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When is the best time to drink milk for people with high blood sugar?

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First of all, people with high blood sugar can drink milk normally. Many high blood sugar / diabetic patients heard that milk has "lactose", there is a "sugar" word in the heart is a little concerned about whether it will have an impact on blood sugar. In fact, lactose can indeed break down part of the glucose, but its decomposition process is complex and time-consuming, and will not quickly break down more glucose, so it will not have a great impact on blood glucose, as for the other components of the milk on blood glucose impact is also small, so, sugar users and ordinary people as normal drinking milk is completely OK. The recommended daily intake of milk/dairy products for sugar addicts is about 300g, which is about one cup of 250ml (one cup of ordinary glass) of milk.

So when is it good to drink milk? In fact, there is no special provisions, just milk in the lactose digestion is slow, strong sense of satiety, and the national lactose intolerance symptoms of the population is more, most of them have a slight lactose intolerance, a small number of serious lactose intolerance symptoms, as long as a little drink may have diarrhea symptoms, so especially after meals it is best not to drink milk, otherwise it may cause nausea, diarrhea, bloating, indigestion and other conditions. In addition, for sugar lovers, was to limit the intake of carbohydrates, in addition to the diet is best low-fat and low calorie, because high blood fat, obesity and other conditions may increase insulin resistance, not good for the stabilization of blood glucose, so drinking milk should be moderate, do not overdrinking milk.

It is recommended to drink milk at breakfast time is a good choice, in the morning we need higher nutrition and energy, and milk can be supplemented with rich quality protein, but also provide some fat, calories, satiety, is a good choice. Most people also put milk in the morning, because the morning bowel movement is active, but also more conducive to the milk is digested. However, I personally believe that drinking milk before bedtime is also a good decision. Milk is rich in calcium, which keeps the nerves calm and is more conducive to sleep, and a glass of warm milk also warms the stomach and makes us more comfortable. It's also okay to choose milk between meals. Milk has the right amount of calories and is very satiating, and can also serve as a good tummy pad. In the case of sugar lovers who feel that their blood sugar is a little low, they can drink some milk, which can relieve hypoglycemia, but not so much as to make the blood sugar spike.

However, to remind sugar users is to choose the best milk is pure milk, a lot of milk may add more sucrose, such as "jujube milk", "chocolate milk", "banana milk", "breakfast milk" and so on. "Breakfast milk" and so on, in order to improve the flavor, these milk, which has more sucrose content, is not suitable for sugar lovers to drink. There are also some "milk drinks", which may not have milk, adding cream, sucrose, water, etc., these milk products also have more sucrose, and may not necessarily provide rich nutrients, so these drinks are also best not to choose.

As we all know, drinking milk is good for health, milk and milk products are natural calcium supplements and a good source of high-quality protein, has a very high cost-effective, milk is one of the most common drinks in our daily meals, from the nutritional value, milk is rich in elemental calcium, high-quality protein, lactose, fatty acids, B vitamins, and vitamins A, D, E, and other fat-soluble vitamins, which is conducive to the prevention of osteoporosis, protein, and helps to reduce muscle decline. Helps to reduce muscle decline, lactose and fatty acids can provide energy for the body, a variety of vitamins are necessary to maintain the normal metabolism of the human body, milk can be said to be "the whole body is a treasure". The Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2016 edition) recommends that adults consume 300g of milk and milk products per day, which is equivalent to 300ml of milk.

About the time to drink milk, there are different opinions, some people say that you can not drink milk on an empty stomach, will cause bloating or even abdominal pain, diarrhea, such friends are likely to be lactose intolerant, you can eat some other food and then drink milk, you can also choose to low-lactose or de-lactose milk. Some people say that you should drink milk at night, can help you sleep, milk does contain tryptophan and other components that can prevent insomnia, but milk does not have a hypnotic effect, insomnia friends want to count on drinking milk to sleep, which can be a little difficult for the milk. Others say that you should drink milk in the morning, this is the Sun pharmacist agrees with the view that milk is nutritious, with bread, cereal and other cereals in the morning with a strong sense of satiety, very hungry, for high physical and mental laborers is a good choice.

