Self-awareness and self-management in diabetes are critical as they enhance patient well-being, decrease financial burden, and alleviate strain on healthcare systems by mitigating complications and promoting healthier life expectancy. Incomplete understanding persists regarding the synergistic effects of diet and exercise on diabetes management, as existing research often isolates these factors, creating a knowledge gap in comprehending their combined influence. Current diabetes research overlooks the interplay between diet and exercise in self-management. A holistic study is crucial to mitigate complications and healthcare burdens effectively. Multi-dimensional research questions covering complete diabetic management such as publication channels for diabetic research, existing machine learning solutions, physical activity tacking existing methods, and diabetic-associated datasets are included in this research. In this study, using a proper research protocol primary research articles related to diet, exercise, datasets, and blood analysis are selected and their quality is assessed for diabetic management. This study interrelates two major dimensions of diabetes management together that are diet and exercise.