• Eat a balanced nutritious diet planned by your Dietician considering your food availability, affordability, accessibility, lifestyle, blood glucose levels, and medicine intake as recommended by your physician.
  • Avoid intake of packed bakery, processed food, sugar-loaded tetra pack juices, and Sugar-free, Fat-free, low-calorie products.
  • Include different varieties of cereals in your diet eg.  Jawar, Bajra, Kodra, Ragi, Rajgeera, Kuttu ka atta, whole wheat flour, and Elongated grain rice such as basmati in controlled portion size as per recommendations.
  • Intake of refined wheat flour and its products need to be avoided.
  • Roots and tubers such as potato, Yam, and Arbhi intake need to be restricted.
  • Include greens in your diet as per seasonal availability such as spinach, sarso ka saag, methi ki bhaji, and other traditional greens grown in the region you belong. 
  • Make sure to include salads in your daily diet.
  • Seasonal fruits with low to moderate glycemic index can be eaten like guava, apple, pear, oranges, and pomegranate. It's better to avoid over-ripped fruits and food with a high glycemic index and glycemic load in large portion sizes.
  • Keep yourself hydrated always.
  • Avoid screen time during meal time.
  • If you suffer from frequent hypoglycemia please do not make random changes in your diet or include any home remedy without consultation from your physician or qualified diabetes educator. Avoid intake of the anti-diabetic drug if you are skipping your meals. To prevent hypoglycemia( drop in blood sugar levels). These are general recommendations. For a proper diet plan take consultation a qualified Clinical Dietician.