Patient's question:
When she did the diabetes screening, she didn't pass and was told she had gestational diabetes. She asked us to control our diet and not eat too many high-calorie and sweet foods, fearing it would affect the child. We all actively cooperated, but recently she keeps saying she wants to eat some red bean porridge. I'm not sure if it's safe to give her.Doctor's answer:
Hello~! Red beans contain a high amount of vitamins and trace elements, but they also have a high sugar content, so pregnant diabetic patients should not eat too much of them. When consuming a larger amount, the intake of staple foods should be appropriately reduced. If you drink mung bean soup to cool down in hot summer, you must account for the calories of the mung bean soup in your daily diet. Additionally, ingredients like vermicelli and skin noodles are made from beans or tubers with high sugar content, so the intake of staple foods should be reduced when consuming them.