Diabetes Mellitus

Best Pakistani Diet Plan for Diabetes 2024. Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic and systemic disease of today in which insulin resistance or no enough insulin causes tension for body to use blood glucose for body cells to get energy. Diabetes of 3 types that are type 1 diabetes or insulin dependent, type 2 diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes and gestational diabetes. In diabetes, person is unable to use energy by food easily without controlling sugar or carbohydrate containing food.

Pancreas release a hormone that is called insulin which control sugar or glucose in blood and send it to cells to get energy from it. But when you are diabetic, then insulin is not working properly so you will feel hunger even you have eaten your meal because due to no proper working of insulin your energy level can’t fulfill. Diabetes Mellitus effects your organs if it is not under control. You can lead to neuropathy, poor eyesight, body weakness.

Diabetes Mellitus type 2 mostly occur in thirty plus age and it can be managed by changing lifestyle, less intake of carbohydrates or sugary foods and by walk or exercises. Diabetes Mellitus type 1 occurs in adulthood and it can’t be managed without taking insulin from outside the body. In this type of diabetes, you have to take insulin therapy for throughout the life and have to balance in diet among carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

Gestational Diabetes is a type of diabetes that occur in pregnancy. It is most common in those who are overweight or obese according to Body Mass Index (BMI) before pregnancy that causing problem for them to fulfill their energy level by taking normal diet. Body resist insulin to use and to provide fuel for mother and fetus. In this case, chances to get weakness in pregnancy is very high and due to high blood sugar level chances of high blood pressure becomes also high. So, this type of diabetes should be managed by diet and exercise or walk according to consultation of Clinical Dietitian and Gynecologist.

Lifestyle in Diabetes Mellitus

Lifestyle for Diabetes should be healthy to improve insulin resistance. Because it is scientifically approved insulin level can be improved by burning more calories by physical activities. So, in healthy lifestyle we have to adapted;

• Do Morning walk daily for 30 minutes
• Do Evening walk daily for 30 minutes
• Do Yoga daily for 20 minutes in morning
• Do Jogging daily for 20 minutes in evening
• Don’t sit or lay down for the whole day stay active by choosing physical activities
• Don’t use lift or elevators and choose stairs
• Take 8 to 12 glasses of water daily
• Take 8 hours sleep at night

If you are following these healthy lifestyle tips you will never worry about sugar level low or high. Because it controls sugar level by improving insulin level. And you will feel active yourself because you will feel no lethargic or fatigue or weakness will not be feel due to good energy level.

 You will become save from different symptoms of diabetes like frequent urination, feel thirsty or Hungary, poor eyesight, loss of muscle mass, neuropathy and memory loss. When you choose this healthy lifestyle for long term you will feel like there is no diabetes or you are not a diabetic patient.

Foods Should be used in Diabetes

We don’t have to choose foods that have high carbohydrates and high in sugar. The foods that should be avoided are following;

• Don’t take sugary foods
• Don’t take carbonated drinks
• Don’t take high carbohydrate diet
• Don’t take bakery food items
• Don’t take fried items
• Don’t take soft drinks
• Don’t take tea
• Don’t take packed foods
• Don’t take canned fruits
• Don’t take fast food or junk food items
• Don’t use above 4 servings of rice in a month (Just take once a week in lunch)
• Don’t take starchy vegetables like potatoes, carrot, reddish etc.
• Don’t use more fruits that have high glycemic index like mangoes, watermelon, melon etc. But being a dietitian I think according to diabetic patient condition high glycemic fruits can be use moderately but it all depends on sugar level

If you avoid these food list, then you will get successful to control your blood sugar level by 50 %. Your sugar level will not become high. But stay active to monitor your sugar level because in some cases your blood sugar level becomes low due to no proper balance in your food intake.

Foods should include in diet

Foods that are low in carbohydrates or low in sugar should be used in diet. These are following food;

• Fresh fruits that have low glycemic index to maintain sugar level in balance in your body
• Fresh vegetables that are not starchy because it helps to get less sugar
• Cereals that are high in fiber because fiber slows down sugar level according to a research
• Choose good protein like chicken, mutton, beef, eggs, fish, milk, yogurt, butter, ghee and cheese that increase your muscle mass and makes your bones strong and you will never feel weakness in your body
• Choose nuts like almonds, walnuts and cashew nuts because they contain magnesium and phosphorus that sharps your brain and improve cognitive abilities and prevent you from neuropathy
• Choose seeds like chia seeds, sesame seeds, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds in your diet because they are high in calcium and omega-3 fatty acids that are good diabetic patients Â

Supplements should take in Diabetes

Calcium and vitamin Dshould take in diabetes because both nutrients are too much important to take because due to high sugar in out body it deteriorate muscle mass and make our bones weak so we have to fulfil our calcium intake on daily basis. We need normally, 1000mg calcium daily that should be provides by taking supplements through diet or by tablets like CaC 1000 Plus.

Vitamin D deficiency may enhance insulin resistance that’s why your vitamin D should be fulfil by diet or supplements. According to research it has been proven that enough vitamin D that is required on daily basis may improve your insulin level in diabetes. We need 400 IU of vitamin D daily. So, by consultation of a clinical dietitian you have to take proper dose of vitamin D to avoid too much insulin resistance. Oslia is best vitamin D supplement in my experience being a Clinical Dietitian. But you can take it according to your doctor recommendation.

Except this vitamin B1 (thiamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B3 (niacin) should also be taken because these vitamins help to get energy from macronutrients for the utilization of body. Zinc also important nutrient proves to improve insulin level in diabetes that should be fulfil by diet or supplements. Proper vitamin A also very important to make strong immune system to avoid further complications because diabetes is an auto immune disease.

Best Diet Plan for Diabetes

Pre-Breakfast: 06:00AM-07:00AM

Warm Water	1	Glass
Lemon	1	Piece
Apple	1	Medium

Breakfast: 08:00AM-09:00AM

Chapatti	1	Medium
Omellete	1	Egg
Yogurt	1	Cup
Cooked Vegetable	1/2	Cup

Morning Snack 11:00 AM

Peach	1	Medium
Almonds	8	Pcs

Lunch 01:00-02:00 PM

Chapatti	1	Medium
Raita	1	Cup
Cooked Vegetable	1/2	Cup
Cucumber	1/2	Pcs

Evening Snack 05:00 PM

Milk	1	Glass
Turmeric Powder	1	tsp

Dinner 07:00-08:00 PM

Chapatti	1	Medium
Cooked Vegeable	1/2	Cup
Olive Oil	1	tsp

Bed Time 09:00 PM

Green Tea

1

Cup

Conclusion about Diet Plan for Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic disease but it is of three different types. It can’t be managed without changing lifestyle to healthy lifestyle and there is need to maintain diet that is comprise of low sugar and carbohydrates. We have to set some dietary goals and tips and also we have to walk, exercise, yoga jogging and other physical activities. We have to follow a well balanced diet plan according to a Clinical Dietitian.

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