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Diabetes – Questions & Answers
1.
Can diabetics eat green
plantains?
Ans:
§ Green plantains count as starchy vegetables in a diabetes diet
and are relatively high in carbohydrates.
§ Green plantains have a glycemic index of 40, which means they’ll
have a slow but sustained impact on your blood sugar.
§ Green plantain can be soaked in buttermilk or curd and had.
Those who can’t eat it like that can eat it by grinding it well and making it
into pulp.
2. Which
is best exercise for Diabetes?
Ans:
Dhanurasana:
§ Now exhale and bend the knees to hold the ankles with hands
§ While inhaling elevate the thighs, head and chest as high as possible.
Join the ankles.
§ Look upward and breathe normally.
§ While exhaling, bring down the head and legs up to the knee joint.
§ Maintain this position for 5seconds and then come back to the starting
position. Repeat.
3. What fruits are good for diabetics?
Ans:
Strawberries,
blackberries, Apple, Lemon, grape fruit, kiwi, papaya, guava.
4. What are the best greens for a diabetic?
Arugula,
spinacea oleracea, kale, fenugreek leaves, drumstick leaves, coriander leaves,
dwarf copper leaf, garden purslane, amaranthus aritis.
5. What is the daily diet plan for diabetes patient type1?
Ans:
Diet plan for type1 diabetes:
|
Breakfast (By
8:30AM) |
A bowl of
wholegrain cereal such as Porridge or bran flakes with skimmed milk (or) Egg
and wholegrain toast with unsaturated spread. |
|
11:00-11:30AM |
Anyone
unsweetened fruit such as blackberries, guava, lemon or tomato etc (or)
vegetable salad. |
|
12:00-2:00PM |
A sandwich made
with wholegrain bread or a wrap with chicken turkey, or fish, filled with
plenty of salad (or) A healthy soup such as cauliflower and leek soup paired
with wholegrain/ rye crispbreads with unsweetened yogurt. |
|
4:00-6:00PM |
Green tea +
Chickpea/ Steamed sprouted pulses. |
|
7:00-9:00PM |
Lasange and
salad/ Roast chicken with potatoes and vegetables/ Mixed vegetable and bean
curry/ Chicken tortillas and salad (Mexican diet). |
6. What kind of rice should a diabetic have and why?
Ans:
v Karunkuruvai par boiled rice controls diabetes and reduces LDL.
v It is rich in Vitamin E & it has rich nutrition than brown
rice.
v It is high iron content and low glycemic index makes it a
suitable variety for people with diabetes.
v Normally, consumed boiled rice. The ratio of rice to water is
1:25. Water quantity should be increased if it is in the rice cooker. A number
of pressure cooker whistles (in high flame) can be 4. If you need it to be
mushy increase it to 2 more whistles. Soak for 3hrs before cooking.
7.
Is sugarcane juice for type2 diabetics?
Ans:
You should avoid this beverage entirely.
240ml (1cup) sugarcane juice:
v Calories-184
v Protein-0grams
v Fat- 0grams
v Sugar-50grams
v Fibre- 0–14grams.
8.
How does
Vascular Doppler help diabetic patients?
Ans:
v Vascular Doppler testing helps prevent diabetic
patients from venous insufficiency, peripheral artery disease and arterial
occlusion.
v Diabetic patients can know whether venous insufficiency, peripheral
artery disease, arterial occlusion etc. are present through Vascular Doppler
test.
9. Is the OMAD diet suitable for patients with diabetes type B?
Ans:
OMAD Diet can be a hugely beneficial
technique for people living with diabetes to reduce their blood glucose, body
weight, and insulin concentrations, especially When a paired with a proper
diabetes diet.
OMAD Diet (One meal a day):
The one meal a day diet is,
simply put, fasting from for 23 hours a day and eating whatever you’d like for
one meal.
Foods to eat
on OMAD Diet:
Veggies:
Ø Carrot.
Ø Cauliflower.
Ø Cabbage,
Chinese cabbage.
Ø Beetroot.
Ø Scallions.
Ø Lettuce.
Ø Sweet
potato.
Ø Spinach.
Ø Broccoli.
Fruits:
Fruits high in GI should be consumed in moderation.
Ø Grapes.
Ø Watermelon.
Ø Mangoes.
Ø Pineapple
and
Ø Canned
fruits.
Protein:
Ø Chicken
breast.
Ø Lean
cuts of pork and beef.
Ø Fish.
Ø Mushroom.
Ø Beans
and legumes.
Ø Eggs.
Dairy products:
Ø Full-fat
milk.
Ø Full-fat
yogurt.
Ø Feta
cheese.
Ø Buttermilk
and
Ø Cottage
cheese.
Whole Grains:
Ø Brown
rice, Black rice.
Ø Millet.
Ø Barley.
Fats and Oils:
Ø Olive
oil.
Ø Rice
bran oil.
Ø Peanut
butter.
Ø Edible
grade coconut oil.
Nuts & Seeds:
Ø Almond.
Ø Walnut.
Ø Pine
nuts.
Ø Sunflower
seeds and
Ø Melon
seeds.
Herbs and Spices:
Ø Cilantro.
Ø Mint.
Ø Fennel.
Ø Thyme.
Ø Garlic.
Ø Onion.
Ø Cumin.
Ø Turmeric.
Ø Black
pepper.
Ø Chili
flakes.
Ø Star
anise.
Ø Cardamom
and
Ø Clove.
Beverages:
Ø Water.
Ø Homemade
lemonade.
Ø Coconut
water.
Ø Freshly
pressed fruit juice and Cold pressed juices.
Foods to avoid on OMAD Diet:
Fruit:
Ø Jackfruit.
Protein:
Ø Fatty
cuts of pork and beef.
Dairy products:
Ø Low-fat
milk.
Ø Low-fat
yogurt and
Ø Cream
cheese.
Whole Grain:
Ø White
rice.
Fats and Oils:
Ø Hemp
seed oil.
Ø Dalda.
Ø Vegetable
oil.
Ø Butter
and
Ø Mayonnaise.
Nut and Seed:
Ø Cashew
nuts.
Processed foods:
Ø Sausages.
Ø Fries.
Ø Bottled
jams and
Ø Jellies.
Beverages:
Ø Packaged
fruit and vegetable juices.
Ø Soda
and energy drinks.
10. What home remedies can help prevent diabetes fast?
Ans:
§ Take
10 dried Indian Rennet flowers and soak them in 1/2 tumbler of water at 6:00pm,
next morning squeeze the flower well and filter the water and drink it on an
empty stomach between 6:00 and 7:00am. Drink this continuously for 12 days and
check your blood sugar level. If the sugar level is not under control, you can
try increasing the count of flower a little and days.
§ Getting
enough sleep is important. No remedy will be effective without adequate sleep.
§ If
you boil Tanner’s cassia flower, dry ginger and cardamom in water and drink
this Tanner’s cassia flower tea instead of tea, diabetes will be completely
cured.
§ Soaking
chickpeas in water overnight and drinking the water the next morning can
increase glucose utilization in diabetics.
