"Jerusalem artichoke, also known as chrysanthemum ginger and cassia seed ginger, is an edible root vegetable. Because of its poor taste, it is mostly used to pickle pickles. In recent years, it has been found that ginger can regulate blood sugar in both directions, that is, on the one hand, it can reduce blood sugar in diabetic patients, on the other hand, it can increase blood sugar in hypoglycemia patients. Studies have shown that galangal contains a substance with a structure very similar to that of endogenous insulin in human pancreas. When urine sugar appears, eating galangal can control urine sugar, indicating that it can lower blood sugar. When people have hypoglycemia, they can also be relieved after eating ginger. " Can ginger really treat diabetes? Ginger contains a lot of fructose. Eating a small amount of fructose can promote the synthesis of hepatic glycogen, which is similar to the glucokinase activator being studied by major pharmaceutical companies, so it has a slight effect on lowering blood sugar. However, after eating too much fructose, when the synthesis of hepatic glycogen is saturated, fructose begins to promote the synthesis of triglycerides in the liver, so many people think that eating too much fructose is one of the important causes of fatty liver. Fructose has become an important additive in food industry because its sweetness is higher than glucose, even higher than sucrose and honey that we often eat. Fructose is widely used in many processed foods and drinks. Some people think that this trend is one of the reasons for insulin resistance and diabetes prevalence. Can ginger really treat diabetes? It is wishful thinking that the two-way regulating effect of galangal on blood sugar can not reduce the blood sugar of diabetic patients and increase the blood sugar of hypoglycemia patients, but can slightly reduce the blood sugar of mild diabetic patients. If you eat too much, it can aggravate the condition of diabetic patients, increase blood sugar and aggravate fatty liver. Therefore, even if the ginger has the function of lowering blood sugar, diabetic patients should pay special attention to it. This is a double-edged sword, and its effect is not magical. Eating too much has disadvantages.