Sister Li, a 56-year-old retired teacher, usually likes to make porridge with millet for breakfast. One day, she drank millet porridge as usual and was about to take a walk, but she felt dizzy and unsteady on her feet. Quickly measured her blood sugar and found that it was as high as 15 mmol/L, which frightened her. Sister Li hurriedly went to the hospital for treatment and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
"I always thought that millet porridge was a 'special medicine' for lowering blood sugar, but I didn't expect to drink my illness. Facing the doctor, Sister Li muttered to herself, her face full of confusion.
"Sister Li, many sugar friends have misunderstandings like you. The attending doctor patiently explained, "Millet is rich in carbohydrates and is a fine grain. Although the glycemic index (GI) is relatively low, eating too much and cooking too thin can cause a rapid rise in blood sugar after a meal. In addition, you have a family history of diabetes, and your insulin secretion is insufficient, so drinking gruel is tantamount to making matters worse. "
Sister Li suddenly realized: "Then can I still eat staple food in the future? Will not I have low blood sugar if I don't eat staple food?"
"Absolutely, the key is to choose the right staple. The doctor smiled.
A few suggestions were given:
Whole grains, such as whole wheat bread and brown rice, are mainly coarse grains, which are high in dietary fiber and have a low GI value, which is conducive to slowing down blood sugar.
It's okay to eat about two taels per meal, but it should be cooked hard and chewed for a longer time.
If you are really hungry for millet porridge, don't exceed a small bowl, and it is best to boil millet with multigrains, and then pair it with some protein and vegetables. Remember six words – small amounts, slow food, and pairing.
"Don't forget to exercise while you are eating. The doctor added, "It's good to take a walk and do tai chi, and after half an hour of exercise, your insulin sensitivity can be improved." Combined with medication, your blood sugar will be well controlled. If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask me, don't be nervous, take your time to adjust, and you'll be fine. "
Sister Li listened to the doctor's words and felt much more at ease. She secretly warned herself: From tomorrow onwards, she must say goodbye to the "blood sugar killer" millet porridge, switch to multigrain rice, exercise diligently, control sugar well, and be sure to cure the disease.
Many diabetic patients, like Sister Li, have misunderstandings about millet porridge. When it comes to millet porridge, I think it is a "panacea" for health and blood sugar, but I don't know that drinking too much will backfire.
The main reasons are as follows:
1. Although millet has a relatively low GI value, it is a fine starch food after all. It is digested and absorbed relatively quickly in the body, and excessive consumption can easily cause a "spike" in blood sugar after meals. Especially after boiling into gruel, it is absorbed more quickly and the risk of blood sugar spikes is greater. In contrast, coarse grains are rich in dietary fiber, slow digestion and absorption, lower GI value, and a relatively stable blood sugar curve after eating, which is more suitable for daily consumption by sugar friends.
2. Although the protein and B vitamin content of millet is higher than that of rice, it lacks fat, vitamins and minerals after all, and its nutrition is relatively simple. Long-term consumption alone, it is difficult to meet the nutritional needs of sugar friends. If it is paired with too many staple foods such as rice and steamed bread, the intake of carbohydrates will be excessive, which will increase the burden on pancreatic islets. Therefore, in the daily diet, it is necessary to learn the "moderate matching" of staple foods, so that both meat and vegetables can be matched with thick and thin, which is conducive to the stability of blood sugar.
3. Drinking millet porridge should also pay attention to the method. For the sake of taste, many people often boil millet very badly and thinly, and it tastes sweet and soft and glutinous. As everyone knows, after the food is fully processed, the starch structure is destroyed, which is easy to be digested and absorbed, and the impact on blood sugar is greater. Therefore, it is recommended that sugar friends do not boil the millet too badly when drinking porridge, chew it slowly when eating, and the amount should not be too much each time, so as to slow down the absorption of sugar and reduce blood sugar fluctuations after meals.
Of course, diet control is only one aspect of stabilizing blood sugar. Moderate exercise is also essential.
Studies have shown that exercise not only increases the body's sensitivity to insulin and improves glucose utilization, but also helps with weight loss and improves cardiovascular function. Sugar friends can choose to walk, jog, tai chi and other low-intensity exercises according to their own conditions, and stick to it for about 30 minutes a day. Pay attention to self-monitoring of blood glucose before and after exercise to avoid hypoglycemia.
For patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetes, in addition to lifestyle interventions, regular medication is also key. Depending on the patient's blood sugar level and risk of complications, the doctor will develop a personalized hypoglycemic plan, including oral medications, insulin, etc. Do not add or decrease the dosage or stop the drug without authorization, so as not to delay the condition and cause serious consequences.
In short, although millet porridge is good, it is not suitable for every sugar friend. The key is to treat the symptoms differently from person to person. Under the guidance of doctors, through a reasonable diet, moderate exercise, and regular medication, most diabetic patients can control their condition well and improve their quality of life.
We must learn to treat health care with a scientific attitude, not to be superstitious about the so-called "special food", and not to hope for a single "medicine to cure the disease". Only by establishing a correct health concept and developing good living habits can we truly stay away from complications and reap a healthy and sweet life!
Keep your mouth shut, open your legs, and listen to your doctor's advice, and it won't be so difficult to control your blood sugar. Let's walk hand in hand, embrace each day with a positive and optimistic attitude, say "no" to diabetes, and toast to health!
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