Born in 1938 and graduated from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1963, Lin Lan is the chief researcher of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, a well-known endocrinologist, and a doctoral supervisor. Clinically, Lin Lan is particularly good at treating diabetes and its complications, thyroid diseases and a variety of intractable diseases.
Today, at the age of 85, Lin Lan still insists on visiting the clinic three days a week to treat patients from all over the country. Lin Lao has been practicing medicine for 59 years, and she is very good at the treatment of endocrine diseases. On the basis of a number of clinical and health practices, Lin Lan proposed 5 iron rules for blood sugar control, which are not only suitable for diabetic patients, but also suitable for every prevention.
The first iron rule: the diet should be regular and quantitatively set the staple food.
Lin Lao told us that if the time, quantity and staple food of meals are different every day, then there will be no regular insulin secretion after meals, and blood sugar will easily fluctuate. Therefore, it is very important for diabetics to eat regularly. To this end, Lin Lao formulated sugar-controlled meals according to his actual situation, and insisted on it for many years.
Eat an egg, a glass of milk, and a staple or two for breakfast. For lunch, eat three taels of staple food, one or two of protein (or lean meat or fish or shrimp), and vegetables in unlimited amounts. For dinner, eat one or two staple foods, one or two proteins, and vegetables in unlimited amounts.
The second iron rule: to lower blood lipids.
Many diabetic patients generally have dyslipidemia, so it is necessary to pay attention to lowering blood lipids. Lin Lan suggested that you should eat less fatty meat, animal offal and fried food. At the same time, you can usually eat more ingredients that soften blood vessels. Lin Lao's favorite is to eat vinegar soaked ginger and vinegar soaked garlic. Ginger can be used in the stomach, allicin can soften blood vessels, and after soaking in vinegar, the taste is more crisp.
The third iron law: the weight of the body is lightened.
Studies have found that obesity is an important cause of insulin resistance. In addition, obesity can also easily lead to a variety of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease and hypertriglyceridemia. Therefore, for obese patients, it is necessary to reduce the intake of staple foods and fats, eat more vegetables and fruits, and exercise appropriately. Lin Lao's favorite exercise is walking, walking 3,000 steps every morning, 3,000 steps after lunch, and 6,000-8,000 steps for dinner.
The fourth iron rule: blood pressure must be well controlled.
Diabetics with high blood pressure are more dangerous. Therefore, Lin Lan must control her high blood pressure well, choose to take appropriate antihypertensive drugs under the guidance of a professional doctor, and maintain her blood pressure within the normal range.
The fifth iron rule: it is better to have a thinner blood.
Blood viscosity will not only cause blood stasis and insufficient blood supply, but also accelerate the lesions of blood vessels and nerves in diabetic patients, aggravating the condition. Therefore, Lin Lan suggested that diabetic patients must pay special attention to a light diet, especially to eat less greasy food, and eat more foods that have the effect of blood circulation and blood stasis, such as hawthorn, black fungus, etc. At the same time, drinking plenty of hot water is also an effective way to thin the blood and prevent blood clots.
The above five are the iron laws of sugar control summarized by Lin Lan.
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