1. Diet therapy is the basic treatment for diabetes. People with high blood sugar should control their consumption according to the calories of food while controlling their total intake. Therefore, eating foods with high calorie and high sugar content will not only lead to a rapid increase in blood sugar, but also cause hunger due to insufficient food intake.
2. Carrots, onions, taro, potatoes, broad beans and peas. High sugar content, should not eat more; Green vegetables such as spinach, leek, rape, cucumber and celery, and colored vegetables such as bitter gourd, tomato, wax gourd and eggplant can be eaten in moderation.
3. The staple food should be matched with coarse and fine grains. You can't eat staple food completely, but you should eat less processed staple food, and eat less steamed bread, mung bean cake, oil gluten, bread, pancakes, sesame seeds, dried noodles, red bean paste, rice cakes, zongzi and rolls.
4. People with poor blood sugar control should not eat more fruits, especially fruits with high sugar content and high calories, such as fresh dates, dried dates, candied dates, dried persimmons, raisins, dried apricots and longan. If the blood sugar is well controlled, you can eat a small amount of fruit (no more than 200 grams per day).
5. It is not advisable to eat dairy products such as sweet milk and ordinary yogurt on the market, as well as snacks and drinks (generally with high sugar content). Do not drink coffee or cocoa. You can drink a small amount of green tea, and snack drinks with low sugar or sugar substitutes can be eaten in small amounts.
6. Use less seasoning when cooking, and eat less or no heavy oil, heavy salt and thickened food. Do not eat fried food, pickled food, red meat, etc.