After diabetes, people first feel that now you will have to make a complete distance from sweet. Especially for those who are fond of sweet, this thing becomes even more difficult. But the good thing is that diabetes does not mean that you leave sweet food. Just have to be a little smart and take care of some things.
Know here the 5 important things that you must know before eating sweet in diabetes.
White sugar means refined sugar can be harmful to patients with diabetes. But for eating sweet, you can adopt natural options like stevia, date syrup, monk fruit or coconut sugar. They have good taste and they do not increase blood sugar rapidly.
If you want to eat sweet, then eat fruits that have less sugar and more fiber instead of sugar fruits. Such as – apple, guava, papaya, pear and berries. These fruits are also sweet and help in keeping sugar control.
Sugar, ghee and fat are very high in market sweets. In such a situation, it is better that you keep light sweets made of stevia or dates like Oats-Khajur Laddus or Low-Fat Milk at home. It will also taste and health will not deteriorate.
Whenever you eat something sweet, take some nuts like almonds or walnuts with it. Take protein things like curd, cheese or egg together. This causes sweet slowly digest and blood sugar does not increase suddenly.
Even if you are eating sweet, it is important to know when and how much you are eating. Do not eat on an empty stomach or late at night. A little sweet can be eaten after eating in the afternoon – such as a small laddu or a small bowl kheer. Keep in mind, this is also in limited quantity and without refined sugar.
