Diabetes is a common chronic disease. Patients with diabetes often feel hungry, so hunger can affect blood sugar levels. The level of blood sugar is the only criteria for diagnosing and treating diabetes. Generally, antidiabetic drugs are used to control blood sugar. How can we avoid high blood sugar in our daily life?
[How to avoid high blood sugar in daily life]
1. Increase physical activity
Patients with type 2 diabetes can achieve better blood sugar control by increasing exercise. Even simple exercises like a 20-minute walk every day can effectively improve insulin resistance and reduce weight. Studies have shown that through proper exercise, diabetes patients can reduce the dosage of antidiabetic drugs or even completely stop drug treatment. Does hunger raise blood sugar?
2. Choose "coarse" grains
Controlling the degree of grinding of grains is crucial. Take bread as an example, the glycemic index (GI) of white bread is 70, but bread with 75% to 80% barley grains has a GI of 34, so it is recommended to replace refined grains with coarse grains.
3. Use smaller plates
Using smaller utensils can reduce food intake, decrease the desire for food, and lower calorie intake, helping to maintain a healthy weight.
4. Have a "thick" breakfast
Due to the longer heating time, the starch in porridge is easily converted into dextrin and then decomposed into glucose. At the same time, porridge is in a semi-liquid state, and the emptying time of the stomach is relatively short after eating, so eating porridge is more likely to raise postprandial blood sugar compared to eating staple foods. Therefore, it is better not to just drink porridge for breakfast, but to eat some "thick" food and stick to eating staple foods.
[Can Traditional Chinese Medicine cure diabetes?]
To date, the primary cause of diabetes has not been fully understood, so there is no cure for diabetes.
Although appropriate treatment may relieve or eliminate clinical symptoms of patients, and blood sugar and urine sugar return to normal, allowing them to work and live like normal individuals. However, if treatment is not adhered to, it can lead to relapse.
Neither Traditional Chinese Medicine nor Western Medicine can fundamentally solve diabetes. Traditional Chinese Medicine has certain effects in preventing and treating chronic complications of diabetes, while Western Medicine has significant and stable effects in controlling blood sugar. Combining Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine to treat diabetes is a wise choice.
[3 Chinese herbal medicines for lowering blood sugar]
1. Lily
Lily has the effects of nourishing Yin and moistening the lungs, calming the mind, and clearing heat, making it suitable for diabetes patients. It can also be used for people with Yin deficiency cough, coughing up blood, restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, and confusion.
If diabetes patients have symptoms of restlessness, insomnia, and dry mouth, they can prepare 30g of fresh lily and 10g of bamboo leaves, brew with 1000ml of water and drink as tea. Diabetes patients can drink it 1-2 times a day to calm the mind and moisten the lungs.
2. Goji Berry
Goji berry has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, nourishing essence, and improving vision. It is mainly used for symptoms such as deficiency of essence and energy, weak and sore waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, impotence and premature ejaculation, internal heat and polydipsia, blood deficiency and withered yellow, and blurred vision.
If diabetes patients have symptoms of lung dryness and injury to body fluids, they can prepare 3g of ginseng, 10g each of Rehmannia, Asparagus cochinchinensis, goji berry, and Cornus officinalis. Boil them twice with water and take it in the morning and evening. It can be used to clear heat, relieve restlessness, and quench thirst for diabetes patients.
3. Mulberry
Mulberry can nourish Yin and blood, generate body fluids, and moisten the intestines. It can be eaten raw or combined with other Chinese herbal medicines for decoction.
If diabetes patients want to nourish the liver and kidneys, generate body fluids, and moisten the intestines, they can prepare 2500g of mulberries, 50g each of cooked Rehmannia, Polygonatum sibiricum, and Radix Astragali. Soak the mulberries in water, then simmer the cooked Rehmannia, Polygonatum sibiricum, and Radix Astragali in water until 500ml, add the mulberry juice, and then add pollen. Simmer over low heat to make a paste. Take 30ml each time, 3 times a day.
