Recommended
- A balanced diet,
- Short gaps between meals
- Multigrain breads and chapatis, brown or unpolished rice, whole wheat pasta, dalia, sabut dals, kala chana, lean meats, skimmed milk
Avoidable
- Sugar in all its forms, white bread, white rice, durum wheat pasta, washed dals, fruit juices, pickles, potatoes, banana, yams, fats
Guilt-Free
- Green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, cucumber, radish
Indian Home Remedies
- Jamun (Indian blackberry)
- Methi seeds, soaked in water
- Karela (bitter gourd) and karela juice
Indians are especially susceptible
- Indians have increased genetic susceptibility to diabetes
- Urban Indian diet is high in refined foods, deep-fried snacks, white sugar
- Consumption of unhealthy fast foods is increasing
- Abdominal obesity, common in India, is a risk factor
- Sedentary lifestyles add to risk
