Bitter gourd and polypeptide P can regulate blood sugar to a certain extent, which is called "plant insulin". Therefore, for people with hyperglycemia, eating some bitter gourd in life is helpful to the recovery of the disease.

However, bitter gourd belongs to a kind of food after all, and its consumption is limited every time, which can only play a certain auxiliary role. If the blood sugar is high, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time and then take medicine under the guidance of a doctor.

2 How to eat bitter gourd with good hypoglycemic effect combined with drug treatment?

Bitter gourd is a kind of food, and its hypoglycemic effect is relatively limited. It is not recommended to simply eat bitter gourd to reduce blood sugar. If you want to have a better hypoglycemic effect, it is suggested that patients should combine drug treatment with bitter gourd treatment as a supplement.

Usually you can eat half a bitter gourd or drink a cup of bitter gourd juice about half an hour before meals, which can increase the satiety of the human body to a certain extent, thus reducing the intake of staple food and controlling blood sugar.

How much bitter gourd do you eat a day? About 200 grams.

Although the nutritional value of bitter gourd is relatively high, eating too much of any food will cause certain harm to human health, so it is recommended to eat it in moderation.

Moreover, bitter gourd is cold, and eating too much is easy to cause great stimulation to the stomach. For some people with poor gastrointestinal function, there may be symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort such as abdominal pain and diarrhea, so for the general population, it is recommended to eat about 200 grams of bitter gourd every day.

Bitter gourd is too bitter. How to deal with it to reduce bitterness? Because bitter gourd contains more picroside and oxalic acid, it will be bitter to eat directly. Therefore, before cooking, it is recommended to soak bitter gourd in hot water for a while, so that most bitter substances can be dissolved in water, and it will not be too bitter to eat.

Marinate or you can sprinkle a little salt on the sliced bitter gourd for a while, then squeeze the bitter gourd slices by hand, squeeze out the bitter gourd juice and pour it out, and finally wash it with water.