What should people with high blood sugar pay attention to?

Improved living conditions have made our diets better, but eating a lot of meat and fish every day can also cause problems. For example, when we check our bodies, we find that our blood sugar levels are high. So what should we do if our blood sugar levels are high? What should we pay attention to?

1. Pay attention to eating 70% full for three meals a day

Do not eat overly sweet food, spicy food, and strictly prohibit bad habits such as smoking and drinking, because these will aggravate the condition of diabetes. Those who have the habit of smoking should slowly quit smoking within a year, not quit all at once. In terms of diet, pay attention to the combination of coarse and fine grains. It is recommended to eat foods with low or no sugar, such as pumpkin and oatmeal. But you must pay attention to one thing clearly, no matter how good this thing is, how suitable it is for diabetics, don't eat too much. Professor Hong said it well: "Eat everything, coarse grains, fine grains, meat, eggs, milk, fruits, and everything in moderation, because different foods have different nutrients."

2. Get enough sleep

In daily life, good sleep can keep the body healthy, so we should pay attention to developing good sleeping habits. The sleep time for people in their 30s should be 8 hours, for people in their 40s and 50s should be about 7 hours and 30 minutes, and for people in their 60s and 77s should be 8 hours and 30 minutes. Avoid drinking coffee and tea before going to bed, drink less water, relax your mood, and don't feel hungry. You can take a half-hour nap for lunch, so that you can stay energetic in the afternoon.

3. Food taboos

Prohibited foods include: white sugar, brown sugar, glucose and sugar-based sweets, such as candy, cakes, jam, preserves, ice cream, sweet drinks, etc. In addition, potatoes, yams, taro, lotus roots, garlic sprouts, carrots, etc., which are high in carbohydrates, should be used less or the corresponding staple food should be reduced after consumption.

4. Control the total calories in your diet and diversify your food

In addition to controlling the total calories, the diet of diabetic patients should also achieve food diversification, but because of the restriction of sugar and salt, the dishes taste monotonous. In view of this, a variety of sweeteners are produced on the market, among which Stevia is more recommended. It is a pure plant extract, does not produce heat, does not affect blood sugar, and does not participate in blood sugar metabolism in the body. It is currently the most ideal sweetener.

5. Avoid excessive fatigue and stress

Blood sugar rises after meals. Mild exercise can break down sugar in the muscles, lower blood sugar, and reduce insulin use. Controlling diet can limit the energy required for a day. Exercise can consume excess calories in the body, which is very effective for diabetes. Diabetic skin is susceptible to infection, so it is necessary to keep the skin clean and dry. Excessive exercise is very dangerous for diabetics, as it will cause a sudden increase in ketone bodies in the blood.

6. Drink as little alcohol as possible

Especially when taking hypoglycemic drugs, alcohol will affect the efficacy of the drugs. It is not advisable to drink beverages and fruit juices with high sugar content. Usually, bitter melon tea, barley tea, boiled water, etc. that do not contain sugar are the main choices.

7. Don’t eat too much fruit

Fruits contain more fructose and glucose. Severe diabetics should not eat too much fruit. In order to supplement the nutrients needed by the human body, you can eat a small amount of fruit, generally about 100 grams a day, but you need to pay attention to changes in blood sugar and urine sugar. If urine sugar increases after eating fruit, you should reduce staple food to avoid high blood sugar. In order to prevent complications such as arteriosclerosis and constipation, you should have a diversified diet to meet the nutrients needed by the human body, so as to promote health and longevity.