Can gestational diabetes eat corn

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My wife is 27 weeks pregnant today. She found gestational diabetes mellitus in 23 weeks. After many tests, her blood sugar was high. The doctor said that special attention should be paid to the diet. Recently, she heard that eating corn can reduce blood sugar, but I don't know if it's right. I dare to test it rashly. So gestational diabetes can eat corn?

Can gestational diabetes eat corn

You can eat corn. Eat less food with high carbohydrate content, such as sweet potato, potato, lotus root, etc.; it's better not to drink. Can eat more high fiber food, promote the body's sugar metabolism. Such as corn, wheat, cabbage, leek, bean products. Low sugar vegetables. Such as leek, zucchini, wax gourd, pumpkin, green vegetables, green pepper, eggplant. And tomatoes have low sugar content, which can be used as both vegetables and fruits. Eat more calcium food, I wish you health

It is suggested to eat vegetables with low sugar index, such as cucumber, tomato, green vegetables, celery, etc. fruits, such as grapefruit, kiwi fruit, strawberry, green apple. Protein, such as lean meat, milk, fish, etc. the best choice for staple food is steamed bread made of coarse grains, such as corn flour, buckwheat flour, oatmeal flour. But we should pay attention to the amount of protein

Tomatoes are low in sugar and can be used as both vegetables and fruits. Eat more calcium food. Calcium deficiency can aggravate the condition of diabetic patients. Such as shrimp, kelp, ribs, sesame paste, soybeans, milk, etc.

matters needing attention

1. Diet should be controlled. Pregnant women with diabetes generally have a good appetite and eat more than normal pregnant women. At this time, we must control the amount of diet. Mainly limited rice, noodles, potato food, daily in 250 grams or so. Don't eat food with high sugar. Too much food with high sugar can lead to high blood sugar, aggravate diabetes or "big fetus". Generally, every kilogram of body weight needs about 30-35 calories per day. It's better to let the nutritionist of the hospital make the suitable recipe according to your personal situation. 2. The supply of protein should be sufficient. Pregnant women with diabetes should control their diet, but the protein intake should not be less, and the daily protein intake of normal pregnant women with the same gestational period should be basically the same or slightly higher. In particular, we should eat more bean products to increase plant protein.