Can people with diabetes not eat fruit? Let’s learn a few things about diabetes

Diabetes is a disease with great harm and serious sequelae, which is common in the daily life of modern people. So what can you eat and what can't you eat after you get sick, and how to prevent "diabetes" before it happens? Today, let's take a brief look at it.

Common misconceptions among people with diabetes include:

1. The less food you eat, the better; the more dietary fiber you eat, the better;

2. Insulin injection does not require diet control;

3. Don’t eat sugar, eat honey;

4. Do not eat fruit;

5. No sugar but no restrictions on sweeteners;

6. No restrictions on cooking oil;

Please note that the above ideas are all wrong!

Diabetics should pay attention to eating less sweets and high-fat foods in their daily diet, and use starchy foods as the main dietary component. At the same time, diabetic patients can eat fruits in moderation if their blood sugar is well controlled. When eating fruits, try to choose fruits with a low glycemic index, such as carambolas, guavas, strawberries, apples, watermelons, tomatoes, etc. Eat about 200 grams each time, which is the content of one food exchange portion; in other words, deduct 25 grams of staple food when eating fruits, that is, exchange one piece of fruit with half a tael of staple food and eat it between meals.

Family members who are not ill should develop the habit of measuring blood sugar regularly in daily life, especially those with risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should measure blood sugar regularly, and measure glycosylated hemoglobin if necessary, with a target value of < 7.0%. Diabetic patients should start using drugs to lower blood pressure when their blood pressure is ≥ 140/90 mmHg, and the blood pressure target for patients with diabetes and hypertension should be lower than 130/80 mmHg. Diabetic patients should control their diet and increase physical exercise activities. If blood sugar control is still poor for 2 to 3 months, drug treatment should be used.

When using medication, you need to be careful not to stop taking the medication as soon as your blood sugar level returns to normal, as this will cause your blood sugar to rebound, which will in turn aggravate the damage to the pancreatic islet cells and be detrimental to the stability of the condition. If your blood sugar level has remained normal for a period of time, you can adjust the treatment plan under the guidance of a doctor. Do not stop taking medication randomly.

One last tip: Insulin and its analogs are suitable for those with insufficient or deficient insulin secretion. They are often used for patients with poor efficacy of oral hypoglycemic drugs, patients with terminal complications or acute complications, and patients undergoing surgery. Not everyone needs them at the beginning.