Since a person is diagnosed with Diabetic Nephropathy, he or she will limit the diet. As for diabetic diet, not only diabetic patients themselves know the diet clearly, but also the family members should also know what they can eat and what they cannot. In regard to diabetes, the best diet therapy is natural food. Let’s see the following examples:
1. Cucumber
Cucumber is rich in vitamin and minerals. It also has medical properties. Fresh cucumber can prevent sugar from changing into fat, so eating cucumber can make you lose weight. Diabetic patients can eat cucumber to reduce blood sugar levels. Besides, cucumber has diuretic properties, which contributes to relieving edema.
2. Goji
Goji is nutritious containing vitamin a, b1, b2, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Goji has function of lowering blood pressure, reducing cholesterol levels and decreasing blood sugar levels.
3. Cucurbita pepo L
Cucurbita pepo L can be used for an auxiliary treatment of diabetes edema and abdominal distension.
4. Mushroom
Mushroom contains many food fiber and it can be a treatment for diabetes. People with diabetes and liver disease can choose mushroom. If people with digestive problems, they can eat mushroom because mushroom contains trypsin and a variety of enzyme, which can break down protein and digest fat. However, it does not mean all diabetic nephropathy can eat mushroom. If people have high phosphorus and potassium level in blood, they should limit or avoid mushroom.
Although the above natural foods are good for diabetic nephropathy patients. For the sake of safety, they had better consult the doctor or our online doctor to make sure whether they can eat the foods or not.