High Blood Sugar: 7-day diet plan - follow this chart to keep diabetes in control

High blood sugar diet plan with complete menu: Diabetes is caused by uncontrolled sugar levels in the blood and has serious health implications in the long run, which can also turn fatal. But a majority of people can control diabetes, by following a diet. Chief Diabetes Educator Shubhda Bhanot gives us a seven-day diet chart that those with diabetes can follow.

High Blood Sugar diet chart: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin - a hormone that regulates blood glucose - or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. High blood sugar, also called Hyperglycaemia, is the outcome of diabetes that in the long-run critically damages many of the body's systems, especially the nerves and blood vessels. The WHO also mentions that the number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014.

The majority of people have Type 2 Diabetes, caused mainly by poor food habits and lack of exercise. Shubhda Bhanot, Chief Diabetes Educator, at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, says that a personalized diet plan is important for diabetes management. Bhanot shared with Zee News a seven-day diet chart for a person with diabetes.

The Macronutrient should be as follows, says Bhanot:
• Energy: 1200 – 1300 kcal
• Proteins: 55 – 65 gms (18 – 20 % of total calories)
• Carbohydrates: 180 – 195 gms (60 – 65 % of total calories)
• Fats: 25 – 30 gms (20 – 22 % of total calories)

Best high blood sugar diet meal plan for a week

Chief Diabetes Educator Shubhda Bhanot shares a 7-day diet chart:

Day 1: Monday

Empty Stomach:
1 glass of overnight soaked 1tsp methi dana seeds water (You may consume the seeds or may consume them during the day as sprouts too). 
1 tsp of sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds
6 to 8 almonds, 2 whole walnuts

Breakfast: 

2 small vegetable oats uttapam (oats, capsicum, onion, tomato).
1 cup of green tea or 1 glass of buttermilk.
Non-veg option: Omelette made of 2 – 3 egg whites (add vegetables), 1 piece of sourdough bread with cucumber and tomato, 2 tablespoons of green chutney.

Midmorning:

Fruit - half apple / 1 guava/bowl of papaya/ 2 kiwi /1 orange - with 1 cup sprouts.

Lunch:

Salad (vegetables)- 1 quarter plate OR Chicken salad (no mayonnaise base dressing)
Chapati ( whole wheat flour with wheat bran): 2 numbers
Vegetable-1 cup
Mix dal-1 cup
Low-fat curd (vegetable raita)- 1 cup/ 1 glass

Snacks:

Roasted channa and murmura-1 cup
Dinner: 
Tomato shorba - 1 cup
Salad - 1 quater plate
Brown Rice - 3/4th cup OR Egg vegetable rice (brown rice)
Soya bean curry - 1 cup
Green Leafy Vegetable - 1 cup
Bedtime: 
Turmeric low-fat milk (no sugar/ jaggery) - 1 cup

Day 2: Tuesday 

Empty stomach: 

Soaked Methi seeds water - 1 glass
Cinnamon water - 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon + 1 glass warm water
Sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds - 1 tsp
6 to 8 almonds, 2 whole walnuts 

Breakfast:

2 medium-sized ragi, urad dal and oats dosa with vegetable stuffing with sambhar (add lots of vegetables) and peanut chutney. 
Non-veg option: Egg white celery  salad with sourdough bread 1 pc open toasted sandwich (add bell peppers, mushrooms , cottage cheese and grill)
Lemon water- 1 glass

Midmorning:

Roasted makhana and chana - Hand full
Green tea

Lunch:

Salad - 1 quarter plate
Misi roti (channa atta added) 2 (medium size)
Green leafy vegetable (gajar methi) 1 cup
Matar paneer gravy- 1 cup OR Kadhai chicken (less oil) add capsicums, tomatoes and onions 
Snacks: Soya granules poha (1 cup) OR chicken soup

Dinner: 

Salad - 1 quater plate
Mix veg soup - 1 bowl
1 cup multigrain daliya with dal and vegetables
Non-veg option: Chicken kathi whole wheat wrap or roll with vegetables and hummus dressing 

Bedtime:

Turmeric low-fat milk (no sugar/ jaggery) -1 cup

Day 3: Wednesday 

Empty Stomach: 

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon + 1 glass warm water
1 glass of soaked methi seeds water
Almonds 6-8
Walnuts 2 full

Breakfast:
2 small besan cheela stuffed with vegetables (capsicum, onion, tomato)
Green Tea (no honey) 1 cup

Midmorning:

1 fruit OR 2 egg whites

Lunch:

Salad-1 quarter plate
2 Cauliflower stuffed whole wheat chapatti  (wheat bran added)
Brinjal bharta - 1 cup
Kala chana gravy - 1cup
Buttermilk - 1 glass

Non-veg option: Brown rice pea pulao with fish curry 

Snacks:

A handfull of roasted soya nuts;  coconut water with chia seeds

Dinner: 

