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DIABETES PLATE FOR INDIAN VEGETARIANS. The Diabetes Plate Method is a useful meal planning tool for people with diabetes, or prediabetes and is also a healthy approach for weight maintenance or weight loss. It helps to control portion sizes of starchy carbohydrate-containing food that has the most impact on blood glucose levels. It emphasizes eating more nonstarchy vegetables which are low in calories and high in vitamins, minerals, and fiber. It also includes a good sources ...of enough protein and grains. It suggests filling half of your plate with nonstarchy vegetables (leafy greens, cabbage, tomatoes) Then fill one-quarter of the plate with whole grains and starchy foods ( brown rice, millets, or oatmeal) and the remaining quarter with lean protein foods (dried beans, lentils, tofu). It also includes fruit ( 1apple, 1/2 cup berries, 1/2 banana) or low-fat dairy (skim milk or low-fat yogurt) and beverages that have zero to low calories(water, tea, coffee without sugar). Include healthy fats(canola or olive oil, avocados and nuts) See more

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Along with your diet and medications, regular physical activity is an important part of managing diabetes or dealing with prediabetes. Exercise can lower blood sugar by increasing insulin sensitivity, which means your muscle cells are better able to use any available insulin to take up glucose during and after activity. When you do moderate exercise, like walking, that makes your heart beat a little faster and breathe a little harder. Your muscles use more glucose, or sugar i...n your bloodstream and use it for energy. Over time, this can lower your blood sugar levels You'll get these benefits for hours after your walk or workout. And when you are active on a regular basis, it can also lower even your A1C. It also makes the insulin in your body work better., can reduce the dosage of insulin or eliminate the need for other medications. "Exercise is the best insulin sensitizer on the market; better than any medication we currently have available" Bartol See more