Pumpkin contains "cobalt" which has a blood-tonifying effect when consumed. Pumpkin is also rich in vitamins and eating it can help prevent hypertension. But can people with diabetes eat pumpkin? What are the precautions to be aware of? Let's take a look together!
What are the benefits of eating pumpkin for people with diabetes?
Pumpkin has a high fiber content, which is beneficial for people with diabetes. Pumpkin not only has high nutritional value but also has significant therapeutic effects. According to the "Dian Nan Ben Cao", pumpkin has a warm nature and a sweet taste with no toxicity. It enters the spleen and stomach meridians, moistens the lungs and nourishes qi, transforms phlegm and expels pus, expels parasites and detoxifies, treats cough and asthma, and treats lung abscess and constipation. It also has diuretic and beauty-enhancing effects.
The bile secreted by pumpkin can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help digestion, and the pectin in it can protect the gastric mucosa from the irritation of rough food. In addition, pumpkin can restore and regenerate liver and kidney function because it can eliminate the mutagenic effect of carcinogenic substance nitrite.
Pumpkin also contains cobalt, which has a blood-tonifying effect when consumed. Pumpkin is rich in vitamins A, B, C, and minerals, essential amino acids, soluble fiber, lutein, and trace elements like phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and silicon. Modern nutrition and medicine have shown that eating pumpkin can effectively prevent and treat hypertension, diabetes, liver disease, and improve immune function.
【Precautions for people with diabetes eating pumpkin】
Do not eat too much at once, control the daily intake to about 200 grams. If you eat too much in a day, you need to reduce the amount of staple food accordingly.
Try to choose tender pumpkins with low sugar content, and avoid eating old pumpkins with high sweetness.
Cooking methods can include boiling or steaming, avoid stir-frying, braising with meat, or deep-frying as excessive intake of fats is not conducive to blood sugar control.
People with diabetes should recognize that pumpkin is still a food with sugar content. Eating it in moderation is beneficial for health, but it cannot replace regular hypoglycemic drugs. Considering pumpkin as a "magic pumpkin" for lowering blood sugar and taking large amounts of it every day is very undesirable, and one should never discontinue hypoglycemic medications on their own.
【Dietary tips for high blood sugar】
1. Fresh pumpkin
Boil or stir-fry fresh pumpkin with water and eat 250-500 grams each time, continuously for several days. If there is a gradual improvement, the amount can be gradually reduced. Eat 20 raw pumpkin seeds after meals, continuously for a month, and both physical and mental energy will improve.
2. Egg, honey, and vinegar
Take 5 raw eggs, break them into a bowl, then add 150 ml of vinegar and let it soak for about 36 hours. Then mix the vinegar, honey, and 250 ml of the original egg vinegar solution evenly.
Take 15 ml orally in the morning and evening. Honey can treat abdominal pain, tonify the middle, relieve pain and detoxify, and cure various diseases.
This formula can improve the body's acid-base balance, promote the secretion function of the body, normalize the secretion of various glands, enhance the ability to resist toxins, and continuous use will produce noticeable effects.
