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Diabetes Diet

Diabetes is a chronic disease. People with diabetes are unable to use the glucose in their food for energy. The glucose accumulates in the bloodstream, where it can damage the heart, kidneys, eyes and nerves. Left untreated, diabetes can develop devastating complications. It is one of the leading causes of death and disability. Hence, diet control is an essential part of diabetic treatment. The commonly used Chinese medicine with sugar-lowering include: siberian solomonseal, white mulberry bark, atractylodes, glehnia root, ginseng and etc.
Internal Consumption: Dioscorea Porridge
Mullet Fish With Lemon And Orange Sauce
Diabetes Diet
1) Dioscorea Porridge
 
Ingredients : a) 15g Dried Dioscorea () HuaiShan
    b) 15g Siberian Solomonseal () HuangJing
    c) 15g Glehnia Root () ShaShen
    d) 50g White Rice ()BaiMi
       
Method : 1) Grind dried dioscorea to powder. Set aside.
    2) Decoct siberian solomonseal and glehnia root with 800ml of water then turn low heat and cook for 20 minutes. Strain. Set a side
    3) Cook the rice with the decoction until done and serve.

Benefits:
Dioscorea and siberian solomonseal able to nourishing Yin whereas glehnia root generates fluids and reduce thirst. This combination able to reducing blood sugar.

 
2) Mullet Fish with Lemon and Orange Sauce
 
Ingredients : a) 1 Mullet fish () ZiYu
    b) 1/2 lemon () NingMeng
    c) 1 Orange () Cheng
    d) Some celery Stalk () XiQin
    e) 1 tsp cornstarch () SuFen
       
Marinate : a) Some salt () Yan
    b) Some pepper () HuJiao
       
Method : 1) Rinse mullet, marinate with salt and pepper for half an hour.
    2) Cut celery into lengthwise.
    3) Squeeze orange and lemon to juice then mix well. Add in cornstarch and stir well.
    4) Heat up pan, pour in the orange mixture and cook until gravy then dish up. Set a side.
    5) Heat up oil, pan fry the fish until golden brown. Dish up
    6) Place celery around the fish then pour the gravy on the fish and serve.
Benefits:
Lemon and orange are helpful in controlling diabetes.
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