Five Therapeutic Foods for Diabetes Control

Diabetes is a series of metabolic disorders caused by various pathogenic factors such as genetic factors, immune dysfunction, microbial infections and toxins, free radicals, and psychological factors, leading to impaired pancreatic function and insulin resistance. The main characteristic of diabetes is high blood sugar. Typical cases may present with symptoms such as polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, and emaciation, known as the "three highs and one low" symptoms. If diabetes (blood sugar) is not well controlled, it can lead to complications and organ failure in the kidneys, eyes, and feet, and cannot be cured.

The current treatment methods mainly focus on long-term adherence to standardized treatment, including controlling the diet, maintaining moderate exercise, and rational use of medication. Medical experts currently advocate a diet structure with high carbohydrate content, reduced fat proportion, and controlled protein intake, which has a good effect on improving blood glucose tolerance. The following five foods have therapeutic effects.

1. Raw Chinese yam and anemarrhena decoction

[Recipe]: 30g of raw Chinese yam powder, 15g of pollen, 15g of anemarrhena, 10g of raw chicken internal gold powder, 10g of schisandra, 10g of kudzu powder.
[Effect]: Used for frequent urination, lower limb edema, and heat-clearing and fire-reducing effects.
[Method]: Boil anemarrhena and schisandra with 500ml of water, decoct into 300ml of juice, remove the residue, then mix raw Chinese yam powder, kudzu powder, pollen, and internal gold powder with cold water to form a paste, and pour it into the boiling juice while stirring to make a gruel.

2. Lettuce wrapped with pine nut fish and rice

[Recipe]: 150g of lettuce, 25g of corn, 10g of pine nuts, 5g of salad oil, 150g of grass carp, 5g of bean paste, salt and other seasonings as needed.
[Effect]: Lettuce is rich in vitamins, pine nuts contain unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E, and grass carp contains high-quality protein.
[Method]: 1. Cut the grass carp into small pieces, coat with starch. Heat the oil in a pan, stir-fry the pine nuts and corn, add the fish pieces, stir-fry, add salt and monosodium glutamate, then remove from the pan. 2. Wash the lettuce, and use the whole lettuce leaf to wrap the stir-fried pine nut fish and rice with bean paste.

3. Mushroom and winter melon

[Recipe]: 100g of winter melon, 20g of mushroom, chopped green onion, ginger, salt, monosodium glutamate, and 5g of cooking oil as needed.
[Effect]: Winter melon is a natural diuretic and has a good effect on edema in diabetic patients.
[Method]: 1. Peel the winter melon and cut it into 3cm square slices. Cut the mushroom with a knife. 2. Heat the oil in the pan, stir-fry the onion and ginger, add a little clear soup and salt, bring to a boil, add the winter melon and mushroom, stir-fry over high heat, add monosodium glutamate, and serve.

4. Preserved vegetable tofu

[Recipe]: 100g of tofu, 20g of preserved vegetable, 5g of cooking oil, salt, monosodium glutamate, and a little chopped green onion and ginger.
[Effect]: Preserved vegetable has diuretic and anti-diarrheal properties, dispels wind, promotes blood circulation, reduces swelling, and relieves pain. Tofu can moisturize and clear heat, and detoxify.
[Method]: 1. Cut the tofu into 2cm square pieces and blanch in boiling water for 3 minutes, then remove and set aside. 2. Cut the preserved vegetable into small pieces. 3. Heat the oil in the pan, stir-fry the onion and ginger, add the preserved vegetable, stir-fry, then add the tofu, salt, and a small amount of clear soup, stir-fry over high heat, add monosodium glutamate, and serve.

5. Pueraria powder porridge

[Recipe]: 100g of japonica rice, 30g of pueraria powder.
[Effect]: It has the effects of reducing fever, reducing blood lipids, and lowering blood sugar.
[Method]: 1. Wash the pueraria root, cut it into slices, add water and grind it into a slurry, then take the starch after precipitation and dry it. Wash the japonica rice. 2. Put the japonica rice in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil with high heat, then switch to low heat and cook until the rice is half cooked, add the pueraria powder, and continue to cook until the rice becomes porridge.