DIABETES It is a chronic disease that can cause various complications. Globally, it is estimated that 537 million people have diabetes.
Therefore, a good diet is one way to manage symptoms diabetes and avoid possible complications.
Summarizing from the official Instagram page of the Provincial Government (Pemprov), DKI Jakarta, Wednesday (12/8/2021), diabetics are advised to be more careful when choosing and consuming food. Here are some of the content of foods that consumption should be limited or better avoided for diabetics.
1. Contains a lot of simple sugars
Some of these foods include granulated sugar, Javanese sugar, palm sugar, brown sugar, syrup, soft drinks, packaged drinks, jams, jelly, agar-agar, sweet pudding, fruit sweets, fruit preserved with sugar, sweet condensed milk, condensed creamer sweet, ice cream, sweet cake, dodol, lempok, cake, sponge, chocolate.
2. Contains a lot of fat
Foods that are high in fat include: all fried foods, fast food or fast food.
Also read: 643 million people are predicted to suffer from diabetes in 2030
3. Contains a lot of sodium
The foods that contain a lot of sodium are: salted fish, salted eggs and canned or preserved foods.
It is better for diabetics to replace their intake of granulated sugar, palm sugar, palm sugar, and rock sugar with alternative sugars in limited quantities. Such as: fructose, sugar alcohols (sorbitol, mannitol, and xylitol, aspartame, and saccharin).
In addition to being careful in choosing food, don’t forget to always apply a healthy lifestyle, regularly check blood sugar levels at least once every three months, and take the right treatment.
(DRM)
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