Uncle Liu is 52 years old this year, and during a physical examination a while ago, he found that his fasting blood sugar was 8.6mmol/L, combined with some uncomfortable symptoms in his body, such as dry mouth, polyuria, and polyphagia, etc., the medical examiner suggested that he go to the hospital to see, and it is very likely that he has suffered from diabetes. Uncle Liu didn't dare to delay, and went to the hospital the next day. The doctor inquired about the specific situation, did relevant examinations, and measured a random blood sugar of 16.5mmol/L, and Uncle Liu was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
The doctor prescribed him some hypoglycemic drugs and told Uncle Liu to pay more attention to his diet, and Uncle Liu also knew the seriousness of the matter, and asked around for ways to lower blood sugar after returning home.
I heard others say that drinking millet porridge can control sugar, and it can also nourish the stomach and spleen, and promote physical health, this statement Uncle Liu has also been confirmed on the Internet, Uncle Liu originally liked to drink millet porridge, and immediately went to the supermarket to buy a lot of millet, and began to drink millet porridge at meals, rarely eating other food.
Uncle Liu ate like this for half a month, and one day he went to the pharmacy to measure his blood sugar and found that it did not drop but rose, and the uncomfortable symptoms that disappeared before now appear again. Uncle Liu didn't dare to delay for a moment, and went to the hospital again. "Doctor, doctor, help me see why my blood sugar is rising instead of going down. The doctor asked about the specific situation while reassuring, and after asking, he learned that Uncle Liu drank millet porridge every day, and Uncle Liu's reaction to seeing the doctor also knew what the problem was.
Uncle Liu asked, "Can't even drink millet porridge for diabetes?" I heard others say that drinking millet porridge can control blood sugar. The doctor said helplessly: "Of course you can drink millet porridge, but if you drink it every day, drink it every day, drink too much, and don't consume other foods, your blood sugar will definitely rise instead of dropping. ”
Uncle Liu was a little overwhelmed, and the doctor told him a lot of precautions for Uncle Liu's confusion, but now it is more important to relieve Uncle Liu's uncomfortable symptoms and lower blood sugar, because Uncle Liu's condition this time is more serious than last time, and he can only be hospitalized for a period of time. Later, Uncle Liu's condition improved, and after he went back, he drank millet porridge according to the doctor's method, and his blood sugar did not rise abnormally.
Whether diabetic patients can drink millet porridge, today with the example of Uncle Liu, let's explore together, doctors show that there are two ways to drink porridge to control blood sugar with peace of mind, in addition, how to effectively control blood sugar in daily life of diabetic patients.
1. Diabetes can't even drink millet porridge?
Millet porridge is a very common food in daily life, it is affordable, simple to make, and has a sweet taste, and every household likes to drink a bowl of hot millet porridge at breakfast or dinner.
Millet as a staple food, that is, what we often call carbohydrates, and rice, noodles, steamed bread and other staple foods, which are rich in starch and other substances, after the human body ingestion, starch will be converted into glucose, the level of glucose in the blood in the body will increase, and the blood sugar value measured by the instrument will rise, so many diabetics are worried that drinking millet porridge will raise blood sugar, and dare not drink millet porridge, which is not unreasonable.
So can diabetics drink millet porridge? In fact, it can be drunk, the glycemic index of millet porridge is 61, which belongs to medium Gi food, while the glycemic index of steamed bread is 88, and the glycemic index of rice is 83, compared with these staple foods, the glycemic index of millet porridge is much lower.
Moreover, millet porridge is rich in nutrients, which contains more dietary fiber, promotes intestinal peristalsis, and prevents constipation, which is no less effective than many green vegetables. A research report published in the journal "Frontiers of Nutrition" set a number of healthy mice to observe the effect of millet porridge on the intestinal health of mice, and the results showed that the intake of an appropriate amount of millet porridge can increase the production of a variety of probiotics in the intestines, so as to promote the internal activities of the intestines, improve gastrointestinal emptying, prevent constipation, and improve intestinal health.
Millet is rich in B vitamins, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 mostly, because millet is not too polished, and the cooking process does not destroy the food structure, so it retains a wealth of B vitamins, appropriate food can play a role in nourishing the nerves, promoting the metabolism of protein, fat and other nutrients in the body.
The potassium content in millet is also relatively high, the human body needs to supplement a variety of trace elements, among which potassium supplementation is very important, potassium can not only promote the excitability of the body's nerves and muscles, but also maintain the normal rhythm of the heart, and also play a great role in maintaining electrolyte balance.
Drinking a bowl of millet porridge at dinner can also promote sleep, some nutritionists have found that millet is rich in tryptophan, which is closely related to the degree of sleepiness of sleep, etc., and experiments have confirmed that the higher the tryptophan content in the food, the more it can alleviate insomnia in the human body.
Therefore, drinking millet porridge in moderation can promote good health. However, if you want to promote good health, diabetics control blood sugar, drink millet porridge to pay attention to two points, learn these two tricks to control blood sugar with peace of mind.
