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Excess Urination |
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Excess Thirst |
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Loss of Weight |
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Excess Hunger |
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Delay in Healing of Skin Diseases and Injuries (Wounds) |
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Impaired Vision |
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Diabetes may be hereditary or due to the disturbance in the system of the body |
Diet Principals For Diabetes
Basic Nutritional requirements of a patient with Diabetes are the same as those of Non-Diabetic person. Diet should be varied and palatable. Carbohydrates, fats and calories to be restricted, as advised by the Doctor or Dietician.
Chief Aims Of Diabetic Diet
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Prevention of Blood Sugar above the normal level |
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Prevention of Blood Sugar Below the normal level |
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Maintenance of ideal body weight |
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Maintenance of normal levels of Serum Cholesterol and Triglycerides |
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Prevention of Heart Problems |
Diet Restrictions
| To Be Taken |
To Be Avoided |
| Vegetables: Leafy green Vegetables, Spinach (Palak), Radish,(Muli), Ash Guard, Bitter Guard (Kerala), Cabbage, Brinjals, Broad Beans, Cucumber, Knol-khol, Lady Finger,Plantain Flower, Drumsticks, Snake Guard,
Onion, Green Tomatoes, Tender Jack.w |
Vegetables: Potato, Sweet, Potato, Yam, Plantain, Beet Root, Arvi, Chaukhander. |
| Fruits: Apple, Orange, Guava, Pomegranate,Water Melon, Papaya, Jamun, Citrus Fruits. |
Fruits: Banana, Mango, Sapota,Custard Apple, Grapes, Dry Fuits(Khajur, Anjeer, Munakka, Raisins etc.) |
| Food: Milk, |
Food: Jaggery,Sugar, Egg (Yellow) |
| Oil: Oils rich in Polyunsaturated fats, such as Soyabean Oil, Sunflower Oil, Safflower Oil, Mustard Oil, Kardi Oil. |
Oil: Oil Extracted from Animals, Butter, Coconut Oil. |
To be taken in limited quantity: Corn, Wheat, Chapati, Bread, Dalia.
To be avoided totally: Sugar, Sweets Chocolates, Pastry, Jelly, Sweet Juince,Sweet Biscuits
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