Indian Diabetes Diet Plan
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Introduction
Hello,
As a doctor, I understand the challenges you face daily and the importance of having a
personalized plan to manage your condition. This ebook is a tool that will help you navigate
your journey with diabetes, offering you a variety of resources tailored to your unique needs
and cultural background.
This guide is packed with customized 30-day diabetes diet plans based on the diverse
cuisines from all states of India. Each state has its own dedicated diet plan, ensuring that you
receive personalized recommendations that suit your preferences. Each diet plan is designed
to strike a balance between taste and health, making it easier for you to adhere to your
diabetes management goals.
In addition to the diet plans, this eBook features informative chapters on 50 low glycemic
foods commonly found in India. These foods have been carefully selected to help you
maintain stable blood sugar levels and manage your diabetes effectively. By incorporating
these foods into your daily meals, you can create a well-rounded and balanced diet that
supports your diabetes management efforts.
By following the guidelines and recommendations provided, you can actively manage your
condition and improve your overall well-being. Remember, your health is in your hands, and
with the guidance provided in this ebook, you can take proactive steps towards a healthier
and happier life.
Throughout this journey, I will be here every step of the way, supporting and guiding you.
Let's embark on this journey together, towards a life free from the constraints of diabetes.
Let's turn the pages and beat your diabetes together!
Dr Sharon Baisil MBBS MD
Head of Beat Diabetes
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Andhra Cuisine based 30-day Diabetes Diet Plan
Andhra cuisine holds a special place in my heart with its vibrant spices, hearty lentils, fresh
produce, and seafood – each dish telling a story of culture and tradition. It's not just the
deliciousness, but the inherent health benefits of this culinary tradition that makes me
excited to present this to you.
This plan gives prominence to whole grains like brown rice and wholesome wheat rotis that
are rich in complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber, key to moderating the release of
glucose into the bloodstream. The unique and wonderful ragi idlis incorporated are not only
a staple but also a superfood, offering an essential blend of calcium, fiber, and iron.
Lean proteins, which are crucial in a diabetic-friendly diet, are provided in the form of fish,
chicken, and a range of lentils such as in Gongura Pappu and Tomato Pappu. These proteins,
in synergy with the complex carbohydrates, ensure a slow, steady energy release to avoid
blood sugar spikes.
We also celebrate the magic of Andhra spices in this plan. The native spices like mustard
seeds, fenugreek, and asafoetida, all commonplace in Andhra recipes, are not just flavor
enhancers but are also known for their anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic properties.
Moreover, we cannot forget the significant role that healthy fats play in our diet. Nuts and
seeds, sprinkled throughout the plan, provide these essential fats to support heart health
and maintain satiety, ensuring that you're not just eating well, but feeling well too.
However, while this plan is designed with thoughtfulness and care, it is essential that it be
personalized according to your unique health needs. Always remember, diet is not just
about restrictions but about finding the joy in nurturing our bodies with the food it needs
and deserves.
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So, embark on this exciting culinary journey, packed with the essence of Andhra Pradesh.
May it bring you not only better control of your diabetes, but also an enriching and
delightful gastronomical experience.
Da
y
Early
Morning
Drink
Breakfast
Mid-
Morning
Snack
Lunch
Afternoo
n Snack
Afternoo
n Drink
Dinner
1
Warm
water
with
lemon (1
glass)
Ragi Idli (2
pieces) with
Coconut
Chutney
Fruit
salad (1
cup,
avoid
high
sugar
fruits)
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
with Fish
Pulusu (1
cup) and
Palakura
Pappu (1
cup)
Sprouted
Moong
Salad (1
cup)
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Tomato
