Diabetic patients should eat proper food before fasting. Include foods containing complex carbohydrates in this. These carbs take more time to break down and digest. Therefore one does not feel hungry quickly. Before starting the Navratri fast, eat dry fruits or such fruits which have less sugar. During the fast, instead of sugar, choose sweet options like brown sugar, jaggery, dates. Avoid adding sugar or salt to curd and milk also.
Diabetic patients should avoid carbohydrate foods during fasting. If you want, you can consume baked or boiled sweet potatoes in small quantities or eat healthy flour like buckwheat flour. Samak rice can also be eaten with curd. You can consume cucumber raita, tomato products and foods with low glycemic index.
People fasting during Navratri usually include fried and oily snacks or pakodas, tikkis or puris in their diet, but diabetic patients should avoid them. These can be harmful for them. Instead, you can eat things made through processes like baking, steaming and grilling.
Diabetic patients who are going to fast should make a diet chart according to their doctor, so that it will help them in controlling sugar properly. One should also know the ways to control the amount of sugar in food.
Fasting is risky for diabetic patients. In such a situation, follow the instructions given by the doctor completely. Also be aware of how many times you should check your sugar during the fast. Keep monitoring glucose regularly.
If diabetic patients fast during Navratri, help from family should be taken. The fasting diet menu should be made together with them, so that they do not face any problems while following the fasting routine and also avoid the temptation to eat.
Published at : 05 Oct 2024 06:54 AM (IST)
