Mother's diet Diabetes

Mother's diet Diabetes
Author: Anonymous Source: Diabetes Network Hits: 922 Update Time :2008-12-16
The main nutrients in food, including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and so on. Three women with gestational diabetes diet, nutrients (ie carbohydrate, protein and fat) ratio of diet and other similar types of diabetes, but different.

As with other types of diabetes, gestational diabetes diet management of diabetes control is essential. However, due to the mother during pregnancy nutrition not only their own needs, but also for the baby's growth and development to provide nutrition, so food management requirements are different from other types of diabetes. Therefore, how a balanced diet to ensure the effective control of blood sugar, while the mother can pass pregnancy, women with gestational diabetes diet management is the key.

The main nutrients in food, including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and so on. Three women with gestational diabetes diet, nutrients (ie carbohydrate, protein and fat) ratio of diet and other similar types of diabetes, but different:

First, the carbohydrate

still grains, roots and beans as the main source, especially with a high cellulose oatmeal, brown rice and whole wheat bread better.

the fruit of the strawberry, pineapple and kiwi fruit, etc. due to soluble fiber, vitamins and mineral content, should be preferred. But the banana, sugar cane, longan and sugar content of grapes, the higher should not eat.

can provide a lot of green leafy vegetables for vitamins, minerals and fiber, both regulate the taste of pregnant women to adapt to the eating habits of pregnant women, because of low sugar content, so do not limit consumption.

sugar, honey, chocolate, desserts and other disaccharides, sugar foods should be avoided.

Second, protein

Protein during pregnancy must be satisfied, because the protein is not only the uterus and placenta to maintain normal development of the important nutrients, but also for the normal development of the fetus is also very important. The best food sources of protein in milk, dairy products, eggs, fish and soy products.

Third, the minerals

Iron: Iron is the main blood substances. Pregnancy the mother needs more iron supplementation, while the fetus is also stored in the liver need more iron in order to leave the mother after birth, unable to get enough in the iron supplementation, can use their own blood.

Calcium: 1200mg of calcium a day should be able to ensure that complement, because the calcium on fetal bone development is very important.

folic acid: requirement of pregnancy increased by 2 times than usual, so should eat some containing folic acid and less impact on blood sugar foods such as green leafy vegetables (such as spinach and kale), beans, animal liver, orange and full wheat flour.

IV, vitamin

Vitamin D: requirements increase during pregnancy, when the drink by adding a conditional vitamin D, milk, or a more simple way is to walk in the sun each day.

Vitamin B, C group: requirements increase only slightly, and in many foods have a large content, which generally does not lack, no need special supplies.

A large number of patients with gestational diabetes should not eat foods:

Caffeine: in our daily coffee, tea and drinks with soda contains a lot of caffeine, caffeine has on the heart and central nervous system stimulation, and therefore pregnancy should be minimized.

alcoholic beverages: alcohol will be on the fetus in pregnant women after the birth of the intellectual development and adverse effects of alcohol on diabetes control but also negative, so alcohol is necessary for women with diabetes during pregnancy.

Sugar content of fruit

Sugar content of fruit
Author: Anonymous Source: Diabetes Network Hits: 4019 Update Time :2009-1-4
Fruit sugar content (grams of fruit sugar hectogram)

About 2% sugar content of fruit vegetables: cucumber 1.5%, 1.68% pomegranate, tomatoes and other 2.1%.

4% -8% sugar content of fruit are: Watermelon 4.2% and 5.9% strawberry, melon (cantaloupe) 6.2%, 7.9% cherry and so on.

8% -13% sugar content of fruit are: lemon 8.5% 8.2% of fresh grapes, plums 8.8%, pear 9.0, 9.3%, pineapple, peach% 10.7% 10.8% fresh persimmon, Myolie 11.3%, 12.2% orange Apple 12.3%, sugar 12.4%, 12.8% orange and so on.

Sugar content of 20% of the fruits are: bananas 19.5%, 22.1% of fresh hawthorn, crabapple 22.4%, 23.2% fresh dates and so on.

1, choose sugar but contain less dietary fiber fruits such as strawberries, cherries, watermelons.

2, select the pectin-rich fruits such as pineapple, red bayberry, cherry and so on.

3, try to eat or not eat fruit with high sugar content, so as not to cause blood sugar, increase the burden of islet cells.

4, selection of fresh fruit to eat, do not eat canned fruit with high sugar sub.

5, try to drink less or do not drink fruit juice, because the juice less dietary fiber.

Proper choice of fruit is very important, choose the right path, not only good for health, but also not cause blood sugar.