Diabetes, everyone is familiar with it. Once diagnosed, timely adjustments are necessary. Failure to control it for a long time can seriously harm people’s health, leading to problems in the heart, eyes, kidneys, blood vessels, and other areas.
After developing diabetes, dietary changes are crucial. Steamed buns are a staple that many are familiar with. Some people claim that steamed buns raise blood sugar, is this true?
In daily life, steamed buns are a staple food and are considered a type of fermented food. After consuming steamed buns, they are easily digested and absorbed by the body and quickly converted to glucose through hydrolysis in the body. Therefore, prolonged consumption of steamed buns can lead to unstable postprandial blood sugar with significant fluctuations.
However, steamed buns are not completely off-limits; their intake should be controlled reasonably, avoiding overconsumption. They can also be consumed in combination with coarse grains to reduce blood sugar spikes.
Internal Medicine Doctor: These 4 types of food are truly forbidden.
First type: Animal offal
It is often said that eating specific organs helps replenish them; thus, many people enjoy eating animal liver. However, animal livers contain high calories and cholesterol, frequent consumption can increase lipid content in the body, disrupting metabolism and thus, not conducive to stable blood sugar levels.
From a health perspective, not only should diabetes patients consume less, but it is also advisable for ordinary people to moderate their intake.
Second type: Fried foods
Fried foods, now widespread and tempting with their aroma, undergo changes in their components after frying, containing a significant amount of saturated fatty acids and cholesterol, which is also detrimental to lipid metabolism. Regular consumption can accelerate insulin resistance, inhibit sufficient insulin secretion, and worsen the condition.
Third type: Sweets
Sweets, enticing with their happiness-inducing properties. Excessive consumption can cause fluctuations in blood sugar levels while also containing a fair amount of fats, leading to obesity with frequent consumption. This, in turn, exacerbates insulin resistance, increasing the risk of disease.
Fourth type: Carbonated drinks
With the weather getting hotter, many people use beverages to quench their thirst, even replacing water with them daily. A 350ml can of soda contains 40 grams of sugar and 150 calories, highly unfriendly to blood sugar levels. Studies show that the more carbonated drinks consumed, the higher the risk of pancreatic dysfunction.
Reminder: If experiencing the following, get checked early or diabetes may be on the horizon:
1. Easily fatigued eyes, declining vision
2. Eating a lot but constantly losing weight
3. Always thirsty, frequent urination
4. General weakness, limb fatigue
5. Itchy skin, overall dryness
So, if high blood sugar is detected, what should be done routinely?
1. Nutritional supplementation
2. Regular exercise
To stabilize blood sugar effectively, daily exercise is essential. Consistent physical activity promotes blood circulation, expelling impurities and sugar from the vessels, enhancing blood sugar control and vascular health.
