控糖 (kòngtáng): to control sugar intake

Meanings

1 to control sugar intake
2 to manage blood sugar
3 to limit sugar (as a diet practice)

Characters

控

Examples

我最近在控糖,奶茶都戒了。

Wǒ zuìjìn zài kòngtáng, nǎichá dōu jiè le.

I've been cutting sugar lately — even quit milk tea.

糖尿病患者需要严格控糖。

Tángniàobìng huànzhě xūyào yángé kòngtáng.

Diabetics need to strictly control their sugar intake.

Tips

usage

Parallel to 控油 (control oil) and 控盐 (control salt). In consumer health marketing 控糖 covers both medical blood-sugar management and the voluntary low-sugar diet trend.

Stroke Order

控 kòng

糖 táng

Related Words

控盐 kòngyán

to limit salt intake / to control sodium in one's diet

控油 kòngyóu

to control oil (skincare, for oily skin) / to limit oil intake (diet) / to drain off excess oil (cooking)

控制 kòngzhì HSK 5 #592

to control; to dominate / to contain; to keep under control

控制室 kòngzhìshì #8,110

control room / control center

糖粉 tángfěn

powdered sugar; icing sugar; confectioner's sugar

低糖 dītáng

low-sugar / low-sugar diet

断糖 duàntáng

to cut out sugar / to go sugar-free (diet trend)

戒糖 jiètáng

to quit sugar; to go sugar-free / to cut out sugar

失控 shīkòng HSK 7 #3,616

to lose control / to go out of control

控制权 kòngzhìquán #10,611

control / controlling power / right of control