Dairy and diabetes have a deep connection, with a study in 2006 finding that a moderate increase in the intake of low-fat dairy products in the daily diet was beneficial in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged and older women.A 2014 study found that drinking 1 small cup of yogurt (about 80g) a day significantly reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes, compared to those who didn't drink yogurt at all.Another study in 2016 confirmed that drinking a glass of whole milk a day does not increase the risk of diabetes. Milk is definitely an ideal food for diabetics, not only is it nutritious, but the components in it are also beneficial in lowering the postprandial glycemic response, for example, lactic acid is inherently slow to digest, while milk proteins are beneficial in slowing down the digestion of food, making milk consumption beneficial in maintaining stable blood sugar.

Finally, the correct time for diabetics to drink milk is 30 minutes before a meal, which can effectively control the rise in postprandial blood glucose and reduce the postprandial glycemic response, as well as reduce the risk of postprandial fat synthesis and prevent obesity, thus helping to maintain insulin sensitivity. In addition, drink some milk first 30 minutes before the meal, but also help to increase satiety, appetite suppression, to avoid eating too much during the meal, thus stabilizing postprandial blood glucose, for lactose intolerant sugar friends, you can also change the milk into low-lactose milk, yogurt, or soymilk, you can achieve the same effect.

Nutritionist Sugar is here to answer the question that it is better for people with high blood sugar to drink milk at breakfast, extra meals, and at bedtime at these times.

1. Drinking milk for breakfast can replenish nutrients and make the day full of energy. But breakfast do not drink milk on an empty stomach, because this will make the milk nutrition is broken down for energy, resulting in waste. It is best to drink milk with some starchy food, such as whole wheat bread, mixed grain buns, mixed grain porridge.

2. Drinking milk with additional meals, such as around 10:00 a.m. halfway through the morning or 3/4:00 p.m. in the afternoon, also helps to alleviate hunger, and milk is not high in calories and does not cause blood sugar fluctuations.

3. Drinking milk before going to bed is also a good choice, it is best to drink hot milk, because the temperature of hot milk helps you sleep.

However, it is not recommended that sugar lovers drink milk at the time of the main meal of lunch, because at lunch we usually eat more, itself will be a large fluctuation of blood sugar, this time and then drink milk, undoubtedly increased calorie intake, is not conducive to the control of weight and blood sugar.

Milk is good, but it is not something that can be drunk in large quantities. In general, sugar lovers can drink 250 ml-500 ml of milk per day, which is roughly the amount of 1-2 cups. For those who are obese and have cardiovascular disease, it is recommended to choose skimmed or partially skimmed milk. For sugar lovers with symptoms of lactose intolerance, they can choose low-lactose milk.

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This is a benevolent question. I've been a diabetic for 30 years and can talk about how I feel about drinking milk.

First of all, I can't drink milk before going to bed, it doesn't help me sleep, and it can cause my fasting blood sugar to increase. Secondly, I won't drink milk at lunch, because my lunch is usually rich, and then drink milk diet will be excessive. So, milk is usually put in the breakfast drink, I drink whole milk, so it is not easy to be hungry.

For me, milk is a must because it provides high quality protein. Whenever I don't get enough protein, I tend to catch colds and get fatigued, so I can't have too much or too little meat, eggs and milk, I have to eat it.

In addition to drinking milk, I also pay attention to supplement dairy products, such as cheese, containing high-quality protein, but also supplement calcium, I eat 3-4 times a week; I also often use milk homemade unsweetened yogurt, with some nuts to eat, or mix the salad with some yogurt, insulin is easier to hypoglycemia, when there is a slight hypoglycemia, I also often mix raisins and yogurt together, to ease the hypoglycemia, it's quite beautiful! .

Anyway, for me, milk at breakfast is the way to go.

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People with high blood glucose to lower postprandial blood glucose should design their diets in such a way that they eat small, frequent, and spread out meals in order to lower their blood glucose after a single meal.



Therefore, milk can be drunk at breakfast to replenish nutrients, but also as an additional meal between meals (drink before meals) to prevent hypoglycemia. Because of the need to control the rate of postprandial blood glucose rise, so you can not eat a full meal and then drink milk (drink after meals), will inevitably lead to excess energy, is not conducive to weight control, but also affects the control of blood glucose.



What you need to know about drinking milk with high blood sugar.

