Besides water, what can diabetics drink? (2024)

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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 diabetics, because it contains no sugar, no calories, and is very pure. But people with diabetes, in addition to filtered water, can still drink other things and still ensure not to increase blood sugar.

1. Chocolate milk

Chocolate milk is one of the suitable options for people with diabetes, because it is rich in calcium. In particular, low-fat chocolate milk is considered a very good recovery drink for you 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 a lot of sugar, which can increase the body's blood sugar level if used regularly.
You can make your own nutritious chocolate milkshake at home with the following recipe: Mix 1% milk with 3 teaspoons of cocoa powder and 2 teaspoons of zero-calorie sweetener. This recipe can save you up to 70 calories, 16 grams of carbs and 2 grams of fat compared to 1 cup of store-bought low-fat chocolate milk.

2. Sweet tea

You can make the tea with any fruit you love, such as raspberries – an ideal choice for lowering blood sugar levels for people with diabetes.

3. Herbal milk tea

Herbal milk tea is a beverage with a slightly sweet taste, warm, fragrant with cinnamon and herbs, accompanied by the greasy smell of milk. Normally, a cup of herbal milk tea contains a large amount of carbs, up to 33 grams of carbs. To minimize the amount of carbs consumed in a cup of herbal milk tea, you can make your own at home in your favorite herbal flavor.
When making tea, add one or two tea bags to a cup of unsweetened almond milk, or soy milk. Then, spice it up with cinnamon, and black pepper to add more flavor to the drink. With the above recipe, you have an instant cup of warm herbal milk tea with less than 1 gram of carbs.

4. Lemonade

Lemonade is the favorite drink for most people on hot summer days. It is also considered a very good alternative to drinking water for people with diabetes.
Prepared lemonades at restaurants often contain up to 60 grams of carbs. Therefore, it is best to make your own lemonade at home.
You will immediately 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 smoothies

Fruit smoothies are thought to be a healthy choice for most people, including people with diabetes. However, store-bought fruit smoothies are often high in starch and sugar.
So, if possible, make yourself a fruit smoothie at home to cut carbs by about half, such as a smoothie with blueberries, strawberries and bananas. You can add a little ice and add it to smoothies to add more flavor to this drink.

6. Coconut water

Coconut water is a natural drink that brings many health benefits, especially useful for people with diabetes. Because the sugar content in coconut is very low, it contains many minerals and vitamins.
However, you should not drink too much coconut water every day, 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 considered a healthy breakfast for people with diabetes. This is because hot chocolate can help lower blood pressure and promote glucose metabolism in the body.
However, you should not create sweetness by using sugar or milk. Instead, you can sweeten it with zero-calorie sugar.
To prevent and prevent diabetes right now, choose for yourself a healthy lifestyle, eat science, exercise regularly. If you already have diabetes, you should make some small lifestyle changes to help prevent complications from the disease. In the case of prediabetes, lifestyle changes are key to preventing and slowing the progression of the disease.
Currently, Vinmec International General Hospital deploys a screening package for diabetes and dyslipidemia to help detect pre-diabetes early, accurately classify diabetes type, develop a nutritional regimen, monitoring to minimize the risk and complications caused by diabetes. From there, offer appropriate treatment methods for each disease condition, improve and improve the quality of life as well as prevent complications caused by the disease.

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