How to eat pumpkin and bitter melon to prevent high blood sugar

HẠ MÂY (Theo aboluowang) |

We can add pumpkin and bitter melon to our diet to control blood sugar and be good for our health.

Bitter melon tea

Ingredients: 120 grams of bitter melon, 500 ml of water.

Directions: Wash the bitter melon, cut into pieces. Add the bitter melon to the pot, add water, and bring to a boil.

Bitter melon is cold, which can suppress the initial symptoms of diabetes. Bitter melon contains a protein that has the same effect as insulin, which can promote the breakdown of sugar and lower blood sugar.

Stewed pumpkin

Ingredients: 180 grams pumpkin, 4 grams goji berries. The spice includes 1 tablespoon salt, 2 bowls bone broth.

Directions: Wash the squash, peel it, cut it into pieces, put it in a pot of bone broth and boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until the squash is tender, then add salt. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes, sprinkle the goji berries on top and serve.

Pumpkin is rich in fiber, which helps slow down the absorption of sugar in the digestive system. When the human body consumes foods rich in fiber, it will affect blood sugar levels after meals, indirectly reducing the burden of insulin, helping to improve diabetes.

Pumpkin also contains chromium, which helps stabilize blood sugar levels in the body. chromium is a trace element, which can help insulin promote the body to use glucose.

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