Posted on October 20, 2007
A Diabetic has to be cautious about his food intake. He needs to regulate his diet to ensure that the glucose level is within control. For most people with diabetes (and those without, too), a healthy diet consists of 40% to 60% of calories from carbohydrates, 20% from protein and 30% or less from fat.
What Aspects to Keep in Mind for Food Intake for a diabetic?
Carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are found in fruits, vegetables, beans, dairy foods and starchy foods such as breads. Try to have fresh fruits rather than canned fruits, fruit juices or dried fruit. Condiments such as nonfat mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard are also carbohydrates.
Protein. Protein is found in meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, beans and some vegetables. Try to eat poultry and fish more often than red meat. Don’t eat poultry skin, and trim extra fat from all meat. Choose nonfat or reduced-fat dairy products such as cheeses and yogurts.
Fat. Butter, margarine, lard and oils add fat to food. Fat is also in many dairy and meat products. Try to avoid fried foods, mayonnaise-based dishes (unless they are made with fat-free mayo), egg yolks, bacon and high-fat dairy products. Your doctor or dietitian will tell you how many grams of fat you may eat each day.
What Foods to Eat for a Diabetic ?
- Should take fruits and vegetables which have more fiber content
- As far as vegetables – onion, garlic, ginger, radish, spinach, kale, cucumber, carrot, tomato, cabbage and cucumber are outstanding in the diabetes treatment. Moong, kidney beans which have been sprouted, and unripe banana which is cooked, are also advisable
- Fenugreek seeds which have been soaked in water are almost fine for diabetic patients
- In fruit diet, you can take guava, Indian blackberry, fig, kiwi fruit, apples, citrus fruits and pomegranate juice. Make these things as a part of your morning breakfast. As, fruit juice is high in fructose (fruit sugar) and can cause blood sugar levels to rise rapidly, it’s excellent for diabetics to drink fruit juice with a meal and avoid having more than one small glass a day
- Substitute white sugar with palm sugar, dates and honey, if you desire to have something sweet
- Fats like olive oil and peanut oil should be included in diabetes food plan
- You must drink plenty of water, at least 8 to 10 glasses per day
- Condiments such as pepper, chilli, mustard, herbs and spices
- Raw vegetables need to be taken in large amounts, as cooked food raises the level of blood sugar quickly
- Eat non-fat dairy foodstuffs such as skim milk, non-fat yogurt and non-fat cheese, plain yoghurt
- Some herbs and vegetables are specially prescribed for diabetes, like Bitter Gourd and bitter melon juice
A diabetic has much food to choose from. Only he must eat right , the right kind of food in the right quantity.
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May 16th, 2008 at 3:11 am
Great article!
High fiber foods, like Miracle Muffins
http://www.miraclemuffins.com
are a great way to help manage diabetes, lower cholesterol and aid with weight loss!
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:02 pm
dear sir/Madam
sir i’m suffeering from diabetic since four months eventhough it is in well control still i want to know what kind of food is good and what is bad.please send me mail
Thanking you
September 24th, 2008 at 7:22 am
sir i have diabetic recently tested and found 240 after food
i loose our wait regulerly, and feeling week, in left leg lots of pain there, can u please tell me food excercise etc to make my life good
your help in this regards will be highly appriciated,
if you can suggest a dr in mumbai for this
thanks