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  • Glucometer and a tray of fruits
    Diabetes and Fruit and Nuts - Everything You Wanted To Know
    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…
  • Healthy Chicken and Vegetable Salad
    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 That Helped Them Manage Chronic Conditions
    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…
  • Ragi Veg Tart - A Diabetes Friendly Recipe
    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…
  • Can I Drink Wine If I Have Diabetes?
    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…
  • Whole Wheat Chicken Momos
    Healthy Momos Recipe
    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…
  • How to Prevent Diabetes if You Are At Pre-Diabetic Stage
    Diabetes continues to affect so many people, who continue to struggle to contain and manage it.  Meenu Agarwal, a clinical dietician and nutritionist based in Singapore shares tips on how to prevent diabetes.  There are two stages where if detected, diabetes can be brought to control more easily: Pre-Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes Pre-diabetes: It means that the cells in your body are becoming resistant to insulin or your pancreas is not producing as much insulin as required…
  • Image of a jar of water with cucumber and mint. Risk of Dehydration in Winter
    Are You Drinking Enough Water in Winter?
    People often fail to recognize the significant dangers of dehydration in winter, dismissing it as a health concern of hot, summer months. Dr Shital Raval corrects this common misconception and advocates why water is crucial even during the cold weather to stay energized. Dehydration is a hidden threat in the months of winter when many people forget to drink as much water as they do in hot summer months. This is a common psychological mistake as we easily forget about hydration in the cold…
  • Roasted Methi Chicken - Diabetes and Heart Friendly Recipe
    A healthy and tasty protein rich, low fat recipe good for everyone - especially people with diabetes contributed by Diabetes Awareness and You Ingredients: Chicken (Boneless): 50 gms Sour curd : 50 gms Ginger: 1 teaspoon (Paste) Garlic: 1 teaspoon (Paste) Green chillies: 1 teaspoon (Paste) Salt to taste Methi saag: 20 gms (Paste) Oil: For Brushing 1 teaspoon 2.5 ml Cabbage Leaf: 1 big piece Lime Juice: 1 teaspoon (Juice) Procedure: 1. Wash Chicken Properly 2. Marinate with all the ingredients…
  • Hara Bhara Soya Tikki - A Diabetes Friendly Recipe
    A protein rich high fibre snack recipe good for everyone - especially people with diabetes contributed by Diabetes Awareness and You Hara Bhara Soya Tikkis Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking time: 20 mins Number of Tikkis: 6 Ingredients: Half cup soya granules, coarsely grinded 1 Cup blanched and chopped spinach ¼ cup of chopped coriander leaves 1 teaspoon ginger paste 1 teaspoon garlic paste 2 teaspoon of roasted Channa dal 10 gm potatoes 2 teaspoon of Bengal gram flour ¼ Cup of Tomatoes ¼ Cup…