1, high blood sugar people drink milk, can choose low-fat milk, relatively little fat, conducive to weight control

2、Drinking milk can not be extra in adding sugar

3. Drinking 160-300ml of milk per day

[Dietitian Reminder]

Dairy drinks are not milk and are high in sugar and should not be drunk

Nutritional therapy can maintain the ideal weight of diabetic patients, which not only improves insulin resistance and increases the rate of blood glucose compliance, but also avoids the occurrence of malnutrition, and more importantly, prevents the occurrence of diabetic complications. So, when is the best time for diabetic patients to drink milk? Next, Medical Senlution will analyze it for you.

The main components of milk are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, followed by rich calcium. These nutrients, carbohydrates have a direct role in raising blood sugar, but the carbohydrate content of milk is not high, about 5% per 100 ml; fat is a high-calorie food, diabetic patients need to limit the nutrients, but low-fat or skimmed milk can reduce the impact on blood glucose, even ordinary milk, fat content is not high, per 100 ml of content of about 4% -5%; protein Even regular milk is low in fat, at about 4% to 4% per 100 ml. Protein is less likely to raise blood glucose, so diabetics can allay their concerns about it. Overall, a moderate daily intake of milk, say 200-250 ml per day, has little effect on blood glucose. However, it is not recommended to consume a large amount of milk. After all, quantity causes quality change, and excessive intake may also cause fluctuations in blood glucose. As for when to drink milk, there are no special requirements, and you can choose a fixed time to drink it every day. It is recommended to drink it at breakfast, which helps to improve the quality of breakfast.

Apart from milk, diabetic patients should consume other foods according to the dietary plan formulated, which can help maintain the stability of blood glucose in diabetic patients. The main function of each nutrient is to provide energy for the body, but different nutrients have different effects on blood glucose. Therefore, the intake ratio of each nutrient needs to be reasonably controlled, so that the effects on blood glucose can be alleviated while physiological needs are met. Among them, the energy provided by protein should account for 15%-20% of the total energy, the energy provided by fat should account for 20%-30% of the total energy, and the energy provided by carbohydrates should account for 50%-65% of the total energy. Since diabetic patients are prone to vitamin deficiency, they should take appropriate amount of vitamin B, C, D. Secondly, diabetic patients should increase the intake of dietary fiber-rich foods, including beans, grains, vegetables, fruits, etc., which can delay gastric emptying and avoid a significant rise in postprandial blood glucose. In addition, diabetic patients should pay attention to limit alcohol, after all, alcohol is a high-calorie food, and easy to induce hypoglycemia, the daily alcohol intake of men is best not more than 25g, women are best not more than 15g.

To summarize, diabetic patients can drink milk in moderation, and choose a fixed drinking time every day. Compared with drinking milk, diabetic patients should pay more attention to controlling the total calorie intake, reasonably control the proportion of each nutrient, appropriate vitamin supplementation, increase the intake of dietary fiber, and limit or abstain from alcohol, which can reduce the impact on blood glucose.

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First of all, friends with high blood sugar can drink milk, including the intake of dairy products, some high blood sugar / diabetic patients may feel that milk contains "lactose" components, so do not dare to drink milk easily, in fact, although there is a sugar lactose, but in fact, it is not a component of our blood sugar spike, lactose is indeed able to break down glucose, but it decomposition process is complex and slow, will not break down a large amount of glucose in a short period of time and elevate blood sugar. Lactose does break down glucose, but the process of its decomposition is complex and slow, will not break down a large amount of glucose in a short period of time and elevate blood sugar, lactose can slowly release energy, but has a good sense of satiety, but also better to stabilize blood glucose, so high blood sugar / diabetic friends to drink milk is completely appropriate.


As for when to drink milk is no strict statement, I think we generally drink milk at breakfast, and drinking milk for breakfast is also good practice, the morning we have a higher demand for nutrition and energy, and milk can provide a variety of rich nutrients, such as high-quality proteins, high-quality proteins in milk and eggs as close as the human body proteins, have a very high rate of absorption and utilization, and milk Calcium is very rich, is the main source of daily calcium supplementation, placed in the morning this demand for nutritional time is more than appropriate. In addition to the morning, between meals, before going to bed I think it is also a good time, between meals we may be easy to hunger, milk or milk food is a good choice, because of the slow decomposition of lactose, there is a good sense of satiety, and can provide a rich nutrient, but also not too much calorie intake; Especially in the winter, a cup of warm milk before going to bed feels too comfortable, milk is rich in calcium, and calcium can maintain nerve Calming, if the bedtime restless friends can try to drink a glass of milk may help to sleep.

