What fruits can diabetics eat?

Diabetes has always troubled some patients. It is not good to have this disease. We must be more careful when eating fruits.

It is unscientific for diabetics not to eat fruit

For a long time, fruits have been excluded from the diabetic food list. Many diabetic patients do not eat fruits because many fruits contain sugars, such as glucose, fructose and sucrose. In addition, some fruits also contain a small amount of starch, such as apples, mangoes and bananas. If eaten improperly, it can cause blood sugar to rise and the disease to recur. Some people even dare not eat a single bite of fruit because they are afraid of fruit.

But in real life, many diabetic patients are eager to eat some fruit, because after all, fruit contains vitamins, inorganic salts and dietary fiber, which play a special role in maintaining human health. In addition, various fruits are bright and attractive, and they are a kind of food that people cannot live without. It would be a pity to completely abandon them. How to solve this contradiction? The solution is very simple. As long as you know and master the four elements of diabetic patients eating fruits, you can completely control blood sugar and enjoy the benefits and fun of eating fruits.

Seize the opportunity to eat fruit

Grasp the timing of eating fruits. When blood sugar is well controlled, that is, fasting blood sugar can be controlled below 140mg/dl, 2 hours after meal blood sugar can be controlled below 180mg/dl, and glycosylated hemoglobin can be controlled below 7.5%. If high or low blood sugar does not occur frequently, then the prerequisites for enjoying fruits are met. If blood sugar control is not ideal, you can eat vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers as fruits first, and then choose other fruits after the condition stabilizes.

Grasp the time to eat fruit. Fruit should generally be eaten as a snack, that is, between two meals (such as 10 am or 3 pm) or one hour before going to bed. This will avoid consuming too much carbohydrates at one time and overburdening the pancreas. It is generally not recommended to eat fruit immediately before or after a meal.

Be careful about the types of fruits you eat

The carbohydrate content of various fruits is about 6% to 20%. You should choose fruits with relatively low sugar content and slow blood sugar increase rate, or you can make a choice based on your own practical experience. Generally speaking, apples, pears, oranges, kiwis, etc. have low sugar content and are more suitable for diabetic patients. However, bananas, red dates, lychees, red fruits, pineapples, grapes, etc. have high sugar content and are not suitable for diabetic patients.

Be careful about the amount of fruit you eat

Based on the effect of fruit on blood sugar, diabetic patients can eat about 200 grams of fruit per day and should reduce about 25 grams of staple food, so that the total daily calorie intake can remain unchanged.

While grasping the above four aspects, diabetic patients should also explore their own rules. If conditions permit, they can test blood sugar and urine sugar 2 hours before and after eating fruits, which will be very helpful for understanding whether they can eat this kind of fruit and whether they eat too much.

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