Diabetes mellitus occurs due to the fact that there is an incorrect metabolism. And the body suffers through lack of glucose uptake. Also, diabetes can occur due to obesity. Therefore, with this disease, a person just needs to eat properly. If a person has a mild form of diabetes, then it is enough for him to “go on a diet.” If a person has a moderate and severe form, then he needs to combine proper nutrition with taking sugar-lowering drugs or insulin.
Everyone knows that our health and the health of our body depend on proper nutrition. The ratio of fats, proteins and carbohydrates should be balanced. After all, the diet for a patient with diabetes should be regular: five to six times a day. For those who are overweight, in order to saturate the body, you need to include the following foods in your diet: fresh and sauerkraut, spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and green peas.
In order to improve the functional activity for the liver, the following foods that contain lipotropic factors should be present in the diet.
In nutrition diabetics can include: - two slices of brown bread; - once or twice a week, liquid vegetable soups; - lean meat, in any form, except for fried; - low-fat fish, in any form, except fried; - Vegetable dishes in boiled, raw and baked form; - egg dishes, you can consume two eggs in any form per day; - various fruits and berries (not sweet); - sour -milk dishes (as prescribed by the doctor); - spicy natural sauces; - various liquids in the form of tea, etc., together with soup, up to five glasses a day; - 40 grams per day of butter and vegetable oil;
There are products that are strictly forbidden to a patient with diabetes: sweet and flour products, fatty and fried foods.