Dr Sk Hammadur Rahaman, Consultant, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, addresses a few important questions on the vital connections between diabetes, diet, exercise and lifestyle for those living with the condition, as also for those who are borderline cases.
How would you advise a person with diabetes interested in dieting to go for the right diet plan? What according to you is a safe diet plan?
There is not a “one-size-fits-all” eating pattern for individuals with diabetes, and meal…
Diabetes
Yo-yo diet, also called weight cycling, is fraught with dangers, both physical and psychological, and should be avoided at all costs, emphasizes Sherin Thomas, Chief Nutritionist, Aster MIMS Hospital, Calicut. Could you tell us a little about Yo-yo dieting? Yo-yo dieting is known as weight cycling. It is a cyclical loss and gain of weight same as like the up and down motion of a yoyo. In this diet, by having a hypo caloric diet (diet low in calorie), a person loses a good amount of weight, but…
Kajal Hansda, Senior Diabetes Educator at Diabetes Awareness and You (DAY) shares a recipe for a healthier idli option. Useful for persons with diabetes. Ingredients for Idli: 1cup soaked chana dal (split cow peas) 1 cup whole moong dal 1/4th cup grated carrot 1/4th cup capsicum(cut into small pieces) 1/4th cup green peas 3pcs green chillies ½ tsp lemon juice ¾ tsp fruit salt 1 gm oil for greasing Salt to taste अब हिंदी में पढ़े: मिक्स्ड दाल चटनी और वेजिटेबल इडली: पौष्टिक रेसिपी…
Can a person with diabetes eat fruit? Which fruits and how much? Can they eat nuts? Dietitian and Diabetes educator Ujjwala Baxi has all the answers. Fruits are healthy, but even healthy individuals cannot binge on fruits. Excessive fruit intake has shown to have negative implications on triglycerides (a type of lipid detected in the blood lipids profile test). A healthy, active individual can have 4-5 servings of fruit a day, which is 500g of fruit. अब हिन्दी में पढ़ें…
A high protein, easy to make dish that can be eaten with chapati or roti as a full meal. Good for people who have diabetes. Contributed by Diabetes Awareness and You. The image used above may not represent the actual recipe Serves: 1 Ingredients • Chicken – 25 g (in shredded form) • Onion-20g • Boiled carrot- 20g • Boiled french beans-20g • Boiled Corn-10g • Salt-1/2 teaspoon • Black pepper-1 teaspoon • Veg Diet Mayonnaise- 10 g • Coriander- For garnishing • Roasted spice powder- 1/2…
Diet changes are an integral part of management of many chronic conditions. Here are real life experiences of eight women who incorporated diet and nutrition changes in their disease management regimen. Celiac Disease When Jeeva Anna George was diagnosed with Celiac disease, an uncommon digestive disorder causing inflammation of the small intestine, her whole life began revolving around food. Here she talks at length about her personal journey and how she learnt the hard way to control…
Most tarts are made from refined flour (maida) and often are loaded with sugar or cheese. Here is a recipe with a difference - good for everyone, especially people with diabetes contributed by Diabetes Awareness and You Serves: 4 Ingredients for Ragi Veg Tart Ragi (millet) flour: 100gm Wheat flour: 2 Tbsp Mix veg ( tricolour bellpepper, broccoli, Cabbage): 1 ⅟₂cup Green chilli : 1 pc Onion…
This is a common question for people with diabetes. Dietitian Gerard Wong shares his inputs on whether persons with diabetes should have wine or alcohol and what to watch out for if they are on metformin or insulin. Can red wine have adverse effects on persons with type 2 diabetes on metformin medication? Metformin is an oral anti-diabetic drug used to treat high blood sugar levels caused by type 2 diabetes. Let’s see how metformin works. It enhances the available insulin in your body and…
A healthy snack recipe good for everyone - especially people with diabetes contributed by Diabetes Awareness and You Chicken Momos Number of Momos: 20 Ingredients for Momos: Whole Wheat Flour: 75 gms Chicken: 250 gms Onion: 2 tbsp Oat flour: 75 gms Ginger: 1 tsp Garlic: 1 tsp Maida: 100 gms Oil: 200 ml Preparation of Momos: Mix the flour together. Add some salt and 1 tsp oil. Mix it and make a dough out of it. Take some chicken portion. Steam it. Add some onion, ginger, garlic, soya…
