I'm diabetic. My doubt is. Can I eat rice? Some doctors suggest me white rice is good and some are saying red rice (matta rice. I'm living in Kerala please help me.

Dt. Neha BhatiaDietitian/Nutritionist5yrs exp

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Yoga and diet will definitely help in diabetes. There are some asana and pranayam which will help you to control your blood sugar level, like 1 ardh matsyendrasana 2 purna matsyendrasana 3 vakrasana 4 kapalbhati and many more diet has key role in diabetes. Diabetic diet is different for person to person. It is depend of person lifestyle, his blood sugar level. Medication and many more factor. But here are some common tips 1 eat high fiber food like oats, bran, sprouts, beans 2 avoid eating refine flour and its product 3 eat fresh fruits instead of fruit juice. 4 after taking medicines take your meal within half hour. 

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Dr. K SridharEndocrinologist18yrs exp

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Hi better to avoid any kind of rice however red rice is preferred over white rice. 

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