Liver is responsible for manufacturing and storing glucose depending upon the body needs. Diabetes can cause large number of liver diseases. Excess accumulation of fat in the liver makes organ less responsive to insulin, leaving too much glucose in the blood, which can lead diabetes, on the other hand liver fat triggers harmful inflammation that creates scar tissue and other liver disease. Diet is one of the important components in managing diabetes and liver diseases. A moderate protein, low-fat and low carbohydrate diet are prescribed for diabetic with chronic liver disease as it seems to help manage both conditions. Avoid simple sugars and sweets, alcohol, caffeine, carbonated drinks, fried food, salty foods etc.
Vegetables | |
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To Avoid | To Consume |
Canned and frozen vegetables | Bottle gourd |
Tomatoes | Bitter gourd |
Onion | Ridge gourd |
Garlic | Round guard |
Potatoes | Pumpkin |
Coconut | Carrots |
Sweet potato | Coriander leaves |
Jackfruit | Spinach leaves |
Taro root | Fenugreek leaves |
Yam | Turnip |
Cereals | |
White refined flour | Whole grains |
- | wheat |
- | Oatmeal |
- | Brown rice |
- | Millet |
- | Sabudana |
- | Barley |
Fruits | |
All canned and packaged fruits | Apples |
Grapes | Papaya |
Apricots | Pear |
Orange | Black berry |
Cranberries | - |
Guava | - |
Lemon | - |
Mangoes | - |
All citrus fruits | - |
Pulses | |
All pulses and legumes but prefer spilt ones. Black gram (in limit) | Dried and frozen pulses |
Spices | |
Red chilies powder | Cumin |
Table salt (excess) | Fennel |
Green chili | Coriander |
- | Limited black salt |
- | Thyme |
- | Black Pepper |
- | Fenugreek seeds |
Drinks | |
Whole milk drinks | Coconut water |
Cream based liqueurs | Green juice |
Canned soup and packaged soup | Herbal tea |
Alcohol | Beetroot juice |
Sweetened drinks | Bitter gourd juice |
Squashes | Pumpkin juice |
Hot chocolate drinks | Pomegranate juice (All of above in moderate quantity) |
Coffee | - |
Tea | - |
Buttermilk | - |
Sugarcane juice | - |
Non-Veg | |
Fish fried in suitable oil | Egg white |
Red meat | Roasted / Grilled / Boiled Chicken or Fish |
Prawns | Skinless chicken |
Lobster | Lean meat |
Egg Yolk | - |
Mutton | - |
Duck | - |
Goose | - |
Dry Fruits | |
Pistachio | Almond - 5 (soak in water overnight) |
Raisins | Flax seed |
Cashew nuts | Pumpkin seed |
- | Sunflower seed |
Oils | |
Hydrogenated oil | Mustard oil |
Butter | Cow ghee |
Coconut oil | Olive oil |
Palm oil | Canola oil |
Fenugreek water / Lukewarm water
Veg Dalia / Veg oats / veg upma / Boiled rice (limited amount) / Vermicelli (Veg Sewian) / Besan pancake (gram flour) / Stuffed Chapatti / Chapatti with veg or Dal / Egg white portion only
Fruit / Coconut water / Herbal tea / Green tea / Steamed Salad
Missi Roti / Boiled Rice / Sago Khichri / Vegetable with Dal and Steamed salad
Roasted Chana / Sprouts / Green tea / Herbal tea
Home-made Soup
Chapatti / Boiled Rice / Vegetable with Dal