How Do Sugar Friends Eat During Chinese New Year? 5 Kinds Of Vegetables To Stabilize Blood Sugar, Eat Large Fish And Meat In Moderation

The population of diabetes in Taiwan is as high as 2.3 million, which is like a new generation of national disease. The Lunar New Year is approaching, many companies hold year-end dinners, and family and friends gathering together will inevitably share delicacies. The doctor reminds diabetics to pay attention to a few dietary principles, so as to avoid the blood sugar out of control during the New Year, which is not worth the gain!

Pan Xiaofang, a metabolic physician at the Yangming Branch of the Taipei City United Hospital, said that most of the new diabetes patients in Taiwan each year are type 2 diabetes, about 160,000 people. Abnormal function, resulting in increased blood glucose concentration.

Diabetes is mainly treated through diet control, exercise and medication, but it is easy to overeat and drink during the Chinese New Year. After the Chinese New Year, patients with high glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) are often seen in the clinic, and the complications are also accelerated. conduct. Pan Xiaofang reminds several dietary points:

1. Balanced diet

All kinds of food are available, and the portion needs to be controlled. First of all, you need to know your body's ability to handle blood sugar; if others eat a bowl of rice, your blood sugar will be fine; if you eat a bowl of rice, how much will your blood sugar rise? You can tell this by checking your pre-meal blood sugar and your post-prandial blood sugar.

2. Pay attention to high GI starchy foods , barley, etc.; can also be measured before and after meals to assess blood sugar.

3. Eating high-fiber vegetables first

Eat fiber-rich green leafy vegetables, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, and Shandong Chinese cabbage before eating a large meal, which can increase satiety and slow down postprandial stress. Blood sugar rises.

4. The amount of protein is not too much

Some people think that "protein foods will not increase blood sugar", but a large amount of protein intake will increase the burden on the liver, because the liver needs to make too much protein for gluconeogenesis (Gluconeogensis), which will still increase blood sugar; And a lot of protein can also increase gout attacks, so people with diabetes should still pay attention to the amount of protein.

Measure your blood sugar before exercising

People who usually have exercise habits should not relax during the Chinese New Year. Pan Xiaofang pointed out that exercise can help human muscles to absorb glucose in blood, thus helping to lower blood sugar; but it is necessary to measure blood sugar before exercise, and blood sugar is relatively safe between 150-300 mg/dl.

If the blood sugar is not high enough, hypoglycemia is prone to occur after starting to exercise; on the contrary, if the blood sugar is too high, the autonomic nervous system will activate after starting the exercise, which will lead to higher blood sugar and also cause danger.

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