There is no such thing called " Diabetic Diet"; it starts with healthy eating. Making healthy choices in food is the cornerstone.

Recommended tips

- Avoid simple sugars and consumptions of "sweets"

- Take lot of complex carbohydrates

- Whole wheat flour at least for 1 meal a day

- Spacing of meals - that is eating small quantity of food 4-5 times in a day.

- High fibre , low fat diet with vegetables and salads

- Pulses strongly recommended

- Avoid ready to drink juices/ jams/ preserves/ squashes/ sweetened aerated drinks/ milk shakes

- Baked items like puffs/pastries/cakes to be avoided

- Stay away from refined starch products like all-purpose flour, corn flour, custard powder and arrow root powder.

- Increase intake of green/ vegetables, gourds and reduce intake of starchy veggies like potato and yam.

- Proteins can be taken in normal amount except in special situations like Nephropathy.

- Avoid food containing saturated

- Fats( red meats, dairy products like whole milk, butter, cheese and cream, palm oil and coconut oil)

- Trans fats (margarine, fast food, baked food, snacks)

- Cholesterol( egg yolks, organ meats like liver and similar meat)

- Do not skip breakfast, it is the most important meal of the day. Have a light and early dinner.

- Free food (20 calories per serving) like black coffee/tea (without sugar), tomato /lime juice (without sugar), clear soup, buttermilk, greens/vegetables, fresh green salads can be taken in between meals to keep you full.