Sugar friends can't blindly diet? Eating the right meal stabilizes blood sugar!
Many diabetic patients strictly control the amount of food they eat in order to control their blood sugar levels. Although it can lower blood sugar levels, it can trigger a hypoglycemic response due to insufficient energy intake. The harm of hypoglycemia is far greater than that of hyperglycemia, which can directly damage the central nervous system and bring irreversible damage to the brain. Hunger is a common symptom of diabetes, and it is important to eat a meal to keep your blood sugar stable.
How do diabetics add food?
1. Add some staple food in the afternoon
Diabetic patients should maintain regular and quantitative meals three times a day, and various nutrients should be evenly distributed.
Diabetic patients should consume 50%~60% of total energy every day, and the daily intake of staple food is about 200~300 grams. For example, if a diabetic person consumes 200 grams of staple food a day, then the breakfast staple food should account for 40 grams, and the lunch and dinner staple foods should each reach 80 grams. If there is significant hunger between meals, or if you have symptoms of hypoglycemia such as sweating, nausea, dizziness and hand shaking, add 25 grams of food in the afternoon, such as sliced bread or soda crackers. However, it is worth noting that after adding meals, it is necessary to appropriately reduce the intake of staple foods in the main meal and fix the carbohydrate intake throughout the day.
2. Choose the right staple food
In addition to steamed buns, noodles and rice, potatoes and sweet potatoes can also be added to the main food. In daily life, we should achieve a variety of diets, so that the thickness and thickness of the match, can not be partial to one type of food.
3. Add a meal before going to bed
If you feel very hungry at night and before going to bed, especially if you have symptoms of hypoglycemia, diabetic patients should eat appropriately, starting with foods that are low in calories, low glycemic index, and contain a lot of dietary fiber, including plain yogurt, skim or low-fat milk, cucumbers or tomatoes. However, diabetics also need to monitor their blood sugar after meals. If the blood sugar level is elevated, it means that the food added to the meal is not suitable; If the blood sugar level is too low, you should also immediately supplement with 15 grams of sugar, such as candy or drink.
Tips
Diabetic patients can eat appropriately, but the premise is that they should grasp the type of food and the amount of food they eat, so as not to affect the overall blood sugar control. In addition, the meal can not be too casual, the following situations can be added, including insulin injection, the amount of exercise or labor intensity increases, hypoglycemia or blood sugar levels are relatively low, due to some factors that affect the normal meal, etc., in this case, the right meal time and food should be selected. It is worth noting that diabetic patients often feel hungry, which indicates that the diet structure is not reasonable, in this case, we should actively seek professional doctors to adjust, formulate appropriate treatment plans, optimize the diet structure, and solve the problem of hunger. At the same time, don't ignore one of these meals or go on a sudden diet to avoid unexpected harm.