Diabetes is a chronic disease that initially has no obvious symptoms. In the later stages, symptoms such as polyphagia, polydipsia, polyuria, and weight loss may appear. If not treated and managed in a timely manner, it can cause significant harm to the body. After being diagnosed with diabetes, there are many dietary and lifestyle restrictions to be aware of. Below are 5 diabetic dietary therapy recipes to help with diuresis and blood sugar reduction.
1. Mung Bean and Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients: 250g mung beans, 500g pumpkin.
Method: Cut the pumpkin into pieces, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook until done.
Benefits: Pumpkin has a sweet and cool taste, is non-toxic, and has the effects of clearing heat, moisturizing dryness, invigorating the spleen, and relieving thirst. Pumpkin contains a large amount of pectin, which can promote insulin secretion in the body. It is also rich in vitamins and is a high-fiber food. Mung beans have a sweet and cool taste, and have the functions of relieving heat, promoting diuresis, and detoxifying. They also contain a large amount of essential trace elements for the human body. This recipe is suitable for those who have good appetite and often eat, as it helps stabilize blood sugar levels.
2. Raw Chinese Yam and Anemarrhena Rhizome Juice
Ingredients: 30g raw Chinese yam powder, 15g pollen, 15g anemarrhena rhizome, 10g raw chicken internal gold powder, 10g schisandra chinensis, 10g kudzu powder.
Method: Boil anemarrhena rhizome and schisandra chinensis in 500ml water, simmer to make 300ml of juice, remove the residue, and then mix the raw Chinese yam powder, kudzu powder, pollen, and raw chicken internal gold powder in cold water. Pour the mixture into the boiling juice and stir until it thickens.
Benefits: Used for frequent urination, lower limb edema, and heat clearing and fire reducing.
3. Lettuce Wraps with Pine Nuts and Fish Rice
Ingredients: 150g lettuce, 25g corn, 10g pine nuts, 5g salad oil, 150g fish, 5g doubanjiang (broad bean paste), salt and other seasonings to taste.
Method: Cut the fish into small pieces. Heat the oil in a pan, stir-fry the pine nuts and corn, add the fish, stir-fry, and then add salt and MSG before removing from heat. Wash the lettuce, and use whole lettuce leaves to wrap the stir-fried pine nuts, fish, and doubanjiang.
Benefits: Lettuce is rich in vitamins, pine nuts contain unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E, and fish rice contains high-quality protein.
4. Corn Silk Stewed Lean Pork
Ingredients: 30g corn silk, 100g lean pork.
Method: Cook the corn silk and lean pork together in water to make a soup. After cooking, remove the corn silk and consume the soup and meat.
Benefits: This recipe is suitable for general diabetes patients, but not suitable for those with kidney yang deficiency.
5. Kudzu Root Powder Porridge
Ingredients: 100g glutinous rice, 30g kudzu root powder.
Method: 1. Wash the kudzu root and cut it into slices. Add water to grind it into a slurry, let it settle, and then take the starch and dry it. Rinse the glutinous rice. 2. Put the glutinous rice in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring it to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the rice is half cooked. Add the kudzu root powder and continue cooking over low heat until the rice becomes porridge.
Benefits: It has the effects of reducing fever, lowering blood lipids, and lowering blood sugar.
6. Sweet Potato Leaf and Winter Melon Stew
Ingredients: Fresh sweet potato leaves, fresh winter melon as needed.
Method: Wash the sweet potato leaves. Peel and deseed the winter melon, and cut into small pieces. Place the pot on the heat, pour in an appropriate amount of water, and bring it to a boil. Add the winter melon pieces and cook until they become soft. Add the sweet potato leaves and cook until the soup continues to boil. Remove from heat and serve. Take once daily, no specific time required.
Benefits: Sweet potato leaves have the effects of improving immune function, stopping bleeding, reducing blood sugar, and detoxifying. They contain insulin-like components that are beneficial for diabetes patients.
Note: This can be consumed by the general population. It is not recommended for those with gastrointestinal stagnation to consume large amounts.
