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What Diet Plan Should Be Followed To Keep Diabetes In Control?
dear doctor! my name :joan.i had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.i already have and am using the Accu-check meter twice a day to check my blood glucose. I would like to know more about keeping a regular healthy diet for Type 2 diabetes rather than making use of Insulin. Could you please guide me. joan.
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
Hi Mr Joan, I had gone through your query and understood your concerns.
Try the following guide lines related diet along with exercises.
* Avoid single high concentrated meals.
* Small frequent meals more times in a day.
* Food high in fibre content like vegetables, whole pulses, fruits, etc.
1.Avoid all kinds of refined carbohydrates like sugar
2.Take all kind of fresh veggies kindly restrict use of potato and sweet potato.
3.instead of white bread go for brown bread or multi grain bread.
4.alcohol can be taken in a moderate quantity, Try avoiding wine and beer.
5.Avoid all kinds of carbonated drinks they are not good for your bone health.
6.low fat milk can be consumed about 200ml per day
7.low fat cheese and low fat yogurt can be taken.
8.Daily you can take a small cup of almonds, walnuts, pista and penuts which are good for your good cholesterol.
9.daily take only one fruit, avoid banana ...if you like take only minimal quantity
10.you can take protein like fish, meat, chicken 200 grams twice weekly
11.Alternate days you can take 2 egg white...please discard yolk(yellow) since it contains bad cholesterol
12.use olive and sunflower oil for cooking.
13.Prefer grill than oil fry.
14.Occasionally you can take ice creams and dark chocolate
15.Take good amount of green leaf veggies to avoid constipation.
Hope this guides you. For any other queries you can write to us. we will be happy to help you. Wishing you good health Thank you.
Dr Phanindra Dulipala
Diabetologist.
Try the following guide lines related diet along with exercises.
* Avoid single high concentrated meals.
* Small frequent meals more times in a day.
* Food high in fibre content like vegetables, whole pulses, fruits, etc.
1.Avoid all kinds of refined carbohydrates like sugar
2.Take all kind of fresh veggies kindly restrict use of potato and sweet potato.
3.instead of white bread go for brown bread or multi grain bread.
4.alcohol can be taken in a moderate quantity, Try avoiding wine and beer.
5.Avoid all kinds of carbonated drinks they are not good for your bone health.
6.low fat milk can be consumed about 200ml per day
7.low fat cheese and low fat yogurt can be taken.
8.Daily you can take a small cup of almonds, walnuts, pista and penuts which are good for your good cholesterol.
9.daily take only one fruit, avoid banana ...if you like take only minimal quantity
10.you can take protein like fish, meat, chicken 200 grams twice weekly
11.Alternate days you can take 2 egg white...please discard yolk(yellow) since it contains bad cholesterol
12.use olive and sunflower oil for cooking.
13.Prefer grill than oil fry.
14.Occasionally you can take ice creams and dark chocolate
15.Take good amount of green leaf veggies to avoid constipation.
Hope this guides you. For any other queries you can write to us. we will be happy to help you. Wishing you good health Thank you.
Dr Phanindra Dulipala
Diabetologist.
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