Natural Home Remedies For Diabetes

• For diabetes, diet restriction & light exercise like walking is a must as this controls the sugar level.
• Grape fruit is a splendid thing in the diet of a diabetic. Have 3 fruits at a time, 3 times daily.
• A tablespoon of amla juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd (karela) juice and taken daily for 2 months will reduce blood sugar.
• Take dry tender leaves of the mango tree in the shade. Powder and preserve them. Half a teaspoon of this powder twice a day in the morning and evening proves beneficial.
• 3-4 teaspoons juice of bitter gourd (karela), taken every morning on an empty stomach gives good results.
• Coarsely powder fenugreek seeds (methi dana) and have 1-2 teaspoons in the morning everyday. (Vary dosage according to individual tolerance level).
• Eating 10 fresh fully grown curry leaves (kari patta) every morning for 3   months is said to prevent diabetes due to heredity factors.
• Soak 2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds (methi dana) in 1 cup water at night. Drink this water first thing in the morning and preferably eat the seeds too.
• Chew 8-10 basil (tulsi) leaves in the morning.

Guidelines of a Diabetics Diet:

• Use the following fruits and vegetables sparingly and with caution: Carrots (gajar, peas (mattar), beans, sweet potato (shakarkandi), beetroot (chukandar). potatoes, jackfruit (kathal), banana, seedless grapes (angoor), cheeku, leechi, custard apple (sharifa), dry fruits, mango, raisins (kishmish).
• Eat plenty of vegetables like lettuce (salaad patta), tomato and fruits.
• Foods rich in fibre should be preferred.
• Daily intake of calories should be restricted.
• Use proteins moderately.
• Milk & nuts intake to be restricted to the minimum whereas have plenty of curds and buttermilk (chhach).
• Avoid all refined foods & sweets.
• Drink 8-10 glasses of water daily.