Pumpkin, also known as squash gourd, belongs to the cucurbitaceous herbaceous plant and has the functions of replenishing zhongqi, rejuvenating the lungs and removing phlegm. In recent years, studies have shown that pumpkin is rich in pectin and trace elements of cobalt, pectin can delay the absorption of sugar and lipids in the intestine, trace elements of cobalt is the trace elements necessary for islet cells to synthesize insulin, so eat pumpkin is often helpful For the prevention and treatment of diabetes. However, pumpkins contain a certain amount of sugar, and too much food can cause increased blood sugar. So how do diabetics eat pumpkin?
Diabetic patients can make squash into pumpkin powder for a small amount of long-term consumption. The main steps for making pumpkin powder are:
Choose ripe pumpkin, wash, peel and seed, cut into filaments; put the pumpkin silk in clean water and soak for one hour, then take it out and dry it; put the pumpkin silk into the oven (sixty to eighty degrees Celsius for eight hours ), Or stir fry with an iron pan; grind the crispy pumpkin silk and store it in a sealed container for use.
Each patient may take one to two spatula (30 to 40 grams) of squash powder, put it in appropriate amount of warm water and mix well, and take it three times a day for 15 days. Then, it can be increased or decreased according to the decrease in blood glucose. The amount of pumpkin powder taken.
Diabetic patients can make squash into pumpkin powder for a small amount of long-term consumption. The main steps for making pumpkin powder are:
Choose ripe pumpkin, wash, peel and seed, cut into filaments; put the pumpkin silk in clean water and soak for one hour, then take it out and dry it; put the pumpkin silk into the oven (sixty to eighty degrees Celsius for eight hours ), Or stir fry with an iron pan; grind the crispy pumpkin silk and store it in a sealed container for use.
Each patient may take one to two spatula (30 to 40 grams) of squash powder, put it in appropriate amount of warm water and mix well, and take it three times a day for 15 days. Then, it can be increased or decreased according to the decrease in blood glucose. The amount of pumpkin powder taken.