Patient's question:
Recently, due to work reasons, my diet hasn't been very regular, and I haven't paid much attention to my health. Can I eat pumpkin seeds with gestational diabetes?Doctor's answer:
You, as a gestational diabetic, cannot eat large amounts of pumpkin because pumpkin seeds contain very high calories. Eating too many pumpkin seeds can cause blood sugar to rise. It is recommended to eat less or avoid pumpkin as much as possible to help control blood sugar levels. Not only that, but you should also treat calorie intake from other foods and should take oral medication or subcutaneous insulin injections regularly, and check blood sugar levels regularly. Peanuts and pumpkin seeds have many advantages, but they are plant seeds containing fatty acids. They are high-calorie, high-fat, high-energy foods.