Patient's question:
What should be paid attention to in the diet for diabetes? The typical characteristic of diabetes is high blood sugar, so diabetic patients cannot eat sugary, high-calorie foods and need to have a proper diet. So, what should diabetic patients pay attention to in their diet? Can sweet potatoes be eaten?Doctor's answer:
Sweet potatoes have the functions of strengthening the spleen, stopping diarrhea, benefiting the lungs, nourishing the kidneys, expelling toxins, and promoting wound healing. They are primarily used to treat spleen deficiency with diarrhea, kidney deficiency with, leukorrhea, frequent urination, consumptive cough, thirst, abscess formation, and scalds and burns. Sweet potatoes contain a variety of nutrients essential for the human body. Per 500 grams of sweet potato, it can produce approximately 635 kilocalories of energy, containing 11.5 grams of protein, 14.5 grams of sugar, 1 gram of fat, 100 milligrams of phosphorus, 90 milligrams of calcium, 2 grams of iron, and 0.5 milligrams of carotene. Additionally, they contain vitamins B1, B2, C, niacin, and linoleic acid.