Second, the doctor reminded: learn these two tricks to drink porridge with peace of mind to control blood
1. Millet porridge should not be cooked for too long
Middle-aged and elderly people often deliberately extend the time when cooking millet porridge because of bad teeth, so as to reduce chewing and facilitate digestion. However, long-term cooking will cause millet to undergo gelatinization reaction, which is easier for the human body to absorb after eating, resulting in a rapid rise in blood sugar. Therefore, it is recommended to simmer for a few minutes after cooking, and do not simmer too badly over low heat.
2. Serve with other foods
Millet porridge can be drunk, but not only millet porridge, the human body also needs to ingest other nutrients, such as fat, protein, sugar, etc., a single intake of a certain food, the lack of nutrients required by the body, is likely to be malnourished. Moreover, increasing the intake of other foods is also an indirect reduction in the intake of millet porridge, which is more beneficial to blood sugar control. Since millet porridge is a staple food, it can increase the intake of high-quality proteins such as meat foods, fresh vegetables and fruits.
In addition to these two tricks, we pay attention to the order of eating when drinking millet porridge and other foods, because carbohydrates are consumed faster in the body, and if you drink millet porridge first, most people will not consciously control the amount, and if you drink to your heart's content, other foods will also be consumed less. Therefore, you can eat other foods first, such as eating a piece of beef, eggs, then some vegetables, and finally drinking millet porridge, which is conducive to maintaining blood sugar stability.
Compared with eating millet porridge, diabetic patients are more suitable to choose multigrain porridge and coarse grain porridge, and choose some foods with a low glycemic index to add to them, such as green vegetables, which can not only supplement a variety of nutrients, but also increase satiety.
Many people drink several bowls of millet porridge at a time, and it is definitely not okay to drink it in one meal like Uncle Liu, and the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" recommends that adults need to consume 200-300 grams of cereals per day. If you take too much intake at once, the body cannot effectively secrete insulin, which will cause blood sugar to rise. Therefore, no matter how delicious millet porridge is, the amount must be controlled, and it is not beneficial to drink too much.
Another point to note is that many people like to eat sweet, and add a lot of sugar when drinking porridge, which will also make blood sugar continue to rise, so it is recommended that both healthy people and diabetics drink porridge as much as possible to drink sugar-free porridge.
Diabetic patients have a variety of factors that can lead to elevated blood sugar in their daily life, in addition to the need to strictly control blood sugar when drinking millet porridge, they should pay more attention to these aspects.
3. What do diabetic patients need to do to effectively control sugar?
The occurrence of diabetes is due to insufficient insulin secretion in the body or insulin utilization disorder caused by the rise of blood sugar, normal fasting blood sugar is 3.9-6.1mmol/L, two hours after a meal blood sugar does not exceed 11.1mmol/L, if the blood sugar value is abnormal, it means that diabetes may be suffered.
Suffering from diabetes will have some uncomfortable symptoms one after another, there are four prominent symptoms, namely polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria, weight loss, the symptoms are not serious, we should pay more attention to our physical condition in daily life, and go to the hospital in time for symptoms when they appear.
In the case of diabetes, the primary method of glucose control is drug treatment, and now there are a variety of hypoglycemic drugs to choose from, such as acarbose, gliclazide, metformin, etc., as well as injectable drugs insulin, which have a good effect on blood sugar control. However, in the process of taking hypoglycemic drugs, it is necessary to strictly follow the doctor's instructions to avoid stopping the drug, changing the dose, and changing the dressing without authorization, so as not to be detrimental to the control of the disease.
In order to effectively control sugar, in addition to medication, diet and exercise are the key in daily life. In terms of diet, it is necessary to strictly control the amount of staple food, and it is recommended that the staple food be reduced to 30%-50% of the total amount of food, which is why the amount should be controlled when drinking millet porridge, and too much staple food intake will lead to a significant increase in blood sugar The amount of staple food can be replaced with vegetables, meat, milk, nuts and other foods with low glycemic index.
Dinner should be eaten around 18:00 as much as possible, so as to ensure that the food in the stomach is basically digested before going to bed, which is conducive to controlling the rise in blood sugar. A study in the American journal Nutrients found that eating dinner earlier is more conducive to improving the stability of 24-hour blood sugar levels.
Exercise is also an indispensable method of sugar control, diabetic patients need to do a moderate amount of exercise, and obese patients can first do some less intense exercises, such as walking, cycling, etc., in order to avoid joint damage. Exercise can not only effectively control blood sugar, but also enhance cardiopulmonary function, gastrointestinal function, enhance resistance, and prevent the occurrence of a variety of diseases.
Through Uncle Liu's example, we know that diabetics can drink millet porridge, but if they want to drink porridge with peace of mind, they need to learn two tricks, cooking millet porridge should not be too long, it needs to be eaten in moderation, and eaten with other foods. Pay attention to the order of eating, you can eat vegetables, meat and other foods first, and finally consume staple foods such as millet porridge.
Diabetes is a chronic disease, once it is diagnosed, it is necessary to carry out a multi-year sugar control plan, take hypoglycemic drugs strictly according to the doctor's instructions in daily life, control the diet, and exercise moderately.
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