My father is a diabetic and can not care about his food & takes junk food, alcohol, tobacco etc so how can he cure it and stop to take these type of injurious things.

Question

1. Do regular exercise for 30 minutes daily like brisk walking
2. Reduce weight if overweight
3. Control diet
a) avoid sweets, sugar/honey, full cream milk, milk product excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet like white bread, cereal, rice, pasta
b) avoid all refined food like maida, pasta, starchy food like rice, potato, bakery item, processed food,
c) include more fiber like pulse, green leafy vegetable, cucumber, tomato, legume.
D) avoid sweetened fruit like banana, mango, litchi, chickoo, grape etc. Can have fruits like guava, pineapple, papaya, orange, mousambi, strawberry, watermelon, pomegranate, a handful of walnut daily (akhrot)
e) avoid white/polished rice, take unpolished rice like brown rice/wheat/jowar/ragi, moong and chana dal.
F) avoid ghee/ butter./coconut oil/excess salt intake like papad/pickle.
G) avoid red meat. Take fish/chicken. H) avoid alcohol and carbonated drinks like soft drink
4. Adhere to a strict diabetic diet by consulting dietitian
5. Monitor your fasting, pp blood sugars monthly and hba1c six monthly.
6.

Utsav · Accepted Answer

1. Do regular exercise for 30 minutes daily like brisk walking
2. Reduce weight if overweight
3. Control diet
a) avoid sweets, sugar/honey, full cream milk, milk product excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet like white bread, cereal, rice, pasta
b) avoid all refined food like maida, pasta, starchy food like rice, potato, bakery item, processed food,
c) include more fiber like pulse, green leafy vegetable, cucumber, tomato, legume.
D) avoid sweetened fruit like banana, mango, litchi, chickoo, grape etc. Can have fruits like guava, pineapple, papaya, orange, mousambi, strawberry, watermelon, pomegranate, a handful of walnut daily (akhrot)
e) avoid white/polished rice, take unpolished rice like brown rice/wheat/jowar/ragi, moong and chana dal.
F) avoid ghee/ butter./coconut oil/excess salt intake like papad/pickle.
G) avoid red meat. Take fish/chicken. H) avoid alcohol and carbonated drinks like soft drink
4. Adhere to a strict diabetic diet by consulting dietitian
5. Monitor your fasting, pp blood sugars monthly and hba1c six monthly.
6.