Diet Chart for Type 2 Diabetes - South Indian | Sample Diet Chart

Type 2 Diabetics can be managed with proper food diet.. You should break the 3 large meals to 6 smaller meals. Food should be taken on time. Tablets should be taken on time. And we must include exercises like walking, aerobics in your lifestyle.

The one below is South Indian style diet chart for Type 2 Diabetics. This is a general chart given to my aunt by Doctors. You can use this one as reference. Most of the doctors in Tamilnadu suggest a similar chart.

South Indian Diet Chart for Diabetes Type 2

Early Morning

• Coffee or Tea with Half Sugar or No Sugar
• 2 Fiber Biscuits

Breakfast Include any one from the following option

• 1 bowl of Oats Porridge or Millet Porridge
• 2 Millet Dosas with Chutney
• 1 small bowl of Wheat Rava Upma
• 2 Egg Whites with Toasted Wheat Bread

Mid-Day Snack

• 1 bowl of light soups
• Buttermilk
• half apple or raw guava

Lunch

• 1/2 bowl of rice or 2 chapathis
• 1/2 bowl of dhal or sambar
• 1 bowl of vegetables
• spinach, egg, fish and egg on alternate days
• 2 tsp of curd

Evening Snack

• Coffee or Tea with Half Sugar and 2 Fiber Biscuits
• 1 bowl of soup
• 1/2 cup Sundal

Dinner Include any one from the following option

• 2 Millet Dosas with Chutney
• 1 small bowl of Ragi Semiya, Millet Upma
• 2 Chapatis with a vegetable side dish

Note: Men could add 1/2 cup of more rice, 1 Dosa or 1 Chapatis in addition, 1 Biscuit in addition

Some Diabetic Friendly Recipes from my website
Millet Based Recipes
Quinoa Recipes 
Low Calorie Desserts for Craving