I was recently diagnosed with borderline diabetes, and my doctor said I need to control my diet. But honestly, it's very hard in our Indian households where every meal has rice, roti, and something sweet after lunch. I don't want to completely give up traditional food. How can I manage my sugar levels and still eat our normal home food without feeling like I'm on a strict diet all the time?

I am 56 yrs old, 5ft 11 inches height, 87 kg wt, non-smoker, non-alcoholic. I have been diagnosed with type II diabetes. I am a regular morning walker@ 5-6 km at a brisk speed. I take only green tea without sugar every morning. I don't take sugar in milk / curd. My daily food intake consists of about 5 plain wheat chapatis and a small bowl of rice along with lentils and green vegetables and fruits. I take few medicine like Glycomet GP-2 and Vinglyn , one tab each in morning. Still my fasting sugar level hovers around 180, and weight around 85-86 kgs. Please tell me how to control my sugar level without further addition of medicines.

Hello Mam, I am 69 . Like to have some advice on the daily food intake to control blood sugar without medication. The routine food intake Morning at 6 am 1 glass ajwan seeds water with palm jaggery drink + 1 glass black light coffee. At 9.30 beak fast 2 chappti of mixed flour wheat, flax seeds, little millet with veg curry + 1 or 2 elaichi banana 2 p.m. lunck 2 chappati same combination with veg curry + some non veg fish or small portion of meat + cut mix seasonal fruits such as apple, pappaya, peer, mango etc. 5.30 pm green tea with snaks such as diet chivda/brown bead with butter + half of madras banana. 9.30 p.m. dinner 1 bowl salad (cucumber/tomotto/onion/ dressing olive oil/apple cider venegar filtered + small portion of scrambled egg white + cut mix seasonal fruits such as apple, pappaya, peer, mango etc. Sleep time 11 -11.30 Pls. adv. if any changes required in the food intake and or life style.

Madam,I am 51 years old .I am diabetic for the last 7 years.My weight is 73 and height is 5'2.My HBA1C is 6.5 at present.And fasting sugar is between 100 to 114 and PP ranges between 136 to 150.Presently I am on Jardiance 25 ,half tab in the morning and Tenglyn M 500 after dinner.What should be my diet and how do I reduce my sugar.

My dad (64 years) is suffering from diabetes since the last 20 years. He recently underwent toe amputation as a result of an injury. His sugar levels are around 100 to 125, since he is taking insulin twice a day. What lifestyle approach would you recommend to effectively manage the sugar levels and, if possible, reverse the diabetes? He used to be a chain smoker and very little physical exercise. What diet and exercise options should he adopt henceforth to better control his sugar levels. Currently, he is taking Dapanorm once a day.

What are natural diet for controlling sugar level