Brief Answer:
1800 Kcal Diabetic, Salt restricted, Iron rich Diet.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your question.
Noted your concern.

Considering your father's uncontrolled blood sugar level, age, recovery from acute illness I may suggest 1800 Kcal Diabetic, Salt restricted, Iron rich Diet (Considering BMI of less than 25).

- Avoid sugar, food containing empty calories (food containing only calories and no other nutrients like soft drinks.
- Avoid potatoes.
- Can eat citrus fruits like orange, sweet lemon or other fruits like 1 cup pieces of papaya, pineapple, water melon, apple daily.
- Avoid fruit juices.
- Take adequate amount of salad containing tomatoes, cucumber, green leafy vegetables daily.
- Use green leafy vegetables in soup or salad.
- Use sprouts in various forms like in salads, curry.
- Can use artificial sweeteners up to certain extent.
- Restrict fat (all types of oil, butter, ghee) intake to less than 20 to 25 gram per day.
- Use combination of different types of vegetable oils.
- Avoid intake of saturated fat like coconut oil, pam oil, vanaspati ghee, regular butter.
- Take adequate amount of pulses, soybean.
- Can take 1 cup of Cow milk without cream daily.
- Can take daily one egg white (no yellow bulk).
- Can have Fish once or twice a week, 2 to 3 piece of chicken once in a week avoid red meat like lamb.
- Restrict rise intake to minimum.

Meal planning:
I may suggest
- To take small amount of meals frequently.
Morning breakfast in between 7am to 9am.
1 Cup Tea of cow milk without sugar or Milk with 2 to 3 XXXXXXX biscuits.
1 Small plate Poha / XXXXXXX / Idalis (2) or Dosa / Vegetable Paratha without
butter or ghee.

Mid morning snack containing fruits as suggested at around 11 am.

Lunch in between 12.30 to 1.30 pm.
2 to 2 & Half Chapaties, Green leafy vegetables, Pulses in any form like 1
small bowl Dal, Sprouts, Salad. Can take Half bowl rice in lunch.

Evening snack at around 5 pm.
Same as morning breakfast or can have diet Khakra, oats.

Dinner in between 8 pm to 9.30 pm.
Same as Lunch but rise should be avoided.

1/2 to 1 cup of milk at bed time.

Everyone has his own likes and dislikes and food pattern.
It is always better to consult near by dietitian who can plan diet for a person depending upon Body Mass Index and his likes and dislikes and staple food pattern.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Dr. Abhay Mali.
Diabetologist.

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