Can diabetics eat bird’s nest?

Bird’s nest is a nutritious food, often used to nourish and improve resistance. Many people with diabetes have to maintain a strict diet to ensure a safe blood sugar level, so they still wonder if eating Salanganes’ Nest will affect their health?

Salanganes’ Nest, nutritious food for health

Salanganes’ Nest (also known as bird’s nest) is completely derived from nature, formed from the saliva of swiftlets. The nutritional composition in bird’s nest has up to 31 healthy trace elements such as zinc, iron, copper, calcium… and 18 amino acids (including 8 amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize on its own). Some of the main nutritional elements in bird’s nest can be mentioned as:

• Protein: 50-60% provides the main source of energy for the body, helping to strengthen the resistance.
• Threonine (an amino acid good for the liver): 2.69% helps the body absorb nutrients better, strengthens the immune system.
• Aspartic Acid: Helps promote the body’s production of globutin, which helps strengthen the immune system and antibodies.
• Insoleucine, fructose: Helps accelerate the body’s recovery process after fatigue.

According to Dr. Nguyen Thi Van Anh (Former Head of Internal Medicine – Central Hospital of Traditional Medicine), Salanganes’ Nest is used by traditional medicine as a medicine. Salanganes’ Nest has a natural sweet taste, has the effect of nourishing yin, laxative, tonic gas, useful spleen, nourishing blood, very good for people with lung damage due to COVID-19, helping to reduce cough , relieve phlegm, shortness of breath, restore lung function, fight body weakness. The use of bird’s nest will help to improve health, prevent disease, help physical development in young people and improve physical strength for the elderly.

Can diabetics eat bird’s nest?

Dr. Pham Thuy Duong (Faculty of Biotechnology – Oriental University), bird’s nest is a natural material, formed 100% from bird’s saliva. Therefore, the composition of the bird’s nest does not contain sugar. Therefore, people with diabetes can completely use Salanganes’ Nest without fear of affecting blood sugar in the body.

The composition of Salanganes’ Nest contains two essential amino acids, isoleucine and leucine, which support blood sugar control and prevent sudden blood sugar spikes.

Meanwhile, phenylalanine supports the formation of hemoglobin (an active substance that helps transport oxygen and glucose to the body), helps strengthen red blood cells and tonic blood. Therefore, using bird’s nest regularly will help patients control their blood sugar well.

Dr. Pham Thuy Duong also said that the Salanganes’ Nest also contains many minerals and other trace elements, helping to supplement many nutrients for the body, preventing the common dangerous complications of diabetes.

Although people with diabetes need to eat in moderation, but too much diet will make the body lack nutrients, causing fatigue. At this time, Salanganes’ Nest is a very good choice to provide ideal nutrients without affecting blood sugar in the body.