DO’s & DON’T for Diabetes

FOOD ITEMS NOT PERMITTED:

1. Sugar: sugar, gur, mithai, chocolate, pastry, ice cream
2. Sweet fruits: Apple, banana, cheeku, mango, grapes,leechi, pear sweet, custard apple
3. veg: potato, arbi, sweet potato,
4. OILS: desi ghee, coconut oil, butter, cream, khoya, paneer,
5. NON VEG: Egg yolk , keema, liver,       mutton
6. Avoid: maida, rice

TIPS TO PREVENT HYPOGLYCEMIA:

1. Snack on nuts and seeds like almonds, chana, peanuts, pistachios, walnuts etc,
2. Eat frequent meals containing adequate amount of proteins eg: breakfast of whole wheat bread and eggs is better than bread with jams
3. Avoid refined foods like maida and sugar. Like soft drinks, chocolates, fruit juices, canned fruits, sherbets.
4. Avoid alcohol
5. Increase fiber in your diet: wheat bran, brown rice, jowar bajra, whole wheat bread, raw salads.
6. Eat sprouts everyday.
7. Have B complex vitamin everyday
8. Minerals like chromium, magnesium and zinc increase utilization of insulin.
9. Exercise, 20 min of walking, jogging, swimming, aerobics 3-4 times a day will improve insulin resistance.