Kefir in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Proper nutrition is the key to the health of every person, all the more important in the presence of diseases. In many diseases, a special diet is part of the complex therapy. One of these diseases is diabetes mellitus, and kefir in diabetes is included in the menu of the dietary table. How, when and in what amounts it is better to consume a popular fermented milk product - answers to practical questions look for in this article.

Can kefir be used with diabetes?

Dairy products are present on our table every day, and there are no healthy people who completely refuse dairy products. Otherwise happens in those cases when it comes to pathologies, especially those related to the digestive system. The question of whether kefir is possible with diabetes mellitus is especially relevant for patients with such a diagnosis.

• Kefir, like other dairy products, is not included in the list of prohibited products for diabetics. However, it should be consumed in moderation, taking into account that the product contains milk sugar.

The allowable portion of natural yogurt or nonfat kefir in diabetes does not exceed one glass per day. According to other data, the daily volume of milk or nonfat kefir is 500ml. A more accurate dosage depends on the weight, height, age, sex of the patient.

It is appropriate to drink a glass of the drink before physical activity. In this case, insulin converts sugar into the energy needed for muscle work, and does not contribute to the accumulation of fat deposits. And there is no need for excess fat - neither a healthy person nor a diabetic.

Modern medicine considers kefir an additional component in the therapy of diabetes. The tasty fermented milk drink supplies the body with calcium, milk proteins, and whole groups of vitamin components.

Kefir for gestational diabetes

First, let's remind you what the term gestational diabetes means. It is hyperglycemia diagnosed in pregnant women. This condition is explained by the hormonal imbalance resulting from pregnancy. If the pancreas produces insufficient insulin, the sugar level rises so much that doctors diagnose diabetes. Its danger is that there is a threat of developing real diabetes mellitus.

• The disease occurs in 5% of women expecting a baby and poses a risk to fetal development.

Therefore, the problem requires the attention of medical professionals and implementation of their recommendations by women. With proper control after a favorable resolution, hormone levels normalize and gestational diabetes stops.

Pharmaceuticals in the gestational form are not used, and it is clear why: they are dangerous for the future child. The main therapeutic method is diet. Kefir in gestational diabetes is included in the list of recommended products. It is desirable to eat cottage cheese or kefir in diabetes in the evening, with a six-course diet - at the so-called second dinner. A sample menu of such a dinner - a sandwich with cheese without butter, or 100g of cottage cheese, or 100ml kefir.

Indications

In diabetes mellitus type 2 prescribe diet number 9, which contributes to the normalization of carbohydrate metabolism. The varieties of this diet include a dairy group, in particular, sourdough, cream, milk, cottage cheese, butter, yogurt, kefir in diabetes. An obligatory condition - low fat and no sugar in drinks and dishes: cheesecakes, puddings, casseroles.

Indications for appointment take into account the presence of concomitant diseases in the patient. For example, for people with bronchial asthma, some products become allergens, so use kefir, rich in proteins, should be careful.

• In the absence of contraindications, nutritionists consider it advisable to drink kefir twice a day: in the morning, before breakfast, and for the second dinner. However, the exact scheme for a particular patient is determined exclusively by a doctor.

There are several ways of preventive and therapeutic use of kefir: in addition to a pure drink, it is combined with buckwheat, with apples and cinnamon, ginger or oatmeal. Such mixtures are also indicated for weight loss. Recipes for dietary mixtures - in the corresponding section of the article.

Benefits

Nutritionists allow patients to drink kefir in diabetes and the first and second type. This is a unique product saturated with proteins, lactose, vitamin and enzyme components, milk fats, minerals. No less important are live ingredients - beneficial microflora and probiotic fungi. The benefit of kefir in diabetes is that its use enriches the body with important vitamins of several groups.

Endocrinologists and nutritionists note the following benefits of the product:

• regulates digestion, maintains normal microflora;
• inhibits putrefaction processes and pathogenic microorganisms;
• prevents constipation, cirrhosis of the liver;
• enriches bone tissue with calcium;
• activates brain function;
• has a positive effect on the skin;
• strengthens the immune system.

