Whole grains, such as naked oats flour, buckwheat flour, oatmeal, corn flour and purple yam, are rich in vitamin B, various trace elements and dietary fiber, and low-sugar and low-starch foods or coarse grains and vegetables are the staple foods.
Beans and bean products, bean foods are rich in protein, inorganic salts and vitamins, and soybean oil contains unsaturated fatty acids, which can reduce serum cholesterol and triglycerides.
Bitter gourd, mulberry leaves, onions, mushrooms, grapefruit and pumpkin can all lower blood sugar, which is the most ideal food for diabetics. If it can be eaten for a long time, the effect of lowering blood sugar and preventing complications will be better.
Three disadvantages of healthy diet for diabetes;
It is not advisable to eat all kinds of sugar, candied fruit, canned fruit, soft drinks, fruit juice, jam, ice cream, sweet biscuits, sweet bread and sugar-free cakes, sugar-free biscuits and sugar-free foods. These foods basically contain a lot of starch, because these foods have high sugar content and are prone to hyperglycemia.
Foods high in cholesterol and animal fat, such as animal brain, liver, heart, lung, waist, egg yolk, fat, butter, pig, cattle and sheep oil, etc., should not be eaten. These foods are easy to raise blood lipids and easily cause atherosclerosis;
Drinking alcohol is not advisable. Alcohol can make blood sugar fluctuate. When drinking heavily on an empty stomach, severe hypoglycemia can occur, and drunkenness can often cover up the manifestations of hypoglycemia, which is difficult to find and very dangerous.
The above text is taken from Baidu Encyclopedia "Diabetes Health Management"