糖尿病患者碰都不該碰的食物大綱

“Diabetes is all about carbs,” Deborah Malkoff-Cohen, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, says. No medical prescription can fix a bad diet. The condition requires daily maintenance – monitoring blood sugar levels, eating healthy and exercising are crucial. Managing your weight is a lot more serious than simply looking and feeling good. Watching your diet can be a matter of life and death.

“糖尿病就是關於糖的問題，”註冊營養師和持證糖尿病教育者德博拉•麥考夫•科恩說道。任何藥物處方都不能治療不好的飲食習慣。糖尿病患者需要日常維護——檢測血糖、吃的健康和鍛鍊都很重要。管控體重比看上去好、感覺好要重要得多。管好自己的飲食有關生死。

“Some may be sugar-free but they are not carbs-free,” Malkoff-Cohen says. They are still made with flour and have processed carbs that will increase your blood sugar levels. White or wheat flours are basically the same as far as diabetics are concerned, she adds. They will still raise your blood sugar levels. “Almond flour is better because it has more protein and is made of almond, not grain,” she says.

“有些可能不含糖，但卻都含有碳水化合物，” 麥考夫•科恩說道。這些食物仍然是由麪粉製成的，含有加工過的碳水化合物，會使血糖升高。對於糖尿病患者而言，白麪粉和小麥麪粉都是一樣不可食用的，她補充說道。這些麪粉也會使血糖升高。“杏仁麪粉會好一些，因爲蛋白質含量更高，而且這是由杏仁不是穀物製成的，”她說道。

They usually have too much salt. “This is bad for your kidneys,” Malkoff-Cohen says. “In diabetic patients, the walls of the blood vessels in the kidneys are damaged and salt only makes things worse.” It leads to high blood pressure, which will kill the kidneys slowly, she adds. Their function is reduced and they cannot clean the body properly. “One the kidneys go, and then it’s dialysis,” she says.

通常這些食物含有太多的鹽分。“這對腎不好，” 麥考夫•科恩說道。“對於糖尿病患者而言，他們腎臟的血管壁本身就已損壞，而鹽的攝入只會使情況更糟。”這會導致高血壓，慢慢的會使腎臟壞死，她補充說道。腎功能會削減，從而不能有效的清理身體內部。“如果一個腎壞死，那就需要做滲析了，”她說道。

“Simple carbs are sugar,” Malkoff-Cohen says. These low-quality carbs are broken down quickly and turn into sugar in the body right away. Avoid processed and refined sugars such as candy, table sugar, syrups, and soft drinks because they provide no vitamins, minerals or fiber.

“簡單的碳水化合物就是糖，” 麥考夫•科恩說道。這些低質量的碳水化合物會很快分解，然後立馬在體內轉爲糖分。不要吃加工精製的糖，例如糖果、蔗糖、糖漿和軟飲料，因爲這些糖不含維他命、礦物質和纖維素。

These sugary starchy vegetables should be avoided, Malkoff-Cohen says. They contain more carbohydrates. “Even though they have complex carbs, which are better for you, they don’t have enough protein to balance out the carbs,” Malkoff-Cohen says. “You can always have more protein, but never more carbs.”

應該避免攝入這些含糖的澱粉蔬菜，麥考夫•科恩說道。這些蔬菜含有更多的碳水化合物。“儘管這些蔬菜含有對人體好的複雜碳水化合物，但是卻不含有足夠的蛋白質來均衡碳水化合物，” 麥考夫•科恩說道。“攝入多一點的蛋白質沒什麼問題，但可千萬別攝入太多的碳水化合物。”

Granola is not recommended because it’s processed; it has carbs and a lot of sugar – triple bomb. You are better off eating oatmeal, high-fiber cereal or a protein bar, Malkoff-Cohen says. Just be careful that they don’t have a lot of sugar either. Read the label carefully.

由於格蘭諾拉燕麥卷是加工過的，所以也不推薦；它還含有碳水化合物和大量的糖——這可是三重危害啊。最好還是吃燕麥、高纖維的穀物或者蛋白棒，麥考夫•科恩說道。但要仔細閱讀標籤哦，不要選那些糖分多的就行了。