Pappu (1
cup) with
2 Wheat
Rotis
2
Cinnamo
n water
(1 glass)
Pesara Dosa
(2 pieces)
with
Tomato
Chutney
Carrot
and
cucumbe
r sticks
(1 cup)
Chappidi
Pappu (1
cup) with
brown rice
(1 cup) and
vegetable
stir fry (1
cup)
Handful
of
roasted
peanuts
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Andhra
Chicken
Salad (1
serving)
3
Bitter
Gourd
Juice (1
glass)
Godhuma
Upma (1
cup)
Apple (1
small)
Andhra
Style
Chicken
Curry (1
cup) with 2
Wheat
Rotis
Bowl of
mixed
fruits (1
cup,
avoid
high
sugar
fruits)
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Ven
Pongal (1
cup)
4
Amla
Juice (1
glass)
Kanchipura
m Idli (2
pieces) with
Sambhar
Boiled
chickpea
s salad
(1 cup)
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
with
Mamidikay
a Pappu (1
cup) and
steamed
vegetables
(1 cup)
Handful
of
roasted
almonds
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Andhra
style
grilled
fish (1
serving)
5
Warm
water
with
Pesarattu (2
pieces) with
Allam
Pachadi
Handful
of
berries
(1 cup)
Tomato
Rice (made
with
brown
Bowl of
mixed
fruits (1
cup,
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Andhra
Chicken
Soup (1
serving)
5
lemon (1
glass)
rice, 1 cup)
and
Vendakai
Pulusu (1
cup)
avoid
high
sugar
fruits)
6
Cinnamo
n water
(1 glass)
Vermicelli
Upma (1
cup)
Guava (1
medium)
Chana Dal
Fry (1 cup)
with 2
Wheat
Rotis and
mixed
vegetable
curry (1
cup)
Sprouted
moong
salad (1
cup)
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Chepa
Vepudu
(1
serving)
7
Bitter
Gourd
Juice (1
glass)
Rava Idli (2
pieces) with
Mint
Chutney
Pineappl
e (1 cup)
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
with Dal
Palak (1
cup) and
carrot stir
fry (1 cup)
Handful
of
roasted
cashews
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Prawns
Stir Fry
(1
serving)
and half
a cup of
Cucumbe
r Salad
Da
y
Early
Morning
Drink
Breakfast
Mid-
Morning
Snack
Lunch
Afternoo
n Snack
Afternoo
n Drink
Dinner
8
Amla
Juice (1
glass)
Rava Dosa
(2 pieces)
with
Tomato
Chutney
Boiled
Chickpea
s Salad
(1 cup)
Gongura
Pappu (1
cup) with
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
Handful
of
Roasted
Peanuts
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Andhra
Chicken
Salad (1
serving)
9
Warm
water
with
lemon (1
glass)
Pesara Dosa
(2 pieces)
with
Sambhar
Handful
of
Berries
(1 cup)
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
with
Palakura
Pappu (1
cup)
Bowl of
Mixed
Fruits (1
cup,
avoid
high
sugar
fruits)
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Tomato
Pappu (1
cup) with
2 Wheat
Rotis
10
Cinnamo
n water
(1 glass)
Godhuma
Upma (1
cup)
Guava (1
medium)
Chana Dal
Fry (1 cup)
with 2
Wheat
Rotis and
Sprouted
Moong
Salad (1
cup)
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Andhra
style
grilled
fish (1
serving)
6
mixed
vegetable
curry (1
cup)
11
Bitter
Gourd
Juice (1
glass)
Pesarattu (2
pieces) with
Allam
Pachadi
Pineappl
e (1 cup)
Tomato
Rice (made
with
brown
rice, 1 cup)
and
Vendakai
Pulusu (1
cup)
Handful
of
Roasted
Almonds
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Ven
Pongal (1
cup)
12
Amla
Juice (1
glass)
Ragi Idli (2
pieces) with
Coconut
Chutney
Fruit
salad (1
cup,
avoid
high
sugar
fruits)
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
with Fish
Pulusu (1
cup) and
Palakura
Pappu (1
cup)
Sprouted
Moong
Salad (1
cup)
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Tomato
Pappu (1
cup) with
2 Wheat
Rotis
13
Warm
water
with
lemon (1
glass)
Vermicelli
Upma (1
cup)
Carrot
and
cucumbe
r sticks
(1 cup)
Chappidi
Pappu (1
cup) with
brown rice
(1 cup) and
vegetable
stir fry (1
cup)
Bowl of
mixed
fruits (1
cup,
avoid
high
sugar
fruits)
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Andhra
Chicken
Soup (1
serving)
14
Cinnamo
n water
(1 glass)
Kanchipura
m Idli (2
pieces) with
Sambhar
Apple (1
small)
Andhra
Style
Chicken
Curry (1
cup) with 2
Wheat
Rotis
Handful
of
roasted
peanuts
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Chepa
Vepudu
(1
serving)
15
Bitter
Gourd
Juice (1
glass)
Pesarattu (2
pieces) with
Allam
Pachadi
Boiled
chickpea
s salad
(1 cup)
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
with
Mamidikay
a Pappu (1
cup) and
steamed
vegetables
(1 cup)
Bowl of
mixed
fruits (1
cup,
avoid
high
sugar
fruits)
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Andhra
style
grilled
fish (1
serving)
7
16
Amla
Juice (1
