Patient's question:
Can pregnant women with gestational diabetes drink mung bean soup?Doctor's answer:
Pregnant women with gestational diabetes can drink mung bean soup. Mung bean soup has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, quenching thirst, and cooling down. Mung beans are rich in nutritional components and are a type of bean with high economic and nutritional value. Mung bean soup can be prepared in various ways, offering a wide range of flavors. The main types include millet mung bean soup, lily bulb mung bean soup, pumpkin mung bean soup, and kelp mung bean soup, among others. Experts remind that people with a cold constitution should not drink it frequently. Blindly drinking mung bean soup may lead to diarrhea or a decrease in immunity of the digestive system.