today november 14 is world diabetes day it marks a day to talk advocate care prevention and help for diabetes worldwide says dietician sheela tanna the first thing is for parents to start taking care of what their kids are eating right from their childhood today you have teens as young as 17 getting developing diabetes so its something to take note of but its not tough to manage diabetes or prevent it she adds there are three pillars of diabetes exercise diet and medicine to have a control over diabetes keep a control over all these three along with food its also important to exercise for 30 minutes each day take up any cardiobased regimen like cycling swimming running or even walking all of which are helpful working out also makes you feel lighter she shares tips to eat right if you have diabetes and for preventing it 1 limit junk food you may eat out once in a while as that cannot be completely stopped but eat less of fried food and avoid foods made of white flour pastries bread biscuits and bakery products as these have no fiber and just a lot of hydrogenated oil and sugar2 fizzy drinks and chocolates are a complete nono carton drinks must also be avoided3 have less of tinned food readymade and instant foods swap that for homemade food and whole grains4 its also important to have whole fruits instead of fruit juice as fruit juice is liquid sugar which quickly shoots up sugar levels5 limit sugarcane juice too as that is extremely sweet instead have herbal tea and green tea or nariyal pani6 sweet potato or rataloo is high in potassium it lowers blood pressure and is good for health diabetics should limit it to having a few pieces once a while7 have one tea cup of rice along with a protein like dal as well as a fibre like salad8 include nuts like chana almonds and walnuts in the daily diet9 snacking can also be in the way of whole wheat khakri or whole wheat bread with peanut butter 10 drink karelabitter gourd juice or methi powder in water on an empty stomach in the morning as it helps lower blood sugar levels to an extent did you knowworld diabetes day is celebrated on november 14 as it marks the birthday of sir frederick banting who codiscovered insulin in 1921 this yearthe theme for world diabetes day 20182019 is the family and diabetes