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Diabetic Diet Chart Indian Style: 7 Days of Veg Thali for Sugar Patients
This is the last post in our sugar series. It puts everything together into one diabetic diet chart, Indian style. Just dal, roti, sabzi and rice, picked the right way. Every food here is either named in the old Ayurveda book Charaka Samhita for sugar patients, or has a modern study behind it.
Read MoreFruits for Diabetes: 5 Fruits You Can Eat, and How to Eat Them
Many sugar patients are told: "No fruit." This is wrong. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the sugar inside a whole fruit is okay. The problem is fruit juice. So the real question about fruits for diabetes is not "yes or no". It is: which fruit, how much, and when. Here are 5 fruits, with simple answers.
Read MoreLate Dinner and Blood Sugar: Why Your Morning Number Is Decided the Night Before
You ate carefully all day. And the morning reading is still high. Before blaming breakfast, look at the clock on last night's dinner. The link between late dinner and blood sugar has been measured in a lab. The same meal, eaten four hours later, gave a sugar peak nearly a fifth higher, and burned less fat overnight.
Read MoreRice or Roti for Diabetes? The Honest Answer, With the Numbers
"Give up rice." "Roti is safe." Diabetics hear both. So what is the truth about rice or roti for diabetes? The GI tables give one answer. A cooling trick changes it a little. Charaka adds a rule about which rice. And the plate method says the question itself is the wrong one.
Read MoreDiabetes and Cholesterol: 7 Daily Fixes That Work on Both Numbers
If you have diabetes, your heart is already working against higher odds. The US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) says adults with diabetes are nearly twice as likely to have heart disease or stroke, and develop it younger. The good news about diabetes and cholesterol is that the same habits work on both. You don't need two diets. You need one plate and one walk, done daily.
Read MoreJaggery vs Sugar for Diabetes: Is Gur or Honey Really Better?
"Use gur, it is natural." "Switch to honey, it is healthy." If you have diabetes, you have heard both. So what is the truth about jaggery vs sugar for diabetes? And where does honey fit? India's own diet guidelines, the WHO and Charaka all give the same short answer. And there is one interesting Ayurveda twist about honey.
Read MoreMethi Seeds for Diabetes: The Bitter Seed That 10 Trials Tested
Methi dana sits in every Indian masala dabba. And it has been tested in real trials for blood sugar. The research on methi seeds for diabetes is real. But it comes with a dose, a catch and a few safety rules that most posts skip.
Read MoreHbA1c Normal Range: The 3 Sugar Numbers on Your Report, Explained
Your sugar report usually has three numbers. Each one answers a different question. Knowing the HbA1c normal range, along with the fasting and post-meal ranges, tells you which zone you are in: normal, prediabetes or diabetes. And if you already have diabetes, it tells you whether you are on target.
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