Can this plate replace my diabetes medicine?

No. This does not replace diabetes medicine and doses must not be changed.

Should I remove the roti completely?

No. The habit is a smaller roti, with vegetables and dal, not an empty plate.

Is this a blood-sugar treatment?

No. It is a way to build one meal. It is not a blood-sugar treatment.

A plate of dal, vegetables and a smaller roti

The plate is half vegetables, with cucumber and spinach, a bowl of moong dal, and a smaller roti. It is a way of filling the meal. It is not a blood-sugar treatment.

Important: this remedy is only a supportive home measure. Keep taking any medicine your doctor has prescribed, monitor your readings, and consult your doctor before adding anything new.

About this dal and salad plate

Cook the moong dal soft with a little cumin if you like, and wash the cucumber and spinach for the salad side. The roti stays smaller than the vegetable half. Nothing on the plate needs sugar or a sweet chutney.

This shape is one meal, not a fast and not a cure. Eat until you are satisfied, then stop. Diabetes medicine stays as your doctor set it.

Ingredients

A bowl of cooked moong dal
Half a cucumber
A handful of spinach
One smaller roti

How to prepare

Cook the moong dal until soft, and wash the cucumber and spinach.
Put vegetables on half the plate, the dal in a bowl, and one smaller roti beside them.

How to use

Eat this as lunch or dinner.
Start with the vegetables and dal, then the roti.
Do not add a sweet drink on the side and call the plate unchanged.

Helpful habits

Chop the spinach if you eat it raw, or wilt it lightly if raw leaves feel tough.
Keep pickles and papad as a small taste, not a second meal.

Precautions

This plate is food, not a medicine plan. This does not replace diabetes medicine and doses must not be changed.
If raw spinach or cucumber does not suit you, cook the spinach and peel the cucumber. This does not replace diabetes medicine and doses must not be changed.
Do not skip a dose because lunch looked balanced. This does not replace diabetes medicine and doses must not be changed.

Frequently asked questions

Can this plate replace my diabetes medicine?: No. This does not replace diabetes medicine and doses must not be changed.
Should I remove the roti completely?: No. The habit is a smaller roti, with vegetables and dal, not an empty plate.
Is this a blood-sugar treatment?: No. It is a way to build one meal. It is not a blood-sugar treatment.