Diabetics are afraid of sugary foods because they are usually the easiest to get out of control, but the truth is that not all sugary foods are off limits, such as fruits. Many fruits are high in sugar, but because most of the sugar is fructose, they are still safe for diabetics to eat, even if they are very sweet.
Foods vary in their ability to raise blood sugar, and the glycemic index of a food is often used as a clinical measure of its effect on blood sugar. In general, foods with a glycemic index of > 70 are considered high glycemic and unsuitable for diabetics, while foods with an index of < 55 are considered low glycemic and healthy for diabetics.
The glycemic index of a food is related to the amount of glucose or glucose-equivalent components in the food, which means that the higher the amount of glucose or glucose-equivalent components in the food, the higher the glycemic index, and the more unsuitable the food is for diabetics. The sugar in fruits is mostly in the form of fructose, sucrose, and glucose monosaccharides, with the highest content of fructose and relatively little glucose, while the sweetness of fructose is high but does not affect one's blood glucose, so many fruits are sweet to eat, but their glycemic index is actually not high, and they are perfectly suitable for diabetic patients to consume.
People's daily life in the common fruit, such as apples, pears, peaches, plums, apricots, cherries, etc., in fact, belong to the low glycemic index of the fruit, its glycemic index are significantly smaller than the buns, rice and other foods, so diabetic patients to eat about 200g a day of this type of fruit, it is entirely possible.
Fruits are not only rich in vitamins and minerals, but also contain many phytochemicals with antioxidant activity, so adhere to the low glycemic index of fruits every day, not only will not affect the blood sugar, but also conducive to the enhancement of their own immunity, which is conducive to the control of blood sugar. In addition, the fruit because it contains a lot of dietary fiber, for the body's intestinal motility is extremely beneficial, many diabetic patients because of the impact of long-term medication, are more or less suffering from constipation or defecation difficulties,? So eat a moderate amount of fruit every day, but also conducive to the improvement of the intestinal environment and the prevention and treatment of constipation. It should be noted that although many fruits are suitable for diabetic patients to eat, but when eating fruits should still pay attention to the corresponding matters, learn to eat fruits correctly, such as the time to eat fruits, the amount of fruits.
"Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" suggests that people should eat 200-400g of fruit per person per day, for healthy people, the amount of fruit eaten per day can reach the maximum, but for patients with diabetes, even if it is a low glycemic index of the fruits, the amount eaten per day should not be more than 200 g. Secondly, diabetic patients need to ensure that their blood glucose is in a stable stage before eating fruit. For example, fasting blood glucose is best controlled at 7.8mmol / L or less, and 2 hours after the meal blood glucose is best controlled at 10mmol / L or less, at the same time, diabetic patients should eat fruit should be staggered meal time, preferably arranged between two meals, the blood glucose value of the time is usually lower, so as to avoid postprandial glucose appeared a substantial change. In addition, diabetic patients eat fruit, should do a good job on the control of energy intake, increase fruit intake should be reduced at the same time corresponding to the intake of other food types, so as not to cause excessive energy intake, which leads to weight loss.