Sugar and honey | Fruits and juices | Beer | Milk products | Cereals and flour products | Vegetables and beans | Chocolate and baked goods | Cellulose
In these products, it is necessary to evaluate the amount of carbohydrates to determine the dose of insulin.
Sugar and honey
Sugar and non-chocolate candies, dried fruits, honey – these are simple carbohydrates:
- monosaccharides or disaccharides;
- quickly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract;
- quickly raise blood glucose.
Use sugar and honey in case of hypoglycemia (blood glucose ≤ 3.9 mmol / L).
Fruits and juices
Fruits and fruit juices are products containing simple carbohydrates (fructose).
Fruits increase blood glucose more slowly than sugar and honey (carbohydrates from the first group), because they contain fiber (dietary fiber).
Juice raises blood glucose quickly, as it is a liquid.
You can drink fruit juice in case of HYPOGLYCEMIA (blood glucose ≤3.9 mmol / L).
Beer
Beer is a SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE (contain maltose): it is absorbed quickly and quickly increases blood glucose levels.
Drinking beer with hypoglycemia is not appropriate, since it contains alcohol (and alcohol contributes to the occurrence of hypoglycemia).
Milk products
Dairy products (for example, milk or yogurt) contain simple carbohydrate – lactose:
Absorption in the gastrointestinal tract and an increase in blood glucose can occur quite slowly, because there are fats in the composition of dairy products that delay the digestion process.
Cheese contains a small amount of carbohydrates.
Skim milk will increase blood glucose quickly.
Cereals and flour products
Bread, cereals, grains, pasta are complex carbohydrates. In these products, the carbohydrates combine and form starch. In order to get into the blood, starch must be digested, which delays absorption.
Vegetables and beans
Potatoes, corn, beans and peas contain starch (complex carbohydrate): in order to get into the blood, starch must be digested, which delays absorption.
Chocolate and baked goods
Chocolate, cookies contain complexand simple carbohydrates, fats. Chocolate raises blood glucose rather slowly due to the fact that it contains fats. Chocolate should not be used for stopping hypoglycemia (blood glucose ≤ 3.9 mmol / L).
Cellulose
Any varieties of cabbage, radishes, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, red and green peppers, leaf lettuce, sorrel, parsley, onions – contain a lot of dietary fiber.
Fiber is also found in fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds.
Fiber-rich foods are very healthy: fiber slows down the digestion of food, so blood glucose levels rise more slowly.
Example: 100 grams of a product contains 12 grams of carbohydrates, of which 6 grams of carbohydrates are in the form of fiber.
X = 12 – 6 = 6 grams of carbohydrates
Accordingly, carbohydrates that affect blood glucose contain 6 grams.