It is not by chance that this fermented milk drink is included in the dietary table No. 9, designed for diabetics. When it is consumed regularly, glucose and milk sugar are broken down in the body, saturated with vitamins A, D.

Some people fear whether the alcohol present in the drink is not harmful. In fact, the alcohol content is negligible, so kefir is recommended even for children. However, it is better to offer them a fresh drink, because the percentage of alcohol slightly increases during storage.

Overnight kefir for diabetes

A portion of kefir or ryazhenka contains 11g of protein, a third of the daily allowance of calcium and a quarter of vitamin D. Already these figures are enough to understand how useful kefir in diabetes, and not only. It is published data that people who drank more than half a liter of fermented milk drink, had a level of so-called glycosylated hemoglobin lower than other patients.

• This benchmark assesses whether glucose is being effectively regulated during treatment.

Diabetics have little choice: only non-fat products are allowed from the whole range. Fats, including dairy, are undesirable, because they adversely affect the pancreas. Drink kefir at night with diabetes or include it in the morning menu - the question is ambiguous, and it can only be answered by your doctor. In various sources indicate different daily norm - a glass or two. Mentioned the maximum daily portion - 1.5 liters. It is recommended to combine the drink with cinnamon, ginger, ground flax seed.

They point out that such "cocktails" consumed in the first half of the day, lower sugar and bad cholesterol, tonify and saturate the body, thin the blood. Kefir is also combined with buckwheat; such porridge is traditionally recommended for breakfast.

When buying kefir, pay attention to the shelf life. Natural product is stored up to 5 days, and with modern technology - up to 2 weeks. If they offer a drink made a few months ago, it is unlikely to be natural kefir. To guarantee quality, you can make homemade kefir yourself from natural milk.

Kefir, drunk in the evening, enriches the body with necessary components and at the same time does not load the GI tract. It is especially useful for people suffering from excess weight.

Recipes

Nutritionists offer patients kefir in diabetes not only in pure form; for variety, it is combined with other dietary products that have useful qualities, nutrition and specific flavor. The most popular recipes for dishes are as follows:

• Buckwheat kefir is prepared from 3 tablespoons of peeled groats and 150ml of drink. The mixture is left overnight, during this time buckwheat is soaked in fermented milk liquid, softens and becomes suitable for use.

Kefir-wheat mixture is eaten on an empty stomach, after an hour drink water. Breakfast follows an hour later. Periodic consumption of buckwheat kefir provides prevention, regular - effectively reduces blood sugar.

• Healing dietary drink is prepared from peeled and finely chopped apples, kefir and cinnamon (a teaspoon per glass). The potion is taken on an empty stomach. Restrictions apply to pregnant and lactating women, hypertensive people, people with blood clotting disorders.
• Spicy ginger-kefir drink, because of the specific taste, not all diabetics like. To prepare one serving, take a glass of kefir, rub a teaspoon of ginger root into it and add the same amount of cinnamon. The spicy mixture acts as a preventive remedy against sugar spikes.
• Oat kefir is prepared from a glass of drink diluted with a quarter of water and oat flakes. The dish becomes suitable for consumption after insisting overnight. It is useful to consume either all together, or strained liquid.

Ground buckwheat with kefir for diabetes

Buckwheat is a mandatory component of a diabetic diet. When combined with kefir, both low-calorie ingredients are digested especially well. It is proven that buckwheat groats in combination with kefir in diabetes has a beneficial effect on a patient with any type of disease: it improves not only digestion, but also the body as a whole.

Ideally, buckwheat should be of the highest category, kefir - minimum fat content, and combine them according to the rules, according to recipes. To obtain flour, ordinary cleaned groats are ground in a combine or other kitchen device and sifted through a sieve. In particular, here is how to prepare ground buckwheat with kefir in diabetes.

• Why is buckwheat not boiled like traditional food, but poured into kefir?

The point is that this method preserves much more of the groats' valuable properties than temperature treatment. The product does not contain harmful carbohydrates and fats, but is full of minerals, vitamins and valuable amino acids.

