Which vegetables and fruits can lower blood sugar?
Vegetables with therapeutic effect should be eaten alternately for a long time. Hypoglycemic vegetables: 1. Water spinach: The content of various nutrients is many times higher than that of tomatoes. For example, vitamin A is 6 times higher, vitamin B2 is 7 times higher, vitamin C is 2 times higher, protein is 4 times higher and calcium is 12 times higher. At the same time, its rich cellulose and insulin-like components can treat diabetes. 2. Onion: It contains vitamins A, B 1, B6, C, etc., and has bactericidal effect, which can inhibit the increase of plasma cholesterol caused by high-fat meals. It also contains organic substances similar to the hypoglycemic drug methanesulfonylurea, which is suitable for diabetics complicated with arteriosclerosis. 3. Bitter gourd: contains substances similar to insulin, which can lower blood sugar. It also contains a lot of cellulose, which can delay the absorption of sugar in the small intestine and reduce blood sugar. 4. Pumpkin: It contains more trace elements of chromium and nickel, which can lower blood sugar. Pumpkin is also a high-fiber food, which can delay the absorption of sugar in the small intestine and reduce the burden on islet cells. 5. Cucumber: contains vitamin C, which can improve sugar metabolism and lower blood sugar. Glucose, rice sugar and xylose contained in cucumber do not participate in the usual sugar metabolism, which has a good effect on diabetes. 6. Carrots: invigorating the spleen, nourishing the kidney and strengthening the yang, containing carotene, vitamins and other ingredients, as well as an amorphous yellow ingredient, which has obvious hypoglycemic effect. 7. Radish: It contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, manganese, vitamin B, vitamin C, etc. It has the effects of resolving stagnation, resolving phlegm and heat, detoxifying, reducing blood sugar, and resisting cancer. The hypoglycemic effect of fresh radish is more significant. 8. Mushroom: It contains trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and iodine, as well as a variety of amino acids and vitamins, and has the effects of calming the nerves, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood sugar, promoting appetite and digestion, resolving phlegm and regulating qi, and resisting cancer.