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My mother is suffering from diabetes she is 42 years old. I just wanted know that she can consume ghee. Some people say yes you should and some says no. And also jaggery replacing sugar. My mother's diabetes is 170 after meal and before meal is normal 101. So please help me out. What to eat and what not to eat.
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For keeping cholesterol under control total daily oil intake should not exceed 3 tea spoons. Ghee being Saturated fatty acid increases cholesterol. However just one spoon per day in lunch is permissible. Other oil should be from different category like Unsaturated Mono or Poly unsaturated. Sugar, Jaggery and honey all come under same free sugar category and are same. Not to be taken to extent possible.
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It seems that your mother's blood sugar is satisfactorily controlled. Do not give jaggery and she can take small amount of ghee some times.
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