The mixture effectively promotes glucose normalization, which is the most important indicator for diabetic patients. The dish is eaten on an empty stomach (in the absence of contraindications). For therapeutic purposes, flour, poured kefir, use a course of several weeks. The dish is beneficial in other diseases of the digestive system. Flour with kefir stimulates peristalsis, regulates microflora, treats intestinal diseases.

Kefir with cinnamon for diabetes

Another folk remedy approved by official medicine is kefir with cinnamon for diabetes. The main thing is to correctly apply the aromatic spice and do not ignore other recommendations of medics. By the way, it is better to buy sticks and make powder from them yourself.

• The benefits of kefir in diabetes are well known. The benefit of cinnamon is that it reduces the absorption of sugar, cholesterol levels, blood pressure. The effect is observed in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Cinnamon is also necessary for healthy people - it cleanses the liver and improves brain activity. The product is undesirable only in the menu of pregnant women, hypertensive people and people suffering from internal bleeding.

Kefir in combination with cinnamon is used once a day, most effectively - before breakfast. It is also possible to take at night. After a few weeks of such nutrition in the patient increases tone, stops "jumping" pressure, which is often observed in diabetics, normalizes sugar levels.

The following recipes are recommended:

• Cocktail. For 250ml of 1% drink add 1g of cinnamon powder, half of a sliced apple. Blend the mixture to homogeneity using a blender.
• Drink with ginger. In addition to the above ingredients, add a pinch of dried ginger, if desired - a spoonful of honey.
• Breakfast. 2tbsp. Of ground seed pour kefir mixed with a teaspoon of cinnamon.

Flax seeds with kefir in diabetes

Flaxseeds are high in omega3 fatty acids and fiber. They also contain a lot of antioxidants, vitamins, anti-inflammatory components. An important quality of the product is a mild laxative effect. Soluble fiber in the digestive tract turns into a gelatinous substance that absorbs toxins and softens hard concretions, so that they are more easily excreted outside the body.

Fatty acids reduce cholesterol, sugar, body weight. It is also valuable in diabetes because it restores insulin-producing pancreatic acid cells.

• Flax seeds with kefir in diabetes - a low-calorie mixture with double benefits.

The drink not only treats many diseases, but also improves the condition of the colon and intestinal microflora in general. There are preventive and therapeutic programs of purification with kefir-flax mixture according to a special scheme.

Flaxseed + kefir in diabetes is used after grinding the cereal to the consistency of flour. For production, a coffee grinder is used, flour is prepared a little at a time, so that it does not spoil and does not lose its useful properties. In addition to normalizing glucose levels, the use of such a cocktail helps to get rid of various digestive problems, slags and poisons, worms and edema, and also reduces the risks of developing some dangerous pathologies.

Contraindications

Often kefir in diabetes is combined with other useful ingredients for patients. In this case, you should take into account the possibility of contraindications that relate not only to the main, but also to additional products. So, if you add flaxseed to kefir, the drink is undesirable at:

• gastritis with hyperacidity;
• low glucose levels;
• of pregnancy;
• of bowel obstruction or a tendency to become disturbed;
• of insufficient blood clotting;
• cholecystitis;
• chronic pathologies of the liver, gallbladder, stomach in the phase of exacerbation;
• tumors in the uterine musculature;
• intolerance to the components.

Buckwheat with kefir is especially cautiously used in the presence of liver pathologies and GI disorders.

Complications

To avoid possible complications, you should adhere to the designated dosage and doctor's recommendations.

• There is an opinion that the effectiveness of kefir in diabetes in combination with the same buckwheat is a common myth, supported by people who believe in miraculous healing and weight loss.

In fact, some experts believe that this is an echo of the kefir-wheat mono-diet, which really gives the effect of weight loss, lowering sugar and blood pressure. However, the result is very short-lived: after stopping the diet, the kilograms easily reoccupy the same problem areas of the body.

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, you have to live with it somehow. The disease, unfortunately, is not curable, but it is not a verdict. Diet, which includes kefir, with diabetes is a full-fledged component of the treatment program. It is important to remember that this is not a panacea and that a full life can be established, if you follow a systematic approach: take medication, control sugar, adhere to diet, moderate exercise.