glass)
Rava Idli (2
pieces) with
Mint
Chutney
Handful
of
berries
(1 cup)
Tomato
Rice (made
with
brown
rice, 1 cup)
and
Vendakai
Pulusu (1
cup)
Sprouted
Moong
Salad (1
cup)
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Prawns
Stir Fry
(1
serving)
and half
a cup of
Cucumbe
r Salad
17
Warm
water
with
lemon (1
glass)
Pesara Dosa
(2 pieces)
with
Tomato
Chutney
Guava (1
medium)
Chana Dal
Fry (1 cup)
with 2
Wheat
Rotis and
mixed
vegetable
curry (1
cup)
Handful
of
roasted
almonds
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Andhra
Chicken
Salad (1
serving)
18
Cinnamo
n water
(1 glass)
Godhuma
Upma (1
cup)
Pineappl
e (1 cup)
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
with Dal
Palak (1
cup) and
carrot stir
fry (1 cup)
Bowl of
mixed
fruits (1
cup,
avoid
high
sugar
fruits)
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Tomato
Pappu (1
cup) with
2 Wheat
Rotis
19
Bitter
Gourd
Juice (1
glass)
Ragi Idli (2
pieces) with
Coconut
Chutney
Boiled
Chickpea
s Salad
(1 cup)
Gongura
Pappu (1
cup) with
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
Handful
of
Roasted
Peanuts
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Ven
Pongal (1
cup)
20
Amla
Juice (1
glass)
Kanchipura
m Idli (2
pieces) with
Sambhar
Handful
of
Berries
(1 cup)
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
with
Palakura
Pappu (1
cup)
Sprouted
Moong
Salad (1
cup)
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Andhra
style
grilled
fish (1
serving)
21
Warm
water
with
lemon (1
glass)
Rava Dosa
(2 pieces)
with
Tomato
Chutney
Carrot
and
cucumbe
r sticks
(1 cup)
Chappidi
Pappu (1
cup) with
brown rice
(1 cup) and
vegetable
stir fry (1
cup)
Bowl of
mixed
fruits (1
cup,
avoid
high
sugar
fruits)
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Chepa
Vepudu
(1
serving)
8
22
Cinnamo
n water
(1 glass)
Pesarattu (2
pieces) with
Allam
Pachadi
Apple (1
small)
Andhra
Style
Chicken
Curry (1
cup) with 2
Wheat
Rotis
Handful
of
roasted
almonds
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Andhra
Chicken
Soup (1
serving)
23
Bitter
Gourd
Juice (1
glass)
Vermicelli
Upma (1
cup)
Guava (1
medium)
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
with
Mamidikay
a Pappu (1
cup) and
steamed
vegetables
(1 cup)
Sprouted
Moong
Salad (1
cup)
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Tomato
Pappu (1
cup) with
2 Wheat
Rotis
24
Amla
Juice (1
glass)
Godhuma
Upma (1
cup)
Pineappl
e (1 cup)
Tomato
Rice (made
with
brown
rice, 1 cup)
and
Vendakai
Pulusu (1
cup)
Handful
of
Roasted
Peanuts
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Prawns
Stir Fry
(1
serving)
and half
a cup of
Cucumbe
r Salad
25
Warm
water
with
lemon (1
glass)
Kanchipura
m Idli (2
pieces) with
Sambhar
Boiled
Chickpea
s Salad
(1 cup)
Chana Dal
Fry (1 cup)
with 2
Wheat
Rotis and
mixed
vegetable
curry (1
cup)
Bowl of
mixed
fruits (1
cup,
avoid
high
sugar
fruits)
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Andhra
Chicken
Salad (1
serving)
26
Cinnamo
n water
(1 glass)
Rava Dosa
(2 pieces)
with
Tomato
Chutney
Guava (1
medium)
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
with Dal
Palak (1
cup) and
carrot stir
fry (1 cup)
Sprouted
Moong
Salad (1
cup)
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Ven
Pongal (1
cup)
27
Bitter
Gourd
Juice (1
glass)
Pesarattu (2
pieces) with
Allam
Pachadi
Handful
of
Berries
(1 cup)
Gongura
Pappu (1
cup) with
Handful
of
Roasted
Almonds
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Andhra
style
grilled
9
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
fish (1
serving)
28
Amla
Juice (1
glass)
Vermicelli
Upma (1
cup)
Apple (1
small)
Brown Rice
(1 cup)
with
Palakura
Pappu (1
cup)
Bowl of
mixed
fruits (1
cup,
avoid
high
sugar
fruits)
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Tomato
Pappu (1
cup) with
2 Wheat
Rotis
29
Warm
water
with
lemon (1
glass)
Ragi Idli (2
pieces) with
Coconut
Chutney
Carrot
and
cucumbe
r sticks
(1 cup)
Chappidi
Pappu (1
cup) with
brown rice
(1 cup) and
vegetable
stir fry (1
cup)
Handful
of
roasted
peanuts
Buttermil
k (1
glass)
Chepa
Vepudu
(1
serving)
30
Cinnamo
n water
(1 glass)
Kanchipura
m Idli (2
pieces) with
Sambhar
Pineappl
e (1 cup)
Andhra
Style
Chicken
Curry (1
cup) with 2
Wheat
Rotis
Sprouted
Moong
Salad (1
cup)
Green
Tea (1
cup)
Andhra
Chicken
Soup (1
serving)
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