Friends with high blood sugar / diabetes should pay attention to the choice of milk, it is best to choose pure milk, many milk is actually flavored milk, which adds a lot of sucrose, sweeteners or other additives, such as walnut peanut milk, jujube peanut milk, breakfast milk, and so on, the sugar content of these dairy products is not low, and after drinking may make blood sugar rise very quickly. There are also flavored milk beverages, which are actually sweet drinks, not dairy products, because they may be blended with creamer, cane sugar, other additives, they may not provide rich protein, calcium and other nutrients, and will also cause blood sugar to soar.

First of all, milk is a food that contains high-quality protein, which is good for most people, including diabetics. A good quality protein is one that, after a series of digestion and absorption in the body, produces less nitrogenous waste and is highly digestible and utilizable. It is recommended to consume about 300g on a daily basis.

Secondly, diabetic patients who consume milk are just as worried about elevated blood glucose as they are about consuming other foods. By choosing the right time to consume milk and by combining it with other foods, you can avoid elevated blood glucose. It is recommended to put it in the middle of a meal or before going to bed, but if you can ensure that the total amount of food you consume in each meal is not more than the amount of energy you need, you can drink it at any time, and it is recommended that you consult a professional dietitian.

Lastly, milk also contains lactose, which is a disaccharide that is not digested by some people, who lack the enzyme lactase, and who experience abdominal discomfort such as bloating after drinking it. If you have high blood lipids, it is recommended that you drink skimmed milk or fat-free milk.

  It is determined that the sugar content in every 100 grams of milk is generally 4.8 grams, and, its glycemic index is 27, which belongs to the low glycemic index of the drink, from these two aspects, the milk does not have much impact on blood glucose, and will not cause a rapid increase in blood glucose.

Therefore, people with high blood sugar, including pre-glycemic people and diabetics, are well served by a moderate daily intake of milk. It can be said that milk is the number one nutritious and safe drink for people with high blood sugar. Of course, people with high blood sugar must drink unsweetened milk.

Milk can be chosen to drink between meals as an added meal. Both have a certain sense of satiety, but also can prevent preprandial hypoglycemia, but also not to make the blood sugar produce huge fluctuations. For example, you can choose to drink milk in the morning nine to ten o'clock, three to four o'clock in the afternoon within these two time periods, the effect will be good. Note: People who are prone to bloating and diarrhea when drinking milk should drink hot milk, or drink unsweetened milk powder.

In addition, milk can also be consumed as breakfast, such as eating a hard-boiled egg in the morning, drinking a bag of milk, about 250 milliliters, and eating a few slices of whole wheat bread, and eating some seasonal vegetables. Such a recipe is still quite good, nutritious, and will not raise blood sugar significantly, which is very suitable for diabetic patients.

Milk has a high nutritional value, rich in high-quality protein and minerals, and its own glycemic index is not high, which is very suitable for diabetic patients to choose a drink. It is important to note. Recommended to drink pure milk, if lactose intolerance, you can also choose low-fat or skim milk, should try to avoid drinking sweetened milk.

For diabetics, milk can be consumed at any suitable time of the day, but it is important to note that milk can be used as a staple food, and thus other staple foods should be reduced appropriately when milk is consumed. For example, our diabetic patients can drink 250ml of milk at breakfast, and then eat an egg or steamed bread to meet the energy needs of the meal.

I hope you have a correct understanding that diabetes is not terrible, we should actively seek medical treatment in daily life, standardized treatment under the guidance of professional doctors, pay attention to a reasonable diet, three meals should be regular and quantitative, eat more fresh vegetables, pay attention to balanced nutrition. Appropriate exercise, mainly aerobic exercise, and emphasize gradual progress. Also to control weight, obese people pay attention to weight loss.

While improving our lifestyle, we also need to pay attention to the rational use of medication, which should be individualized, choosing single or combined medication according to the condition, and using insulin replacement therapy if necessary. While standardizing the treatment, we also need to pay attention to monitoring the change of blood glucose level and regular review, in order to control the blood glucose level stably, reduce complications and improve the quality of life.

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