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Diabetic Diet

May 18, 2009


Diabetic Diet

Diabetes is a disease in which we have high sugar level in our body. Reason being for the same is lack of insulin in the body which is needed to use this glucose. Diabetes can be controlled and a proper diet plan plays an important role in this.

Benefits of Diabetic Diet is to control the sugar level, to achieve and maintain ideal body weight, for normal growth and development in children and for pregnant and feeding mothers maintaining nutritional balance. Diabetic diet is prepared keeping in mind the nature of the diabetes, height, weight, physical activity, age and sex.

Diabetic Diet Plan

60-65% of diet should consist of Carbohydrate as it is an important part of diet. Carbohydrate supply 4 calories per gram and you can consume it in form of fruits, vegetables, grain, cereals, root and pulses. Most of the glucose in the blood comes from breaking down of carbohydrates, so its intake should be regulated but the amount of glucose released into the blood stream depends on the way the food is prepared.

Instead of having cooked vegetables go for raw salads as they are digested slowly, so the blood sugar level will rise slowly. Diet with low glycaemic index is preferred.

40g per day of fiber intake is required. You can consume it in form of fruit, oats, barley and legumes, cereals and millet

Excessive Intake of fat is strictly no no for a diabetic person so try excluding fried food. But you should have 15-25% of fat in form of polysaturated or mono saturated fats as it helps in reducing LDL cholesterol and increasing HDL cholesterol.

Your diet requires a minimum of 0.8g/kg/day of protein and it constitute about 15-20% of total calories per day

For non vegetarian, intake of red meat should be prohibited and try to switch to vegetarian diet. If you can’t, cut down the consumption of eggs and poultry.

If you consume milk , switch to skimmed milk and milk product like yogurt and try to have herbal tea that to only two times a day instead of normal tea and coffee.

Replace the white flour with whole grains, soya breads and for those who like rice replace them with unpolished rice.

Try avoiding food like banana, potatoes, white rice, bread, etc as they have high glycaemic value.

Alternative sweetening agents can be used but within the limits of clinical use.


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