Good Foods for People with Diabetes

When Diabetes is diagnosed, the fight and struggle against high blood sugar, blood lipids, blood pressure, etc is a life-long affair. Dietary management, regular exercise and hypoglycemic medicines are known three effective tools to control Diabetes. In this passage, we mainly focus on introducing several main types of foods which will benefit people with Diabetes.

The first to be introduced is nori. Nori contains rich polysaccharides, vitamins, carotenes, etc. The polysaccharides inside nori have been proven effective in lowering blood glucose.

Black fungus. Black fungus provides rich fungus polysaccharides, beta-carotene, calcium and iron. Lab experiment on mice has proven that the polyssacchrides can effectively reduce sugar levels in the mice.

Bitter melon. There exist various nutritive substances in bitter melon. As is estimated, each 100g bitter melon provides 0.9g protein, 0.2g fat, 3g carbohydrate, 18mg calcium, 0.6mg iron, 29mg phosphorus, etc. The saponin provided by bitter melon has obvious effect in reducing blood glucose and stimulating the release of insulin. Regularly eating bitter melon is indeed helpful for stabilizing blood sugar levels.

Garlic. Nutrients inside garlic mainly include various kinds of sulfur-containing volatile compounds, thiosulfite sulfonic acid esters, glycosides, polysaccharides, lipids and other compounds. Garlic can bring multiple benefits to Diabetics, including sterilization, anti-viral, anti-inflammation, lowering blood pressure, protecting blood vessels, etc. Garlic help Diabetics to better manage their blood glucose.

Celery. Celery will provide rich fibers, calcium, phosphorus, iron, calcium and other nutrients. A kind of acid yellow material provided from celery will help people to lower/control their blood pressure. In addition, the food has positive effect in reducing blood sugar and obesity thus helping better management of blood pressure.

The above introduces several kinds of vegetables for people with Diabetes. Main benefits are provided, however, certain foods such as black fungus, nori and celery have rich potassium which is not suitable if people have kidney disease. If you are not sure whether a certain food can be ate or not, you may consult a dietitian or doctor’s advice. Or you can also email us to kidneycares@hotmail.com to get direct information for free.