Report from Tribunnews.com Journalist, Aisyah Nursyamsi
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – Diabetics must pay attention to their food intake.
The goal is to control the sugar levels in the body properly.
Likewise, when the person with diabetes undergoes worship fasting on the moon Ramadan.
Not eating and drinking for approximately 14 hours does not mean that you can eat freely when breaking your fast or suhoor. This was conveyed by Ulfa Septiani S., A.Md.Gz.
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“Still before or after fasting, abstinence is still the same. Either it is not simple or sand must be avoided because it is absorbed by the body faster. The goal is reduced so that sugar does not rise,” he said on a live streaming, Friday (9/4/2021). .
For sugar, it can actually be consumed, but in moderation. Don’t overdo it. You can also use substitute sugar controls such as corn sugar, because sugar remains a source of energy too.
Furthermore, saturated fat needs to be reduced which usually comes from fried foods. If you really want to process food with cooking oil, you can do it. But not very often, for example it could be once a week.
He also suggested using other oils such as olive. On the other hand, families should be more concerned with nutrition and nutrition for diabetics. If the menu is more balanced, as long as the run fasting, the body is not limp.
Then, Ulfa also suggested reducing sodium-containing foods. Sodium, usually comes in packaged foods and has a salt content.
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