Diabetes, a word we are familiar with, is mostly a disease that affects the elderly. Regarding the diet for diabetes, there is a saying: control our mouths to keep blood sugar in check. Therefore, elderly people with diabetes must pay close attention to their daily diet, otherwise, their blood sugar can easily become unmanageable. So, what is good for elderly people with diabetes to eat?
Five ingredients for cooking to control diabetes
Chilled Bitter Melon
1. Bitter Melon
With tender flesh, a cool nature, and a bitter taste, it is rich in various nutrients, especially vitamin C, whose content ranks first among all gourds. Pharmacological studies have found that the momordicosides in bitter melon have a significant blood sugar-lowering effect. Not only do they have an insulin-like effect, earning it the name "plant insulin," but they also stimulate insulin secretion. According to one trial, using momordicoside preparations orally to treat type 2 diabetes achieved a total effective rate of 78.3%. Therefore, diabetic patients often eating bitter melon is beneficial for blood sugar control.
2. Onion
Sweet, white, and tender, it contains prostaglandin A and sulfur-containing amino acids, which can expand blood vessels, lower blood pressure and blood lipids, and prevent arteriosclerosis, making it beneficial for preventing diabetic complications.
3. Cucumber
Crisp, sweet, and refreshing, with a sugar content of only 1.6%, diabetic patients can eat it as a substitute for fruit and obtain vitamin C, carotene, fiber, and minerals from it. Cucumbers also contain tartronic acid, which can inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat in the body. Therefore, obese diabetic patients and those with high blood pressure and high blood lipids should eat more cucumbers.
4. Lettuce, Bamboo Shoots
Both have very low sugar and fat content. Lettuce contains insulin activators, which are beneficial for diabetic patients. Bamboo shoots are a high-fiber food that can delay the digestion of food and the absorption of glucose in the intestines of diabetic patients, helping to control postprandial blood sugar.
5 kinds of medicinal porridges to assist in lowering blood sugar
Goji Berry and Black Bean Porridge
1. Bitter Melon Porridge
150g bitter melon, 50g japonica rice. Wash the bitter melon, remove the stem, seeds, and slice. Wash the japonica rice, put it in a pot with water to cook into a porridge, add the bitter melon slices, and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. Serve in two portions, in the morning and evening. Suitable for all types of diabetes.
2. Pumpkin and Bran Porridge
250g tender pumpkin, 50g bran, 50g millet. Wash the pumpkin and cut into small pieces. Put it in a pot with water and cook until six-tenths done. Add the washed millet, bring to a boil, then add the bran. Mix well and simmer until the millet is soft and cooked. Suitable for all types of diabetic patients.
3. Sesame and Black Bean Porridge
500g black sesame seeds, 1000g black beans. Process both into powder together. Each time, take 100g of black sesame and black bean powder, add 50g of flour, mix well, and cook into a porridge. Divide into 3 servings and eat with meals. Suitable for all types of diabetic patients.
4. Kudzu Root and Rice Porridge
30g kudzu root powder, 100g rice. Cook a porridge with rice, add the kudzu root powder, and cook until the rice is soft and the porridge is done. Suitable for diabetic patients with a lean body type.
5. Corn Silk Porridge
15g corn silk, 50g japonica rice. Wash the corn silk, add two bowls of water, and cook for 20 minutes. Remove the dregs and keep the juice. Wash the japonica rice, add it to the corn silk juice, and cook into a porridge. Can be used as a substitute for breakfast or dinner. Suitable for all types of diabetic patients.
wolfberry and black bean porridge
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