Salad - 1 quarter plate full
Mushroom soup - 1 bowl OR Lemon coriander chicken soup - 1 bowl
Foxtail millet khichdi  (Foxtailmillets +moongdal+vegetables)- 1 cup
Non-veg option: Quinoa with vegetables and Methi chicken gravy

Bedtime:

Turmeric low-fat milk with nutmeg (no sugar) - 1 cup (1 pinch nutmeg)

Day 4: Thursday 

Empty stomach:

Cinnamon water: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder + 1 glass warm water
Soaked Methi seeds water - 1 glass
Sunflower and pumpkin seeds - 1 tsp
6-8 almonds 
2 walnuts 

Breakfast:

Cottage cheese sourdough bread vegetable sandwich: 2 slices with coriander chutney
Non-veg option: Egg Sandwich (egg whites*can have two yolks in a week) and vegetables 
Buttermilk 1 Glass

Midmorning:

Sattu drink with lemon - 1 glass

Lunch:

Vegetable salad - 1 quarter plate 
Brown rice - 1/2 cup
Bhindi - 1 cup
Rajma curry - 1 cup
Veg raita - 1 glass
Non-veg option: Salad , Brown rice chicken biryani with vegetable raita 

Snacks:

Green Tea (no honey) 1 cup
Chana dal kebabs (pan-roasted) with mint chutney: 2 

Dinner:

Green Salad with feta cheese - 1 quarter plate
Lentil soup - 1 bowl
Barley (jau) Millet khichdi (barley +vegetables) - 1cup
Ghia raita - 1 cup

Bedtime:

Sugar-free greek yogurt: 1 cup

Day 5 (Friday)

Empty stomach:

1 tsp Chia seeds soaked in 2 glasses of water 
Soaked  methi seeds water -1 glass 
Sunflower and pumpkin seeds - 1tsp
2 walnuts 
5-6 unsalted pista

Breakfast:

Vegetable Poha (Brown Rice Poha), add roasted peanuts and sprouts
Non-veg option: 1 cup poached egg with 1 multigrain toast with vegetables and avocado spread
Kashmiri kahwa with almonds  (without sugar/ honey): 1 cup

Midmorning:

1 fruit

Lunch:

Sauté vegetables with tofu  (bell peppers + zucchini + broccoli + beans) - 1 quarter plate
Non-veg option: Sauté vegetables with grilled fish and quinoa salad or couscous millet rice 
Cauliflower and peas: 1 cup
Kadhi: 1 cup

Snacks:

Smoothie - 1 glass
Make it with 2 slices of green apple with peel  + 2 slices pineapple +  baby spinach +  goose berry + celery

Dinner:

Bottle gourd  soup - 1 cup
Whole wheat pasta with vegetables in arrabbiata sauce
Non-veg option: 1 cup chicken whole wheat pasta in arrabbiata sauce 

Bedtime:

Sugar-free jelly custard pudding: 1 serving

Day 6 (Saturday)

Empty stomach:

Chia seeds soaked in water 
1tsp amla juice
Soaked methi seeds water - 1glass
Nuts and seeds as mentioned above 

Breakfast:

2 Adai dosa with coconut chutney and sambhar (add vegetables)
Non-veg option: Cheese Mushroom Omelette

Midmorning:

Roasted bajra - a handful

Lunch:

Dry moong dal salad (Green moong dal boiled and vegetables) - 1 cup
Non-veg option: Chicken salad - 1 cup
2 Whole wheat chapati with bran 
Kadhai paneer - 1 cup
Veg raita

Snacks:

Roasted Makhana and peanuts mix - a handful

Dinner:

Tomato soup  - 1 cup
Sweet corn, avocado, and vegetable salad -1 quarter plate
Mexican brown rice with beans and sauté vegetables - 1 cup
Non-veg option: Mexican brown rice with beans, chicken, and sauté vegetables  - 1 cup

Bedtime:

Turmeric low-fat milk (no sugar) - 1 cup

Day 7 (Sunday)

Empty stomach:

Cinnamon water - 1 glass
Soaked Methi seeds water - 1 glass
Nuts and seeds (as mentioned above)

Breakfast:

Besan /moong dal dhokla
Non-veg option: Chicken vegetable sourdough sandwich – 1 
Coffee (No sugar) - 1 cup

Midmorning:

Fruit - 1

Lunch: 

Salad - 1 cup
Jowar  roti - 2  (medium size)
Sarson saag / green vegetables - 1 cup
Arhar dal - 1 cup
Curd - 1 cup

Snacks

Sugar-free yogurt: 1 cup

Dinner:

Lemon coriander soup - 1 bowl
Multigrain dosa or millet dosa - 2 small 
Coconut chutney - 2 tablespoons 
Sambhar - 1 cup

Bedtime:

Turmeric low-fat milk (no sugar) - 1 cup