饮食治疗是治疗糖尿病的基本措施,大约有五分之二的轻型病人单纯用饮食治疗就可奏效,即使注射胰岛素或口服降糖药的病人也都需要饮食治疗。饮食治疗的意义是,通过合理地调配病人每天所吃的主、副食品的数量和内容来控制血糖、尿糖,使之接近或达到正常值,并防止糖尿病并发症的发生与发展。指导病人掌握这方面的知识是做好饮食治疗的关键。这项工作既不能过于繁琐,也不宜过于简单。繁琐则病人难于接受和坚持,过于简单则不易达到饮食 Diet therapy is the basic treatment for diabetes. About two-fifths of light-weight patients are treated with diet alone, even in patients who receive insulin or oral hypoglycemic drugs. The significance of diet therapy is to control blood sugar and urine sugar by adjusting the quantity and content of the main and non-staple foods that the patients eat daily, so as to approach or reach the normal value and prevent the occurrence and development of diabetic complications. Guiding the patient to master this knowledge is the key to dietary therapy. This work can neither be too cumbersome nor too simple. Tedious patients are difficult to accept and adhere to, too easy to reach the diet is not easy