Diabetic Nutrition Questions

You can eat anything that you like provided you understand the calorie values and it's quality and nutritional value. All fruits and vegetables can be taken according to the need. Everyone needs a balanced diet - which a nutritionist/dietitian can help you with a list of things that can be had according to the calorie needs and other nutritional needs. Read more about food and their nutritional value from the internet. Avoid junk food, processed or packaged food and beverages. You should also fo...more

10-15 almonds or 4-5 walnuts can be taken daily by any healthy adult.
These contain good nutrition and are beneficial for diabetic or otherwise.

Increase thirst, increased frequency of urination are some initial symptoms of diabetes but it can vary from being completely asymptomatic to non specific symptoms like weakness, loss of weight, tingling in feet, dry mouth, blurry vision, burning during urination. You need to follow a healthy lifestyle to prevent such metabolic diseases. Type 1 usually occurs at younger age due to insulin deficiency and treated with insulin injections. Type 2 in adults and treated wid oral tablets. It can't be c...more

Start giving her 1 tsp of methi powder before 1 hour ago of meals. Divide her meals in 5 -6 times a day and keep her watch of carbs. Such as give her jowar ki roti, lots of vegetables and salad and thin buttermilk or curd and dal in her diet.

For diet chart you have to inform age, height and weight of patient. Diet chart vary from 1200 to 2400.

Dear lybrate user,
one of the major nutritional substance required for human body is carbohydrate. We take carbohydrate in the form of rice, wheat, sugar etc. The complex molecules of carbohydrate are broken down into simple glucose molecules during digestion & released in the blood stream to be absorbed by the muscle cells. Muscle cells utilise the glucose molecules to release energy by breaking down those glucose molecules. Insulin hormone plays a vital role in the absorption of the glucos...more

If diabetes is already diagnosed then there is no question of prevention. Prevention is only possible when diabetes has not yet occured or it is at prediabetes stage. At that time weight control, regular exercise and diet restriction help in prevent progression to diabetes. But once the disease is dignosed treatment with appropriate drugs is the only option in addition to above mentioned measures. Thanks for the question.

Hello, Thanks for the query.
Diabetes means excess blood glucose. It needs appropriate drugs and diet control plus regular exercise to achieve strict blood glucose control.
There are really no health drinks that I can think of. Protein powder with no sugar with milk can be a good heath support drink, that too after strict blood glucose control. Eating a balanced diet is best nutrition. Increased intake of green leafy vegetables and permitted fruits (100 g a day) is good. Thanks.

Should intake some diet ingredients which will be helpful in diabetic condition.
Jowar, sahijan(shigru), butter milk, papaya, bilva, jamun, chana, goghrita, soyabeen, methi etc which are having nutritional value but not increases glucose level in blood.

Dear patient, a proper measure for knowing and managing your diabetes will be to ensure a hba1c below 6.5%. Regarding diet, we indians have high carbohydrate diet. You have to closely observe your plate and you can come up with a better diet plan for yourself or your mother. To simplify it, identify the items which are carb rich in your plate and try to compensate the same with protein and fibres, for eg cut down a roti and increase sabji, dal or salad. To have a better control you can do a mont...more