Can diabetics not eat steamed buns? Introduction: With improved living standards, people's dietary structure has undergone tremendous changes. There are many delicious foods on the table, and people cannot distinguish them carefully. To satisfy their appetites, they overeat, consuming large amounts of fish and meat, leading to a decline in their physical health. It is often said that high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol are caused by unhealthy eating habits. Everyone must be very familiar with diabetes; perhaps your family and friends are suffering from it. Diabetes is not only a common disease among middle-aged and elderly people but is also showing an increasingly younger trend. Despite the continuous development and progress of global medicine, diabetes remains a major problem. There is no cure for it; we can only take hypoglycemic drugs or inject insulin long-term after diagnosis to stabilize blood sugar levels and prevent diabetic complications. Since diabetics can eat certain foods, some foods will definitely cause blood sugar levels to rise. Therefore, there is a saying on the internet: "diabetics cannot eat steamed buns." Is this statement credible? What is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic cardiovascular disease caused by absolute or relative insulin deficiency or insulin dysfunction, leading to disorders of carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism, mainly manifested as hyperglycemia. Diabetes, also known as "the cancer of immortality," is not fatal for those diagnosed with the disease. However, due to the sudden rise and fall of blood sugar, patients will need to take medication for a long time, even for life. The most typical clinical manifestations of diabetes are the "three highs and one low": polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, and weight loss. If not monitored and medication is not taken on time, blood sugar levels will fluctuate, affecting multiple systems and tissues throughout the body, including the eyes, nerves, kidneys, heart, and blood vessels, leading to chronic progressive disease, functional decline, or organ death. In severe cases, it can also cause acute stress metabolic disorders. Diabetes is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, death, blindness, amputation, kidney failure, and heart failure. Globally, the incidence of diabetes is increasing year by year, with 425 million people living with diabetes worldwide, a number projected to reach 629 million by 2045. China alone has over 120 million people with diabetes, averaging 1-2 out of every 10 adults. This high incidence causes immense anxiety and worry among many elderly people, who fear they will be forced to be diagnosed with diabetes and take medication for life for various reasons. What are the early symptoms of diabetes? Frequent urination: The main early symptom of diabetes is frequent urination. Frequent urination refers to a significant increase in the frequency and amount of urination during the day and night, especially frequent nocturia. The mechanism is that elevated blood sugar increases plasma osmotic pressure in the blood vessels, reduces the kidneys' reabsorption of urine, and leads to the excretion of large amounts of fluid in the urine. General weakness: General fatigue can be physiological or pathological. Diabetic general fatigue is pathological fatigue because the glucose metabolism of diabetic patients is unbalanced. This easily leads to fatigue. Therefore, when this symptom occurs, it is best to have some simple tests to confirm whether the body's glucose metabolism is normal. Blood sugar is the most important substance for providing energy to the body. If blood sugar is not well controlled, diabetic patients may experience dizziness and fatigue. They should strengthen their diet and exercise according to their own situation, and then cooperate with appropriate hypoglycemic drugs to lower blood sugar. Once blood sugar is stable, fatigue can usually be relieved. Frequent hunger and overeating are mainly manifested in eating more than before. Even if you rest all day, you will often feel hungry, and even if you are full, you will feel unsatisfied. The increase in blood sugar in the body is often due to decreased insulin sensitivity, which prevents blood sugar from being oxidized. Most of the glycogen in the body cannot be converted into energy, causing the brain's nerve center to constantly send hunger signals. Blurred vision: If a diabetic patient has blurred vision, consider whether the patient has diabetic retinopathy, which is a major cause of blindness in diabetic patients. For type 1 diabetic patients, if there is no diabetic retinopathy within 5 years after diagnosis, a fundus screening is required every 1-2 years. Can diabetic patients not eat steamed buns? Many people are still unclear about this. It is recommended to learn about it. It is said that the reason why diabetic patients cannot eat steamed buns is closely related to the yeast added during the steamed bun making process. Some people believe that fermented steamed buns release a large amount of carbohydrates after being cooked at high temperatures. After ingestion, they will be converted into glucose, which is not conducive to blood sugar stability. The main advantages of steamed buns are fermentation and easy digestibility. The vitamin B in steamed buns can protect the stomach and intestines, repair damaged intestinal mucosa, and provide better energy. If blood sugar levels are high, you can eat some whole grains such as oats and cornmeal, which are rich in dietary fiber and help control blood sugar levels. When eating, you should pay attention to the order of food intake. Steamed buns should be eaten last, followed by vegetables, then protein-rich foods, and finally staple foods. This helps stabilize blood sugar and prevents excessively high post-meal blood sugar from affecting health. Whether you are healthy or have diabetes, you should achieve a reasonable nutritional distribution. Fat, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients are all indispensable. The following foods may interfere with blood sugar, so it is recommended to eat less of them: Glutinous rice foods. Glutinous rice cakes, glutinous rice dumplings, glutinous rice sausages, etc., belong to the glutinous rice category. These foods are soft and sticky, taste good, and have high nutritional value. However, glutinous rice foods have a high glycemic index. If you have hyperglycemia, eating glutinous rice foods may cause your blood sugar to rise further, with very dangerous consequences. I hope you can treat this correctly. Honey: Many elderly people experience constipation and dry stools to some extent as they age, so they often choose to drink honey water to relieve constipation and moisturize their stools. However, it is not recommended for diabetic patients to drink honey water frequently. Honey contains a large amount of glycogen, and especially for elderly people with diabetes, frequent consumption of honey water can lead to the body absorbing a large amount of sugar that cannot be fully metabolized, constantly stimulating the pancreas and potentially worsening diabetes. Dried Fruits: Common dried fruits sold in the market include sunflower seeds, peanuts, walnuts, and cashews. The variety of products sold is also diversifying to meet changing taste preferences, making them very appealing. However, dried fruits are high in fat. Excessive intake not only leads to the risk of obesity but also increases the pressure on the cardiovascular system, causing the retention of unsaturated fatty acids. Therefore, it is recommended that all patients with high blood sugar and diabetes maintain a light diet, eat less fatty dried fruits, and limit their daily intake to less than 10 grams.
