Safe Iftar Drinks For Diabetics, What Are They?

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JAKARTA - For diabetics do not completely stop eating or drinking sweet, but what needs to be considered is the amount and type of sugar and other sweet tasters.

Well, for those of you who fast and tend to have high blood sugar levels, it is necessary to be very selective in choosing a fasting drink after the adhaan of Maghrib berkumandang.

Here is the list reported from various sources along with an explanation of why the drink below is safe for diabetics.

Warm corn sugar tea

Still embracing the slogan of an ad that reads 'break the fast with the sweet'? It's okay if the slogan is still ringing and hard to lose. After fasting, normal blood sugar levels range from 100 mg/dL.

At normal blood sugar levels, sugar intake is not good if it exceeds 50 grams or 4 tablespoons in one day. This means that if your blood sugar levels tend to be high, it's a good idea to subtract from those normal amounts.

To make warm tea taste sweet, you can use sugar that is safe for diabetes, for example corn sugar which in a day is not more than a safe amount.

Coconut water

When drinking coconut water, diabetics do not need to add sugar because it tastes sweet. The natural sweetness is also classified as safe, especially water from young coconuts.

In addition, coconut water contains electrolytes that can rebalance the amount of fluid in the body after fasting plus adequate intake of mineral water.

Chai latte

Just like coconut water, chai lattes also do not use added sugar. The ingredients used to get this creamy and sweet taste are vaguely from soy milk or unsweetened almond milk mixed with tea and spices.

Avocado juice

Reported by VOI, avocados have unusual benefits. Especially for diabetics, fruit from sombrero country. Compared to other fruits, avocados contain less glucose. In 100 grams avocado contains only 0.66 grams of sugar, including glucose, fructose, sucrose, and galactose.

For those of you who fast, avocado juice can be consumed as a drink after breaking the fast.

Basically, drinks that come from natural ingredients and contain natural sweeteners without added sugar can be consumed by diabetics in limited quantities. Well, because after fasting is prone to rush to eat or drink, try to keep limiting sugar yes.

In addition, diabetics also need to maintain sleep patterns, keep exercising lightly, and maintain nutrient intake according to your recommendations and blood sugar levels.