Two key points for diet for people with high blood sugar: choosing health supplements carefully and enjoying meals.

Pay attention to food hygiene: Diabetes is a metabolic disease, so patients must ensure food hygiene to prevent food contamination and harmful factors from further damaging metabolic function, thus preventing "disease from entering through the mouth." Food must be non-toxic, harmless, and meet nutritional and hygiene requirements. In daily diet, diabetic patients should pay attention to the following food hygiene requirements:

(1) Some patients are accustomed to bringing breakfast back in a shopping basket when they go to the market. Although this doesn't waste time, it creates opportunities for cross-contamination between raw and cooked food, easily leading to gastrointestinal complications. Therefore, diabetic patients must keep their shopping baskets clean, separating raw and cooked food, food from miscellaneous items, and frequently exposing the shopping baskets to the sun for disinfection to prevent infection.

(2) Raw vegetables, raw meat, raw fish, etc., often carry a large number of bacteria, and even pathogenic bacteria and parasite eggs. Only after being thoroughly cooked will the bacteria be basically eliminated. Meanwhile, mixing raw and cooked foods, using containers that have held raw foods to store cooked foods, or using knives and cutting boards that have been used to cut raw foods to cut cooked foods can easily contaminate cooked foods and cause intestinal infectious diseases. Therefore, raw and cooked foods should not be mixed at home, and utensils such as knives, bowls, and plates should be used separately.

(3) Ginger is an essential condiment in the diet, but rotten ginger can produce a highly toxic organic compound called safrole, which can cause liver cell degeneration. Diabetic patients are prone to developing liver dysfunction if they eat rotten ginger. Therefore, rotten ginger should not be eaten.

(4) Cooked meat products purchased from the market in summer are easily spoiled, especially after being contaminated by flies and dust. Various intestinal bacteria can easily grow and multiply inside, and direct consumption may cause illness. Therefore, cooked meat products bought in summer must be heated and sterilized before consumption.

(5) Diabetic patients should not eat leftovers in summer and autumn because leftovers are prone to spoilage. If absolutely necessary, leftovers should be thoroughly reheated and stored in a cool, well-ventilated place or in the refrigerator to prevent food contamination and spoilage.

(6) Ducks are susceptible to Salmonella infection, and this bacteria can infiltrate the developing duck egg. Only after a certain period of high-temperature treatment can this bacteria be eliminated. Therefore, diabetic patients should avoid eating undercooked duck eggs.

(7) Frozen foods purchased from the market, such as chicken, duck, meat, eggs, and frozen vegetables, should be consumed as soon as possible after thawing and should not be stored for a long time. Otherwise, the protein will decompose quickly, easily causing spoilage and nutrient loss.

(8) Tremella is a delicious and nourishing food for diabetic patients. However, spoiled tremella can produce a toxic substance similar to flavobacterium toxin, which can cause poisoning after consumption. Mild cases may experience discomfort in the upper abdomen, while severe cases can lead to death from toxic shock. Currently, there is no effective drug treatment for this type of poisoning. Therefore, never eat spoiled tremella. (9) Many people particularly enjoy stinky tofu, which smells bad but tastes delicious. However, stinky tofu contains a large amount of volatile basic nitrogen and hydrogen sulfide, both of which are putrefactive substances produced by the decomposition of protein and are harmful to the body. Furthermore, stinky tofu is often contaminated with bacteria and contains pathogens. Diabetic patients have weak immune systems, so they should not eat stinky tofu.

(10) Meat slices for hot pot should not be too tender, otherwise they are prone to infection with trichinosis and other parasites. To maintain the freshness and flavor of the meat slices, the method of adding raw meat only when the broth is boiling vigorously can be adopted. Do not add too much at once; add small amounts quickly to ensure the meat slices cook quickly and remain tender. In addition, diabetic patients with poor spleen and stomach function should not eat hot pot meat slices.

(11) The nutritional value of various canned foods is not as high as that of fresh foods. Diabetic patients should pay attention to proper combination and adjustment when consuming them. Canned foods are best cooked with the packaging intact, which can sterilize them at high temperatures and preserve their original flavor. However, diabetic patients should eat fresh foods more often and consume canned foods less frequently. (12) Milk and soy milk are both important foods suitable for diabetic patients. In daily life, some diabetic patients often store hot milk and soy milk in thermos flasks. This practice is actually very unscientific. The rich protein in milk and soy milk provides fertile ground for bacterial growth. Once milk and soy milk are stored in a thermos flask, and the temperature inside drops to 20℃~40℃, bacteria will multiply rapidly. After 3-4 hours, the milk and soy milk in the flask will spoil. Diabetic patients who drink this spoiled milk and soy milk are prone to nausea, vomiting, and other digestive symptoms. Therefore, milk and soy milk must be freshly boiled and consumed immediately, and should not be stored in a thermos flask for extended periods.

(13) Soy milk should be thoroughly boiled before drinking, because raw soybeans contain saponins, which have a strong irritant effect on the intestinal mucosa; they also contain hemolysin, trypsin inhibitors, leukocyte agglutinins, and urease, among other toxic components. If diabetic patients frequently drink uncooked soy milk, they may experience poisoning symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain within a short period of time.