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Monday 23 May 2011

DOs and DON'Ts for DIABETIC DIET

DOs and DON'Ts for diabetic diet
Diet plays an important role in the treatment of diabetes. The diet plan of an individual is based on height, weight, age, sex, physical activity and nature of the disease conditions. Here are some DOs and DON'Ts for managing diabetes.

Drink water
Drink water
Drink plenty of water. Water is important for everybody, but especially for diabetics because decrease of the hydration-level can cause serious health problems.

Raw onion
Raw onion
Eat 20 - 25 grams of raw onion daily. Onions contain properties that actually fight against diabetes. It also aids digestion besides serving as a diuretic.

Switch to herbal tea
Switch to herbal tea
Try to switch to herbal tea rather than caffeinated tea.

Choose low fat dairy products
Choose low fat dairy products
Try to choose low or non-fat varieties over full-fat dairy products, as they are lower in saturated fat and cholesterol.

Fresh vegetables
Fresh vegetables
Eat at least 3 servings of fresh vegetables daily. Vegetables that can be consumed in larger quantities by diabetics are cabbage, mint, spinach, bitter gourd, lady's finger, cauliflower, cucumber, carrots, radish, onion stalk and pumpkin.

Take plenty of fruits
Take plenty of fruits
Current recommendations for diabetics are to take plenty of fruits and vegetables, as naturally occurring fruit sugar (fructose) is more slowly absorbed than sucrose, and raises the blood glucose to a lesser extent. Very sweet fruits (mango, banana, chikoo etc) can be taken in small portions, along with a meal to reduce the spike in blood glucose.

Never skip meal
Never skip meal
It is very important to never skip any meal. It is easier to keep blood sugars stable if you eat your meals at the same time everyday.

Avoid sugary products
Avoid sugary products
Avoid eating or drinking anything containing a lot of sugar likes cakes, sweets, chocolate etc.

Try baking instead of frying
Try baking instead of frying
Stop eating fried or fatty foods. Try baking or broiling the food instead of frying.

Avoid food that raises blood sugar level
Avoid food that raises blood sugar level
Avoid eating large quantities of lots of rice, potatoes, bananas as these can raise your blood sugar level.

Avoid fatty products
Avoid fatty products
You can take dairy products like milk and yoghurt but avoid fatty products like butter, cheese, ghee etc. It is better to use low fat milk or skimmed milk.

Limit salt intake
Limit salt intake
Diabetes can put you at increased risk for hypertension and cardiovascular complications. Try to reduce the intake of salt in your food.


Don't overeat
Don't overeat
Don't overeat at any time of the day.








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