Diet management for patients with diabetes

How should diabetic patients eat staple foods?

Many diabetic patients think that diet control is starvation therapy , and they eat very little or even no staple food at each meal.

But not eating or eating less will aggravate the changes in your condition!!!

So, how do diabetic patients consume staple foods correctly?

The correct instructions are as follows:

Diabetic patients should eat at least 150 grams of staple food per day, preferably whole grains and low glycemic index foods , and try to:

1. A combination of coarse and fine foods , with whole grains and beans accounting for one-third of the staple food intake;

2. It is better to eat dry food rather than watery food . Rice porridge, batter, and soft noodles have a high glycemic index and should be eaten less;

3. Chew slowly to increase satiety;

4. Eat the staple food last , in the order of soup → vegetables → meat and eggs → staple food.

Notice:

1. Elderly diabetic patients with weak gastrointestinal function should pay attention to the cooking method and amount when choosing whole grains rich in dietary fiber to reduce the burden on the digestive tract.

2. When first diagnosed or when blood sugar is not well controlled , it is recommended to consult a physician or nutritionist for personalized guidance and adjust the amount of carbohydrates in the diet to lower blood sugar levels or use hypoglycemic drugs.

The glycemic index (GI) of food is used to measure the change in blood sugar within 2 hours after a person eats a certain amount of carbohydrate-rich food. Foods with low GI stay in the gastrointestinal tract for a long time and have a low absorption rate. Simply put, low GI foods have less impact on blood sugar and are beneficial for post-meal blood sugar control.

Be careful not to eat too much of all foods :

Eating too much low GI food will also increase the blood sugar burden after a meal;

High GI foods are not completely restricted. Eating them in small amounts and combining them properly can help maintain blood sugar homeostasis.

The following is a GI table for various foods. You can make reasonable combinations based on your own situation and lifestyle habits.

The staple food should be whole grains and low GI foods, which should account for more than 1/3 of the staple food . It is recommended that the energy provided by carbohydrates for diabetic patients should account for 45% to 60% of the total energy, which is slightly lower than that of healthy people; taking adults (1800 to 2000 kcal) as an example, the total amount of carbohydrates per day is equivalent to 200 to 300g .

The following is an exchange table for equivalent quantities of cereals and potato foods. You can exchange them and make reasonable combinations.

Tips: Correct your bad lifestyle

Practice a healthy diet

Active sports

Blood glucose monitoring

It has always been an effective means to prevent and control the occurrence and development of diabetes