Warning: 3 vegetable dishes on Tet holiday cause blood sugar to spike unexpectedly

Everyone thinks vegetables are the best food for blood sugar, but the 3 types of vegetables below cause blood sugar to increase uncontrollably. In particular, these 3 dishes are often present on the Tet holiday tray.

1. Vegetable salad

Everyone thinks that vegetable salad is a healthy dish, because vegetables are rich in vitamins and many minerals, and healthy fiber.

However, salads are often mixed with spices such as sugar, salt, fish sauce... consuming a large amount not only causes obesity but is also not beneficial for controlling blood sugar levels.

2. Pickles

During the pickling process, the vitamins in the cabbage are basically destroyed, so very little nutrition remains.

In addition, pickled cabbage has a high salt content that will affect health, especially not beneficial in controlling blood sugar.

3. Starchy vegetables

Starchy vegetables like beets, carrots, etc. contain higher amounts of carbs than other vegetables. And therefore, can raise blood sugar levels much faster than non-starchy vegetables.

Nutritionists recommend limiting your intake of starchy vegetables to half a cup per day (64 grams).

When eating, combine with foods containing healthy fats or protein to reduce blood sugar response.

How should diabetics eat?

The general principle to stabilize blood sugar is to control the total amount of calories consumed each day, and to reasonably distribute carbohydrates, fats, proteins, etc. to avoid glucose metabolism disorders.

For diabetic patients, the main food in daily meals should be whole grains (millet, black rice, oats...), in addition to vegetables and fruits.

Vegetables that help lower blood sugar include: cucumber, bitter melon, broccoli, fish mint... The best way to prepare vegetables is to steam and boil.

Pay attention to the principle of dividing meals throughout the day and ensuring a balance between consuming coarse and fine grains in the diet.

Patients should limit fast food and use less oil in home-cooked dishes, because fat can easily increase excess fat in the body and increase blood sugar.

Go see a diabetes doctor when you have an "itch"

If in the past diabetes was only for the elderly, now young people are at very high risk of getting this disease.

The reason is because young people have a sedentary lifestyle, along with a diet high in sugar and fat.

Diabetes is much more dangerous than you think. This is a chronic disease with no cure, requiring long-term medication to reduce complications.

If blood sugar fluctuates continuously, patients may face the risk of blindness, kidney failure, cerebral hemorrhage, stroke...

Most of us do not have the habit of going to the hospital for regular health check-ups, so when blood sugar is high, it cannot be detected in time.

So is there any way to tell if your blood sugar is too high? The answer is yes.

When blood sugar increases, the body will have abnormal symptoms, you should pay attention to adjust appropriately.

If the body is "itchy" in 2 places, it means that blood sugar has exceeded the standard.

1. Itchy skin

Itchy skin can be caused by dehydration or dry air. But itchy skin can also be a sign that your blood sugar levels are out of whack.

When blood sugar levels rise, the body retains water to dilute the blood and then excretes it through urine. This causes dry skin, causing itching and discomfort.

2. Itchy ears

When blood sugar levels are high, the skin is easily irritated, and the relatively thin skin of the ear can also cause unusual itching, so you should see a doctor as soon as possible to avoid complications.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/canh-bao-3-mon-rau-ngay-tet-khien-duong-huyet-tang-dot-bien-khong-ngo-192240206112229775.htm