Eating the right meal makes it easy to manage blood sugar and blood lipids
A pair of sisters
In life, many people with diabetes are accompanied by troublesome hyperlipidemia. Therefore, people usually refer to hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia as "sister diseases". The reason for the formation of hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia is that the abnormal fat metabolism makes the fat mass in the plasma higher than the normal level, and the pancreas cannot produce insulin at any time to control blood sugar.
The most important thing for diabetics to prevent and treat hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia is to control blood sugar and blood lipid index by changing their eating habits.
- Diet prescription: "four lows and one high"
Follow the dietary principle of "four lows and one high". Four lows are low sugar, low salt, low fat, and low cholesterol, and one high is high fiber. The daily diet includes four categories: staple food, vegetables, meat, and fruits. Among them, vegetables are basically "products" with four low levels, and there is no need to avoid them.
- Eat more soy products
Soybeans and their soy products are the best sources of protein for patients with high blood sugar. On the one hand, the protein they contain is of good quality. On the other hand, it does not contain cholesterol and has a lipid-lowering effect, so it can replace some animal protein sources.
- Eat more green leafy vegetables
Green leafy vegetables are rich in dietary fiber, high in water, low in heat supply, and have a satiety effect. They are essential foods for diabetic patients. Diabetic patients should ensure at least one pound of green leafy vegetables every day.
- Substitute coarse grains for fine grains
Diabetics should add more coarse grains to refined grains, such as oats, brown rice, cornmeal, whole-wheat flour, etc., because these foods contain more inorganic salts, vitamins, and are rich in dietary fiber, which can not only control blood sugar, but also improve blood sugar levels. Regulate blood lipids.
- Eat fish once a week
Eat fish once or twice a week: First, eating fish is a dietary supplement that reduces red meat and high-fat foods. Second, deep-sea fish is rich in two unsaturated fatty acids, DHA and EPA, which can effectively regulate triglycerides.
- Do not eat fried food
Fried foods are high in calories and contain high levels of fat and oxidative substances. Frequent eating by diabetics can easily lead to hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease. In addition, during the frying process of food, a large amount of carcinogenic substances are often produced, which must be kept away.
- Do not eat pickled food
During the pickling process, a large amount of salt needs to be added, which will cause the sodium content of such foods to exceed the standard. People with diabetes who often eat pickled foods will suffer from hyperlipidemia and induce kidney disease. Nitrosamines produced during the pickling process of food are also important carcinogens.
- Do not eat animal offal
Animal offal such as liver, brain, waist, etc. contain a lot of saturated fat and cholesterol, which have been identified as the most important dietary factors leading to hyperlipidemia and heart disease. Therefore, diabetics try not to eat animal offal.
- Don’t eat canned food
Whether it is canned fruit or canned meat, the nutrients in it have been destroyed a lot. Canned products contain high sugar content, which can lead to a sharp rise in blood sugar in a short period of time after eating, and increase the load on the pancreas, which is the enemy of diabetics.
- Don’t eat convenience foods
Instant noodles, hamburgers, potato chips and other convenience foods are high-salt, high-fat, low-vitamin, and low-mineral foods. High salt content increases kidney load and increases blood lipids. In addition, these foods contain trans fatty acids, and long-term consumption will cause great damage to the heart and blood vessels of diabetics.
- It is best to quit drinking less alcohol
Alcohol consumption should be strictly limited for patients with "three highs". If it can be abstained from it, the intake of alcohol is not only detrimental to the control of three highs, but long-term drinking can also lead to sclerosis of blood vessels and weakening of the heart muscle. There are more or less effects, and you can't drink alcohol during the period of taking medicine to control the three highs.