The article was professionally consulted by Doctor Tran Quoc Tuan - Emergency Resuscitation Doctor - Emergency Resuscitation Department - Vinmec Phu Quoc International General Hospital
Filtered water is the perfect recipe for diabetes because it is natural without any sugar or calories. However, beside filtered water, diabetes still can use other drinks and protect their blood sugar level
1. Chocolate milk
Chocolate milk is one of the suitable options for people with diabetes due to its level of calcium .In fact, low-fat chocolate milk is considered a very good recovery drink after hours of physical exercise. However, you should make your own chocolate milk instead of buying it at the store because available brands often contain lots of sugar, which can increase the body's blood sugar level if used often.
You can have your own glass of chocolate milk with the following formulae: 1% milk with 3 teaspoons of cocoa powder and 2 teaspoons of zero-calorie sweetener. With this recipe, you can reduce 70 calories, 16 grams of carbs and 2 grams of fatty acid compared with a glass of chocolate bought at the store.
2. Sweet tea
You can make your sweet tea with any fruit that you love, such as raspberries- an ideal and effective choice for diabetics to reduce blood sugar levels
3. Herbal milk tea
Herbal milk tea is a beverage which is warm and has a sweet, cinnamon, herbal taste with a fatty taste of milk. Normally, a cup of herbal milk tea contains a large amount of carbs, up to 33 grams of carbs. In order to minimize the amount of carbs consumed in a cup of herbal milk tea.
You can make it with your favorite herb by adding one or 2 tea bags into a cup of unsweetened almond or soy milk, then spicing it up with cinnamon, and black pepper to add more flavor. Hence, with the recipe above, you can have an instant cup of warm herbal milk tea with less than 1 gram of carbs.
4 . Lime juice
Certainly, lemonade is the favorite drink for most people on hot summer days. In addition, it is also considered a good alternative drink for diabetes. However, prepared lemonades at restaurants often contain up to 60 grams of carbs. Therefore, you should make your own at home to enjoy a nutritious lemonade without any carbs or calories through the following preparation: Mix water with freshly squeezed lemon juice, add a little zero-calorie sweetener and ice, then stir the mixture.
5. Fruit smoothie
Fruit smoothies are a healthy choice for most people, including people with diabetes. Nevertheless, fruit smoothies bought at stores are often high in starch and sugar. Therefore, you should make a glass of fruit smoothie with half of carbs at home, for example: blueberry, strawberry and banana smoothie with a little ice-blended for more flavor.
6. Coconut water
Coconut water is a natural drink that brings many benefits, especially useful for people with diabetes, as it’s being low in sugar and high in minerals and vitamins. But you should not drink too much coconut water daily, only 1 drink per day in the morning or noon will be better than using it in the afternoon or evening.
7. Hot Chocolate
A cup of hot chocolate combined with a few almonds is regarded as a healthy breakfast for people with diabetes. The reason for this is that hot chocolate might help to lower blood pressure and promote glucose metabolism in the body. But you should not create sweetness by using sugar or milk. Instead, you can sweeten it with zero-calorie sugar.
To prevent diabetes right now, choose for yourself a healthy lifestyle, eat science, exercise regularly. If you are diabetic, you should make some lifestyle changes to prevent complications from diabetes. In case you are prediabetes, lifestyle changes are the main reason that help you in preventing and slowing down the development of diabetes
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