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Diabetes Diet-Plan

Public Health & Prevention, Diabetes And Nutrition Update , Dietician

Eating right is an essential step in combatting diabetes and warding off the associated complications. Low-carb, high-fiber diet plans have been repeatedly prescribed by physicians treating patients with diabetes. Further, fried and sugary food items are a strict no-no.

Sujata Sharma, a Diabetes Educator, has recommended an effective meal plan for Indian diabetic patients, which may be hassle-free to organize in the Indian kitchen and may seem appealing to our most sensitive tastebuds.

Firstly, we must take food thrice or four times a day. Sujata Sharma suggests the following diet plan as breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner:

Breakfast	Lunch	Snack	Dinner
Tea – green/black (without sugar)	Low-carb roti with palak paneer	Roasted makhana	Low-carb roti with chicken curry Cucumber carrot salad
Eggs with sauteed vegetables	Sauteed cabbage with radish raita	Greek yogurt	Thick mixed vegetable soup
Paneer with sauteed vegetables.	Low-carb paratha with masala bhindi	Green tea with mixed nuts and oilseeds	Paneer tikka/chicken tikka/fish tikka with green salad
Flavored buttermilk with flax seeds.	Baigan bharta
	Cucumber raita

Most importantly, regular blood-glucose monitoring and adhering to the recommended meal planning and portion size should be followed. Further, diabetes-friendly methods of cooking – baking or grilling must be preferred on most days.