Weight Loss and Blood Sugar Regulation: A Guide to Medicinal Diets and Porridges for Diabetics

Pork Pancreas and Sea Cucumber Soup

Ingredients: 3 sea cucumbers, 1 egg, 1 pork pancreas, 10g Kochia scoparia fruit, 10g sunflower stalk core.

Preparation: Soak the sea cucumbers until softened, remove the internal organs, wash and cut into pieces. Slice the pork pancreas. Beat the egg in a bowl, add salt, then add the sea cucumber and pork pancreas. Steam until cooked. After steaming, pour into a clay pot, add water and simmer. After boiling, add the Kochia scoparia fruit and sunflower stalk core (wrapped in gauze) and simmer for 40 minutes. It can be served as a side dish or snack.

Efficacy: Tonifies the kidneys and replenishes essence, clears deficiency heat. Pork pancreas benefits the lungs, stops cough, strengthens the spleen, and quenches thirst; sea cucumber tonifies the kidneys, replenishes essence, and controls urination. Suitable for diabetic patients with kidney yin deficiency.

Polygonatum and Pork Pancreas Soup

Ingredients: 30g Polygonatum, 50g yam, 100g lean pork, 2 pork pancreas, 25g Job's tears, appropriate amounts of scallions, ginger, and salt. Preparation: Wash the pig pancreas and pork, cut them into pieces, and place them in a pot with Polygonatum sibiricum, yam, and Job's tears. Add water, scallions, and ginger, and simmer over low heat. Season with salt when cooked. Take warm, divided into 1-2 doses.

Efficacy: Tonifies Qi and strengthens the spleen. Pig pancreas benefits the lungs, relieves cough, strengthens the spleen, and quenches thirst; Polygonatum sibiricum strengthens muscles and bones and benefits essence. Suitable for diabetic patients with spleen and stomach Qi deficiency.

Yam and Pig Pancreas Soup

Ingredients: 50g yam, 1 pig pancreas, appropriate amounts of scallions, salt, and refined salt.

Preparation: Wash the pig pancreas, cut it into pieces, and place it in a pot with the yam. Add water, scallions, and ginger, and simmer over low heat. Season with salt when cooked. Take warm, divided into 1-2 doses.

Efficacy: Tonifies Qi and nourishes Yin. Yam nourishes lung, spleen, and kidney Yin; pig pancreas benefits the lungs, relieves cough, strengthens the spleen, and quenches thirst. Suitable for diabetic patients with Qi and Yin deficiency. Yam and Solomon's Seal Pigeon Soup

Ingredients: 1 pigeon, 30g Chinese yam, 20g Solomon's seal.

Preparation: Clean the pigeon and place it in a pot with the yam, Solomon's seal, and sufficient water. Cook until the pigeon meat is tender. Season with salt and MSG. Consume once daily, eating the meat and drinking the soup. Can be taken regularly.

Efficacy: Nourishes Yin and Qi, tonifies the liver and kidneys. Yam tonifies the lung, spleen, and kidney Yin; Solomon's seal nourishes Yin, moistens dryness, clears heat, and generates fluids; pigeon tonifies the liver and kidneys, tonifies Qi and blood, clears heat, and detoxifies. Suitable for diabetic patients with Qi and Yin deficiency.

Polygonum multiflorum and Egg Soup

Ingredients: 90g Polygonum multiflorum, 2 eggs.

Preparation: Wash both ingredients and cook together. After the eggs are cooked, peel them and eat the eggs and drink the soup.

Efficacy: Tonifies the liver and kidneys, tonifies Qi and blood. Polygonum multiflorum nourishes blood and Yin. Suitable for diabetic complications and arteriosclerosis due to liver and kidney deficiency.

Rehmannia glutinosa porridge

Ingredients: 50g aged rice, 20g Rehmannia glutinosa juice.

Preparation: Wash the aged rice and cook it into porridge. Add the Rehmannia glutinosa juice and stir well.

Efficacy: Nourishes the liver and kidneys. Rehmannia glutinosa clears heat, cools the blood, nourishes yin, and promotes fluid production. Suitable for diabetic patients with liver and kidney deficiency experiencing thirst, excessive drinking, and frequent urination.

Job's tears porridge

Ingredients: 150g Job's tears, 15g mint, 15g schizonepeta, 15g scallion, 50g fermented black soybeans.

Preparation: Wash the mint, schizonepeta, and scallion. Add 1500mL of water to a pot, bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Strain the juice and pour it into a bowl. Wash the Job's tears and add them to the pot with the juice. Cook over medium heat until the Job's tears are soft and tender. Season with salt before serving.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen, eliminates dampness, and unblocks the meridians. Coix seed (薡仁) promotes diuresis and strengthens the spleen. Suitable for diabetic patients with spleen deficiency and excessive dampness.

Bamboo Leaf Porridge

Ingredients: 50g bamboo leaves, 90g gypsum, 60g japonica rice.

Preparation: Wash the bamboo leaves and cut them into 3-5cm strips. Place them in a pot with gypsum and 2000mL of water, simmer for 20 minutes, strain the liquid, let it cool, and strain the upper layer for later use. Wash the japonica rice, add the strained liquid and water, and cook into porridge. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.

Efficacy:Clears heat and relieves irritability, benefits the stomach and promotes fluid production. Bamboo leaves clear heat, relieve irritability, benefit the stomach and promote fluid production. Suitable for diabetic patients with excessive heat in the lungs and stomach, and deficiency of both qi and yin.

Polygonum multiflorum Porridge

Ingredients: 50g rice, 2 dates, 25g Polygonum multiflorum powder.

Preparation Method: Cook rice and dates into porridge using the usual method. When half-cooked, add Polygonum multiflorum powder and stir until thickened.

Efficacy:Nourishes the liver and kidneys, moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements. Suitable for diabetic patients with liver and kidney yin deficiency.

Polygonatum Porridge
Ingredients:50g Polygonatum, 100g japonica rice.

Preparation Method: Soak Polygonatum in water, drain, and chop. Add to a pot with japonica rice and cook into porridge until done.

Efficacy: Nourishes deficiency, replenishes qi and yin. Polygonatum strengthens bones and muscles and replenishes essence. Suitable for diabetic patients with qi and yin deficiency and persistently high blood sugar.

Jerusalemata Porridge
Ingredients: 50g Jerusalem artichoke, 100g japonica rice, 50g minced pork, 3g salt, 1g MSG, 15g sesame oil, 1000mL water.

Preparation Method: Wash Jerusalem artichoke and cut into thin strips. Heat sesame oil in a pan, add minced pork and shredded Jerusalem artichokes, stir-fry until cooked through, add salt and MSG, stir-fry until flavorful, and transfer to a bowl. Rinse the rice, add it to a pot with water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until it becomes porridge. Add the Jerusalem artichokes and other seasonings, and cook for a few more minutes. Eat once daily with meals.

Efficacy: Benefits the spleen and stomach, relieves thirst and irritability. Suitable for diabetic patients with spleen and stomach weakness.