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Diabetes is a disease whose causes are still greatly divergent, but there is one point that the opinions of Traditional Chinese and Western medicine are unified, that is, the most direct cause of diabetes is the change in the lifestyle of modern people, high-sugar, high-salt and high-calorie food intake, lack of exercise, etc. Therefore, if you want to lower blood sugar, you must start from the lifestyle. Many diabetics have no idea of diabetes knowledge, do not know how to control sugar, or even because they have no symptoms and do not treat at all, let diabetes continue to develop, when complications follow, it is too late to think about treatment. It can be seen that enhancing the awareness of sugar control and strengthening the knowledge of sugar control is very important for the treatment of diabetes. This issue of Xiaobian summed up the "five words" for sugar friends, as long as you remember these five words, practice in life, it is very helpful to control diabetes!
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Control blood sugar "four words"
1. Move
Many types 2 diabetes are caused by obesity and overweight, so if you want to control your blood sugar, you must strengthen your exercise. Even simple walking exercises, as long as you stick to it every day, can lose weight and improve blood sugar.
Studies have confirmed that with reasonable exercise, diabetics can indeed reduce the amount of hypoglycemic drugs used.
2. Coarse
Nowadays, most of our staple foods are mainly fine foods such as rice, but the raw sugar index of fine foods is usually higher than that of coarse grains. For example, a white loaf of bread has a raw sugar index of 70, but if 75% barley is mixed into it, the sugar index of the same quality bread is reduced to 34. Therefore, it is recommended that the staple food of sugar friends is best mixed with thickness and thickness, which is good for the stomach and intestines, and is not afraid of blood sugar.
Special tips
Coarse grains contain more dietary fiber, which can delay the rise of blood sugar after meals to a certain extent, and also have the effect of lowering lipids and laxatives. However, coarse grains are a "double-edged sword", if not controlled, too much intake, it may cause many problems: First, it will delay the emptying of the stomach, resulting in bloating, early satiety, indigestion, and even affect the next meal. Secondly, while delaying the absorption of sugars and lipids, it will also hinder the absorption of minerals such as calcium, iron, and zinc to a certain extent, and may also reduce the digestion and absorption rate of proteins. In diabetic patients with gastroparesis, eating large amounts of whole grains may worsen the condition and lead to a hypoglycemic response. Therefore, the intake of whole grains by diabetics is not "more is better", but should be stopped in moderation.
3. Small
Sugar friends are best to use small bowls when eating, so as to spontaneously reduce the amount of food and control calories, and weight control is also an important step in reducing sugar.
4. Thicken
We all understand that drinking porridge nourishes the stomach, and porridge is also the main food for the elderly and frail patients. However, for diabetic patients, it is not recommended to drink porridge. There are two reasons: on the one hand, porridge heating time is longer, starch is more likely to be converted into dextrin decomposition into glucose; on the other hand, porridge belongs to the semi-liquid state, and the emptying time of the stomach after eating is relatively short, so drinking porridge is easier to raise blood sugar than eating.
5. Test
Developing a good habit of monitoring blood sugar every day plays a very important role in controlling sugar. If a diabetic is not clear about his own blood sugar, sugar control is empty talk. Know what level your blood sugar is at, and adjust your sugar control strategy accordingly, such as adjusting your diet or exercise regimen, so that you can better control sugar and reduce sugar. In short, monitoring blood sugar is to let you know yourself and know each other, in order to defeat diabetes.