Diabetes Mellitus Diet

Diabetes Mellitus Diet

Points to be taken into consideration while planning the diet

·         Avoid roots and tubers e.g.: potato, sweet potato, colocasia, yam, tapioca but carrot and radish can be consumed.

·         Avoid sugar, glucose, jams, jaggery, honey, sweets, nuts, Horlicks, Bournvita, etc.

·         Avoid fried foods.

·         Include salads but no salad dressing like mayonnaise.

 

·         Include plenty of green leafy vegetables.

·         Quantity of oil should be restricted.

·         Dietary exchanges should be taken into consideration.

·         Avoid alcohol.

·         Include food rich in fiber.

·         Avoid fruits such as mango, banana, chickoo, custard apple etc

Prohibited Foods

Glucose, sugar , honey and all sweets, jaggery, ice-cream, pastries, cake, jam, jelly, squash, canned fruit juice, sugarcane juice, chocolates, bourn vita, all aerated waters except soda

Foods to avoid
Potatoes, Yam (zimikand), Arbi, Mangoes, Grapes, Cheeku and Bananas, Dried food stuffs, Dried fruits and Nuts e.g. peanuts, almonds, cashew nuts, raising and coconut etc., all alcoholic drinks.

Foods to be used freely
Green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, cucumber, radish, lime, clear soups, black coffee without milk and sugar, butter milk (lassie), sour chatnis and pickles without oil, pepper and zeera water, jamun fruit and karela juice.

Foods that help diabetics bring down sugar levels
Diabetics should fill up on leafy vegetables, bitter gourd (karela), papaya, oranges, lentils and legumes with strings and skin intact, whole grain cereals, bran, pulses, sprouted mung, and 10 to 20 grams of guar gum (from cluster beans)

Sample Menu for Diabetics

Vegetarian			Non vegetarian
Time	Menu	Quantity	Time	Menu	Quantity
Early morning	Tea/coffee (without sugar)	1cup	Early morning	Tea/coffee (without sugar)	1cup
Breakfast	Skim milk Roti Sabji	1 glass 2 nos. 1cup	Breakfast	Skim milk Bread Egg	1 glass 2 slices 2nos.
Mid-Morning	Musambi/Orange Buttermilk	1 nos. 1 glass	Mid-Morning	Musambi/Orange Buttermilk	1 nos. 1 glass
Lunch	Rice Roti Chana Dhal Methi Sag Curd Salad (radish, onion, cucumber, tomato)	1 1/2 cup 2 nos. 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 serving	Lunch	Rice Roti Cauliflower sabji Fish curry Curd Salad	1 1/2 cup 2 nos. 1 cup 1 cup 1/2 cup 1 serving
Evening tea	Tea/coffee (without sugar) Marie biscuit	1 cup 2 nos.	Evening tea	Tea/coffee (without sugar) Marie biscuit	1 cup 2 nos.
Dinner	Roti Moong whole Karela sabji Salad	2 nos. 1 cup 1 cup 1 serving	Dinner	Roti Palak sabji Chicken curry Salad	2 nos 1 cup 1 cup 1 serving
Bedtime	Skim milk Without sugar	1 cup	Bedtime	Skim milk Without sugar	1 cup