Patient's question:
Doctor, my mother has been diagnosed with diabetes. Since she got diabetes, we have been preventing her from eating substances containing sugar. But my mother said she recently wants to eat fruits, as she used to love eating fruits. Doctor, what kind of fruits should she eat to absolutely not relieve her condition?Doctor's answer:
Diabetic patients who want to eat fruit must ensure their blood sugar levels meet certain standards and are not too high. If blood sugar control is poor, cucumber and tomatoes can be used as alternatives to fruit. Fruit is generally eaten as a snack, either between two main meals or one hour before bedtime, to prevent overburdening the pancreas. It is best to choose fruits with relatively low sugar content and slower blood sugar-raising effects, such as kiwi and strawberries, which are more suitable for diabetics. Bananas, red dates, and lychees have high sugar content and are not recommended for diabetic patients.