hi pradeep, diet depends on the amount of calorie intake one needs. Estimating daily energy intake: The first step in preparing any dietary regimen is to decide the individual patient’s daily energy requirement. An approximate range for the various groups may be: * An obese middle aged or elderly person 1000 – 1600 Kcal/day. * An elderly person not overweight 1400 – 1800 Kcal/day. * A young active person 1800 – 3000 Kcal/day. Allocating proportion of energy derived from Carbohydrate, Protein and Fat: The recommended proportions are: Carbohydrate: 50 – 60% Protein: 10 – 15% Fat: 30- -35% In general it is recommended that the percentage of energy derived from fats be decreased and that derived from carbohydrates be increased. The use of saturated fats should be avoided as much as possible. In fact it is important to realize that the ‘diabetic diet’ is simply, which is now recommended for the population in general. Carbohydrates: It is important to realize that intake of si

Diet plays a significant role in controlling the diabetes. The diabetic diet may be used alone or else in combination with insulin doses or with oral hypoglycemic drugs. Main objective of diabetic diet is to maintain ideal body weight, by providing adequate nutrition along with normal blood sugar levels in blood. The diet plan for a diabetic is based on height, weight, age, sex, physical activity and nature of diabetes. While planning diet, the dietician has to consider complications such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels. With respect to the above factors, a dietician will assess calories to be given, like scheming the carbohydrates, proteins, fats, type of carbohydrate, amount of fiber and so on. Exchange meal plan is a diet program which balances the amount of carbohydrate that we intake per day. Glucose is a sugar released from carbohydrate so, if we want to control blood sugar we have to limit the consumption of simple carbohydrate. Carbohydrate foods are given as value per portion, k