Vegetables are an essential part of the diet. They are rich in minerals, vitamins, and dietary fiber, making them very suitable for people with diabetes. The following are several vegetables recommended for diabetics to help lower blood sugar; they should consider eating more of them...
For diabetics, it is best to choose vegetables with a low sugar content. The following vegetables have a sugar content of only 1%-3%: cabbage, bitter gourd, spinach, rapeseed, bok choy, celery, chives, Shanghai green, cucumber, winter melon, eggplant, tomato, loofah, water bamboo, bamboo shoots, cauliflower, zucchini, mung bean sprouts, and fresh mushrooms.
Sugar content is about 4%: radish, bell pepper, pumpkin.
Vegetables with a sugar content higher than 4% include cowpeas, green beans, carrots, and garlic shoots.
The sugar content of potatoes is as high as 20%. If you eat potatoes, you must deduct an equivalent amount from your staple food.
Among all vegetables, cabbage, bitter gourd, and pumpkin are particularly noteworthy. Cabbage has a very low sugar content, but because it has a slightly sweet taste, many patients are afraid to eat it, which is a common misconception.