thing is, how suitable for diabetics to eat, do not overdo it.

Fruits contain about 6-20% carbohydrates, watermelon is low and banana is high in glucose, fructose, sucrose, starch and pectin. Fruits contain more fructose and glucose, severe diabetics should not eat too much fruit. In general, diabetics can eat a small amount of fruit in order to replenish the body's nutritional needs, usually about 100 grams a day, but need to pay attention to changes in blood sugar and urine sugar. If the urine sugar increases after eating fruit, the main food should be reduced to avoid blood sugar rise. In order to prevent complications of atherosclerosis and constipation, the diet should be diversified to meet the body's nutritional needs, in order to facilitate a long and healthy life.

Lean meat can also be eaten, two to three times a week, just over two taels each time. But you can't eat spoiled food.

Next, take a look at exactly what to eat with vegetables and fruits.

What vegetables are good for diabetics

Job's tears. It is sweet, light and slightly cold in nature, and is a dual-purpose food and medicine product that nourishes the lungs and strengthens the spleen, and diuretically removes dampness. Modern pharmacological research shows that Job's tears have the effect of lowering blood sugar, especially for obese diabetes with hypertension.

Lentils. Lentils are rich in soluble fiber, which has the effect of lowering sugar, triglycerides and harmful cholesterol. Using lentils 30 to 50 grams of boiled food, 1 time a day, for diabetes combined with dyslipidemia has a good effect.

Water spinach. Water spinach contains proteins, sugars, lipids, phenols, terpenes, and amino acids. It has been reported that purple water spinach contains insulin-like components and can be used in diabetes treatment. Water spinach can be sauteed or served cold.

Black fungus. Black fungus contains fungus polysaccharides, vitamins, proteins, carotenoids and minerals such as potassium, sodium, calcium, iron, etc. Among them, fungus polysaccharides have a hypoglycemic effect, and animal experiments have shown that fungus polysaccharides can lower blood sugar in diabetic mice. Black fungus can be stir-fried or stewed soup, can also be used as ingredients.

Bitter melon. Ancient literature records that bitter melon can treat "thirst" (equivalent to diabetes nowadays). Modern clinical reports, bitter melon extract has a significant role in lowering blood sugar, bitter melon tablets for the treatment of diabetes, the effective rate of 79.3%. Bitter melon can be decocted soup or make cold dishes, can also be twisted juice or sun-dried tea drink.

What fruits are good for diabetics

Figs. We all know that figs can feel very sweet when you eat them, even so, however, figs are a high-fiber fruit, which is rich in acids and enzymes, which is very beneficial to diabetics, and has a significant effect on eliminating fatigue, improving the body's immunity, and regaining physical strength. Figs aid digestion and promote appetite. It contains a variety of lipids, which helps to relieve diabetic patients with complication constipation. Moreover, figs contain lipase, hydrolase and other components that can break down fat, thus reducing fat deposition in blood vessels, stabilizing blood pressure and preventing coronary heart disease.

Dragon Fruit. Dragon Fruit is very powerful as soon as you hear the name. Dragon fruit is high in fiber, low in sugar and low in calories, which makes it effective in treating diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high uric acid and other common modern conditions. Dragon fruit contains protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins, etc., is helpful in the prevention of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

The above vegetables and fruits can be consumed by diabetics appropriately.

It is possible to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in healthy people by eating more fruits and vegetables. In this sense, diabetics are fit to eat more fruits and vegetables.

Some people say that many fruits have high sugar content and high glycemic index and should not be eaten. In fact, this is a misunderstanding, not because of the sweetness of heavy or high glycemic index to judge the impact on human blood sugar.

According to the actual content of carbohydrates (that is, sugar that can raise blood sugar) in fruits, it is not more than rice and white flour, and fruits contain a lot of dietary fiber, which is some sugar that can not raise blood sugar, because the body absorbs very little of these substances.

The same goes for the glycemic index, an indicator that refers to how efficiently a food raises sugar; and how much a food actually raises blood sugar depends on how much of a glycemic load it has. This is related to the amount we eat.

Even though fruits and vegetables are healthy foods, the body's ability to regulate blood sugar is no longer sufficient for diabetics, so it is important to eat fruits and vegetables in moderation, which is the same as eating other foods.

It is important to eat quantitatively, at regular intervals, before meals, before exercise and to learn more about your blood sugar fluctuations. As for the variety of fruits, it is important to diversify on the basis of rationing, so that you can also get a variety of nutrients from different fruits.

Hello, when picking fruits and vegetables for diabetics, you can choose low glycemic index (low GI) foods. Generally, GI values below 55 are considered low glycemic index foods, and a few examples are given here.

First of all, fruit, you can compare the following fruits, GI value more than 55 that is, low glycemic index food, in the choice of fruit, try to choose low GI food, such as pears, apples, fresh peaches, cherries and so on. But ultimately the body's blood sugar level is determined by the type and quantity together, so even if you choose low glycemic index food, but also pay attention to control the amount, to avoid blood sugar fluctuations are too large.

As for vegetables, except for root vegetables such as carrots and lotus roots, leafy vegetables are basically low GI foods, so when choosing vegetables, try to focus on leafy vegetables, such as cabbage, spinach and lettuce.