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Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood sugar. Divided into type I diabetes and type II diabetes, with the improvement of living standards and more and more bad habits, the number of people suffering from diabetes in the mainland is increasing, of which type II diabetes accounts for 95% of the incidence of diabetes. The most common symptoms of diabetes are three more and one less, that is, polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria, and weight loss, but more than half of the population does not have obvious such symptoms. For this reason, diabetes is also known as the "silent killer." ”
Unnoticeable hyperglycemia for a long time can slowly damage all tissues throughout the body, causing serious effects on all organs, such as retinopathy leading to vision loss and even blindness. It can also cause macrovascular lesions, leading to arteriosclerosis, and cardiovascular events such as cerebral infarction and myocardial infarction.
Long-term hyperglycemia will also increase the burden of kidney metabolism, cause glomerular arteriovenous sclerosis, lead to a decrease in glomerular filtration rate, and over time, cause kidney failure, and even uremia, lifelong dialysis! Diabetic nephropathy patients are also the main population of kidney disease patients in mainland China.
Xie Liang, a 40-year-old from Hunan, is one of the victims of diabetic nephropathy. In 2012, Xie Liang found that he occasionally felt dizzy, and he couldn't open his eyes when he got up in the morning. But after a period of time, Xie Liang found that his dizziness attacks were frequent, and because he had been working for a long time, he had edema below his ankles, and his skin did not rebound for a long time when he pressed a pit. Because the role of the kidneys is to expel excess water and metabolic waste from the body, the body has edema, so Xie Liang thought that there was a problem with his kidneys, and went to the hospital on the same day.
The report came out quickly, but Xie Liang was dumbfounded when he saw the report, his creatinine was as high as 339mmol/L, and he was in the stage of renal decompensation. He hurriedly took the report to the doctor and asked, "Doctor, my creatinine is so high, my kidneys are very problematic, what should I do now?" The doctor did not answer his question immediately, pointed to the blood sugar value on the report and asked, "Do you know that you have diabetes?"
Regarding this question, Xie Liang was a little confused for a while. The doctor continued: "Your blood sugar level is 16.8, which is well outside the normal range, and your urine glucose is ++++. Seeing that Xie Liang didn't understand, he then asked him if he usually drank a lot of water and how he urinated, Xie Liang replied that because he usually drank a lot of water, he felt normal to urinate a lot.
The doctor sighed: "The body is giving you a hint, high blood sugar leads to high glucose content in the urine, causing kidney osmotic diuresis, that is, polyuria, excessive water excretion will lead to thirst, resulting in drinking more water." In addition, Xie Liang did not know that he had diabetes, and his long-term high blood sugar has not been controlled, which led to today's diabetic nephropathy.
The doctor told Xie Liang that if he did not control high blood sugar, his kidney function would further decline, and he would become kidney failure, or even reach the uremia stage. After that, Xie Liang was advised to use insulin to lower blood sugar, and in view of the decline in kidney function, he used kidney protection drugs to protect the remaining nephrons, and after a period of treatment, Xie Liang's blood sugar gradually stabilized, and he could finally be discharged from the hospital.
Before being discharged from the hospital, the doctor told Xie Liang that in addition to controlling blood sugar, he should not eat high-protein foods, especially beans. Xie Liang kept it in mind, and after he walked out of the hospital, he bought a blood glucose meter to test his blood sugar, and began to understand his dietary precautions, not only can not eat high-glycemic foods, but also eat less high-protein foods, Xie Liang planned to look up information on the Internet, and really let him find a "natural insulin", that is, bitter melon!
One is that bitter gourd contains bitter gourd saponins, which are similar to the effects of insulin, which can reduce the level of blood sugar in the body, which can be called natural insulin of plants, and can also promote the recovery of partially damaged pancreatic cells. In addition, bitter gourd itself is relatively low in calories, with a sugar content of less than 4%, low protein content, and rich in vitamin C and dietary fiber, which is very suitable for diabetics.
Seeing that there are so many benefits of bitter gourd, Xie Liang immediately set off to the vegetable market to buy some bitter gourd, not only fried bitter gourd, but also squeezed bitter gourd juice to drink, two hours after the meal, Xie Liang immediately pricked his fingers to measure blood sugar, and found that the blood sugar was still 8.5mmol/L, and then he was a little disappointed. After that, I felt that I was too greedy, after all, sometimes insulin can't control blood sugar well, and eating bitter gourd alone will make blood sugar drop, I am a little delusional, and I plan to eat bitter gourd for a long time to see the effect.
After that, Xie Liang often changed his tricks to make bitter gourd for himself to eat, including stir-fried bitter gourd, bitter gourd scrambled eggs, bitter gourd fried meat and so on. After a long time, Xie Liang also found that his blood sugar was becoming more and more stable, and now his postprandial blood sugar is stable at about 6.9, which is at a normal value. To Xie Liang's surprise, because of the good blood sugar control, his kidney function did not continue to decline. Even the doctor praised him for doing a very good job, which greatly delayed the development of kidney failure.
Xie Liang happily shared his successful sugar control methods in the patient group, hoping to give some help to people who suffer from blood sugar like him. After the news was sent, the group instantly boiled, and the patients bubbled and made sounds. There is a voice that wants to give it a try, because the blood sugar control is not good, and the diabetic foot has not been better, thank you Xie Liang for sharing. There are also voices questioning Xie Liang, and another voice is saying that bitter gourd is not the best hypoglycemic food, and there is such a food that has a hypoglycemic effect 25 times that of bitter gourd, and if you insist on eating it for a month, it is not a problem for blood sugar to drop to 4.6.
This food is quinoa, because quinoa is rich in vitamins and flavonoids, and it is a low-sugar food. In addition to not choosing foods that raise blood sugar quickly, patients with diabetes should also control their calorie intake and avoid eating high-fat and high-calorie foods, because if they consume too many calories, the body cannot consume them in time, and they will be stored in the form of fat under the skin, and stored in the liver will form fatty liver, which will cause the heart to become larger.
Unlike delicate starch, which is high in calories and low in nutritional value, quinoa is an ancient grain that can also be used as a staple food, which is not only rich in nutrients, but also low in sugar and fat, which is very suitable for diabetics and is simply an ideal food for diabetics. Daily consumption can also replace rice as a staple food and lower blood sugar after meals. Quinoa is also rich in vitamins C and E, antioxidants that can strengthen the immune system, prevent infections and diseases, and to some extent prevent colds and diabetes.
In addition, quinoa is rich in dietary fiber, which can also increase the satiety of diabetics, reduce the rapid hunger caused by excessive glucose excretion, and this substance can promote the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract and reduce the time that food stays in the intestines, thereby reducing the absorption of glucose in the small intestine, so as to achieve the purpose of lowering blood sugar. Quinoa is rich in magnesium, which relieves pressure on blood vessels and protects the cardiovascular system.
Of course, quinoa is just a kind of sugar control food, must not be used as a drug, the way to control blood sugar in addition to diet and medicine, as well as exercise, the most suitable exercise for diabetic patients is regular aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, jogging, tai chi, etc., it is recommended more than 3 times a week, more than 30 minutes each time, each time you sweat slightly, it is not recommended to exercise vigorously, resulting in large fluctuations in blood sugar, but the gains outweigh the losses.
Note: "Review of "natural hypoglycemic food" was found, which is 25 times that of bitter gourd, eat it openly, and blood sugar will drop by 4.6" The names are pseudonyms, and some pictures are network pictures; Reprinting and plagiarism are prohibited in the article)