The diet control for Diabetes patients

Diabetes patients should pay more attention to the following aspects:

1. Eat more

Glycemic Index of roughage is very low. Such as eat more coarse rice is better than polished rice, eat more Unripe banana is better than ripe banana.

2. Supply enough protein

ADI (acceptable daily intake) of protein should be the same as the normal people or higher than the normal people. If patients are suffering form complications of Diabetes, they should follow the doctor’s guidance of protein intake.

3. Reduce the cook food intake.

Try your best to reduce the cook food intake, eat more raw food is better than cook food, and reduce the cook time. Such as Glycemic Index of porridge which need long-time cook is higher than rice.

4. Eat more high-fiber food

Dietary fiber can make the absorption of glucose become more and more slowly, reduce the fasting blood-glucose and Postprandial Blood Glucose, reduce the concentration of blood fat, prevent the complications of cardiovascular disease, chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis etc. The nature food is the best source of dietary fiber.

5. Limit the carbohydrate intake properly

The carbohydrate intake should base on the illness condition of Diabetes, but patients can’t have the excessive low carbohydrate intake. Human body utilize fat metabolism to supply thermal energy because of lack of sugar, which is easier to cause acidosis.

6. Reduce the fat intake


The fat intake should according to the illness condition of patients. High-fat diet will obstruct the utilization of sugar, and the metabolism of which will give rise to ketone body, is easy to cause and aggravate the acidosis. Obese patients should limit the fat intake strictly, no more than 40g is proper. Thin patients should enhance the fat intake because of insufficient thermal energy.