JOMBANG, FaktualNews.co – Diabetes is a chronic disease that has reached epidemic proportions among adults and children worldwide.
Uncontrolled diabetes has many serious consequences, including heart disease, kidney disease, blindness, and other complications.
Therefore, diabetics must manage their symptoms well to ensure that the blood sugar levels remain balanced.
One way to ensure that blood sugar levels are balanced is to watch what you eat.
Foods that diabetics should avoid
There are certain types of foods that diabetics should avoid. Here are the types of food:
- Sweet drink
Sweet drinks not only contain carbohydrates, but are also high in fructose.
If we eat them, these foods can increase insulin resistance.
Research shows that consuming sugary drinks can increase the risk of diabetes-related conditions such as fatty liver disease.
What’s more, high fructose levels in sugary drinks can cause metabolic changes that increase belly fat and potentially harm cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
- Lemak Trans
Trans fats are usually found in foods such as margarine, creamer, peanut butter, and frozen foods.
In addition, food manufacturers often add it to biscuits, muffins, and other baked goods to help extend the shelf life of the product.
Although they do not directly increase blood sugar levels, trans fats can increase inflammation, insulin resistance, and belly fat, as well as lower HDL (good) cholesterol levels and impaired arterial function.
- White bread, rice and pasta
White bread, rice, and pasta are processed foods that are high in carbohydrates.
These types of foods have been shown to significantly increase blood sugar levels in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
The Healthline report also found that high -carbohydrate foods not only raised blood sugar but also decreased brain function in people with type 2 diabetes and mental deficits.
These processed foods contain little fiber. Fiber helps slow the absorption of sugar into the bloodstream.
In fact, fiber-rich foods help reduce glucose levels in the blood and improve gut microbiota, which improves insulin resistance.
- Dried fruit
Fruit is a source of several important vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C and potassium.
When fruit is dried, the process results in a loss of water leading to higher concentrations of these nutrients.
This process also makes the sugar content in the fruit more concentrated.
If consumed by diabetics, this can increase blood sugar levels.
Therefore, diabetics are advised to eat low-sugar fruits such as berries or apples.
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