According to our customs, the Spring Festival is not only a time for family reunion, but also a good day to eat and drink.
Whether it is a dinner party of classmates and friends, or a gathering of relatives and friends, it is inseparable from a big meal.
But for diabetics, can not eat and drink casually, otherwise blood sugar is easy to soar, during the New Year's Holiday, how should diabetics prepare to arrange diet?
When eating and drinking during the Spring Festival, how do diabetics prepare the New Year meal?
1. Control calories and eat a reasonable diet
For diabetics, even during the New Year, it is still necessary to strictly control the intake calories of each meal to ensure that the daily calorie intake can be controlled within a reasonable range.
Under the premise of controlling calories, it is also important to reasonably match the daily diet, such as the reasonable allocation of calories in breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the nutrition of food types should also be balanced.
2. The staple food is arranged well
In fact, diabetics should still eat a certain amount of staple food, too strict control of carbohydrates, eat less, it will lead to reduced sugar tolerance.
At this time, the human body relies on the decomposition of fats and proteins, and insulin cannot meet the requirements of the human body to use ketone bodies, which will lead to ketosis.
Therefore, during the New Year, staple foods should still account for 50%-65% of the total calories, but pay attention to trying to choose some coarse grains as a staple food.
3. Protein fat can not be less
During the New Year, almost every household is prepared with big fish and meat, and for diabetics, protein and fat intake is also essential.
Protein should account for 10%-20% of total calories, and fat should account for 30% of total calories.
Therefore, patients with diabetes at home can arrange some high-quality protein foods, such as lean meat, fish and shrimp.
4. High-fiber foods should also be remembered
Fiber-rich foods are also an important part of the type 2 diabetes diet, long-term use can lose weight, but also improve postprandial blood sugar, correct metabolic disorders in diabetic patients, for the control of complications are of great benefit.
Therefore, when arranging the diet during the Chinese New Year, remember to prepare high-fiber foods such as corn, millet, carrots, fungus, mushrooms, and seaweed.
Diabetics should pay special attention during the New Year
1. Monitor blood sugar
During the New Year, in addition to reasonable arrangements for diet, diabetics should pay attention to strengthening the monitoring of blood glucose, and do not relax the awareness of monitoring because of the New Year, resulting in too much blood sugar fluctuations.
2. Prevent hypoglycemia
To avoid the occurrence of hypoglycemia, diabetics are best in accordance with the usual eating habits, insist on eating breakfast, when going out to participate in the party, it is best to decorate candy or biscuits, when hypoglycemia occurs, you can respond in time.
3. Replenish water in time
People with high blood sugar should drink more water, which can effectively diureticize. When visiting relatives and friends, you can carry a water cup with you to replenish water in time.
Also during the New Year, if there is any discomfort, do not be careless, it is recommended to seek medical treatment in time, because diabetes can cause some serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents.
bibliography:
Tang Dahan. Eight Points of Diet for Diabetic Patients During the Spring Festival, New World of Diabetes, - 2011, 000 (001) - 38~39 - 2 pages
Wang Jianhua. Chinese New Year, How Diabetics Eat Well, Drugs and People, - 2008,000(002) - 56~57 - 2 pages