Patient's question:
My aunt has diabetes, and there are some dietary restrictions she needs to follow. She has been hospitalized for the past couple of days because she felt unwell. I want to visit her, and I'd like to cook some tremella and lily bulb porridge for her. But then I remembered that lily bulbs also contain sugar. Is it okay for someone with diabetes to eat lily bulbs?Doctor's answer:
Diabetic patients can eat lily, treatment includes diet, activity, and medication, among which dietary therapy is particularly important. Lily has multiple different medical effects: moisturizing and clearing the lungs, the products of lily contain rich mucus, which has moisturizing effects, traditional Chinese medicine treats symptoms such as lung dryness and lung heat cough. Calming the mind and soothing nerves, lily enters the heart, slightly cold in nature, it can thoroughly eliminate worries, allowing emotions to calm down.