Jakarta: For diabetes patients, it is advisable to avoid foods that contain high sugar levels. One of the foods that contain sugar levels is a carbohydrate, which can come from white rice.
And many people think that diabetes patients should not eat white rice. Is this true?
“In my opinion, people who have diabetes actually can eat anything You can also consume any carbohydrates, and if you want to eat any rice you can. It doesn’t always have to be brown rice, or certain types, “said Prof. Dr. Sid journalist Soegondo, Sp.PD-KEMD, FINASIM, FACE, a specialist in internal medicine, at the Press Conference of Eka Hospital’s Integrated Diabetes Service Center Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
According to Prof. Sid journalists, some people think that eating brown rice for diabetes patients is a better choice because brown rice has a lower sugar content.
“However, if you eat two plates of brown rice, it is still not healthy, it can still cause blood sugar to rise,” he said.
(Adjust the amount and schedule for diabetics. Photo: Ilustras / Pexels.com)
“So all types of rice, be it white rice, brown rice, brown rice, black rice, or any carbohydrates are fine as long as they don’t consume excessive amounts,” he said again.
“Carbohydrates apart from rice can be obtained from cassava, bread, noodles, vermicelli, it is up to you as long as the amount is regulated,” said Prof. Sid Journalist.
Prof. Sid journalists explained that the principle of eating food for diabetes patients is fine as long as the amount of food consumed is regulated.
“In principle, nothing is prohibited, but it is not permissible to consume too much, if possible only a little,” he said.
He said, for diabetic patients, any type of free food is allowed but the amount must be regulated, the schedule must also be arranged.
“The schedule for eating is morning, noon, and night. There are also those who say that diabetic patients should eat brown rice or rice yesterday which was cold, it doesn’t have to be like that. For example, he can only consume 100 grams of carbs, so it can’t be more than that. anything is fine, ”concluded Prof. Sid Journalist.
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