Diabetes Patients Cannot Hold To Want To Eat Sweet Food, This Is The Doctor’s Suggestion

JawaPos.com – Diabetics are always advised to eat healthy foods that can manage healthy blood sugar levels. Uncontrolled diabetes has a negative impact on various organs of the body and causes severe complications later in life. When choosing foods for a diabetes diet, it is important to consider blood sugar levels.

However, often diabetic or pre-diabetic patients ask, can they replace sugar with other natural sugars if they are craving sweet foods or drinks? There are other forms of natural sugar such as honey, brown sugar, to stevia. Can diabetes patients replace sugar with this natural form of sugar?

Diabetes expert from Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, India V Mohan revealed that it is generally believed that diabetics can replace sugar with honey, brown sugar or other alternative forms of sugar. “But this is all eventually converted into glucose after entering the body,” he said as quoted from NDTV, Tuesday (2/3).

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According to him, someone with diabetes who consumes these foods can experience high blood sugar levels. So it’s better to avoid other forms of sugar.

“If you want to sweeten your coffee or tea, you can use a limited amount of artificial sweeteners as recommended by your doctor,” he said.

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So, how do you beat sugar cravings when you have diabetes? You can start by eating a balanced diet. Adding fruit to your diet can help fight these sugar cravings. Diabetics can eat fruits according to the doctor’s advice but in moderation.

In addition, try to divert your attention every time you want to eat sugar. Sometimes thirst or hunger and it is often confused with sugar cravings. So, try drinking water, snacking on something healthy, or doing activities that can distract.

“Managing stress can also help diabetics. When stressed, a person tends to consume more calories or something sweet. Try practicing yoga and meditation to beat stress, “he said.

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