Diabetes: Healthy Foods To Include In Your Monsoon Diet For High Blood Sugar Management

Diabetes is currently viewed as a lifestyle condition, as a sedentary lifestyle and poor dietary habits result in an increasing number of people suffering from diabetes. Let us explain the causes of diabetes in clear words. The hormone insulin, which converts sugar into energy, acts either insufficiently or improperly, leading to diabetes or increased blood sugar levels.

The four most important pillars of diabetes management are the right medication – insulin/oral hypoglycemic drugs, dietary management, a good physical activity regimen, and regularly monitoring your parameters – home/self blood glucose monitoring and laboratory tests as prescribed by your treating physician.

Ms. Upasana Sharma, Chief Dietician, Max Hospital-Gurugram shares a list of healthy foods that people with diabetes must include in their monsoon diet.

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Diabetes Management and Diet

Diabetes management largely depends on dietary control. Increased consumption of dietary fiber, monounsaturated fat, protein, and reduced consumption of carbs can result in significant improvements in glycemic control and a decreased need for insulin or other hypoglycemic medications.

According to experts, adopting this diet can help newly diagnosed diabetics improve their condition.

As a result of the pandemic, people with diabetes are more prone to infections, especially respiratory infections. To make matters worse, the monsoon season will make the situation worse by creating bacterial and fungal infections.

Include diabetes-friendly foods in your monsoon diet

Ms. Upasana suggests that there are certain foods that should be avoided during this season to keep your blood sugar levels stable.

Here is a list of foods to include and avoid in your diabetes diet:

include:

Liquids: coconut water, lemon water, herbal tea, soup.

– Seasonal fruits: Berries, pears, plums, peaches etc.

– Vegetables: Gourd (Ghee), Turai, Tinda, Cucumber, Tomato, Beans, Okra.

– Spices: turmeric, ginger, garlic, black pepper, cinnamon (dal-chini), cardamom (elaichi), nutmeg (jaiphal).

Probiotics: Yogurt, kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut, pickles, miso, tempeh, kimchi, sourdough bread and some cheeses.

– homemade food

To avoid:

– fried food and junk food

– outside food

– Excess of seafood / non-vegetarian food

– salty or sweet

– raw food

Packaged or processed foods

So if you want to enjoy the rains while staying fit and healthy, then include these healthy yet delicious snacks in your diet.

healthy monsoon breakfast for diabetics

– Squeezed Dhokla

– Multi Millet Bhel

– Matar Kebab

– Peanut Cheese Satay

– Jowar Upma

– Ragi Idli

– Green Moong Dal Pancake

– Green gram chaat

Apart from taking the right medicines and injecting insulin as needed, it is important to have a proper and balanced diet.

By following the simple tips given here, you can stay healthy during monsoon, avoid diseases and medical conditions and at the same time keep your blood sugar levels under control.