Banana good or bad

[maria111979]

I have an age old habit of having 1-2 bananas in breakfast. Now that I have been diagnosed with Type-2, is it advisable to continue with this habit? I have banana has lots of carbs and is not good but many people say it is healthy to eat banana even as a diabetic.

 

[Stemar]

I have an age old habit of having 1-2 bananas in breakfast. Now that I have been diagnosed with Type-2, is it advisable to continue with this habit? I have banana has lots of carbs and is not good but many people say it is healthy to eat banana even as a diabetic.

Hi Maria,

Our ears must of been burning as I'm interested in knowing if I can continue to eat Bananas, as I enjoy Toasted Wholemeal Bread with a Banana on it, as an alternative to porridge on some mornings. So after seeing the add advising us not to eat bananas, I became concerned and decided to ask why there not recomended, but you beat me to it, so I hope we get a response soon.

Stemar, (Downunder)

 

[maria111979]

Hey Stemar,

Just googled that banana has 92% carb- one medium banana has 27g carb so i guess having 2 in the morning will leave little budget for carb for the rest of the day..and god knows what will happen to the blood sugar level with such a high dump of carb
So I guess there is more to it than I am getting, i will have to get rid of bananas

 

[VinnyJames]

Some will say that bananas are the devils work but I love them. I wouldn't eat them every day but I have one occasionally and usually just before I hit the gym so I can work off the carbs that way.

 

[BooJewels]

I think most of us would consider bananas a no-no. The best way to find out for sure is to test before and after eating them to see how you personally are with them.

But as you say, 2 nanas is going to be over 50g carbs - the same as about 3-4 slices of toast.

So Stemar's banana on toast could be over 40g carbs per slice. Many people here don't eat that much all day.

I have things like cheesy scrambled eggs or full fat yogurt with seeds in for breakfast. If you like your fruity flavour in a morning, some blueberies or raspberries in the yogurt would be much better - I buy them frozen and can just take out what I need.

 

[noblehead]

I have banana has lots of carbs and is not good but many people say it is healthy to eat banana even as a diabetic.

Its only healthy if it doesn't spike your bg levels badly, I eat a banana everyday but I'm a type 1 using insulin so can accommodate healthy fruits like banana's in my diet, as a type 2 your experience may be completely different, the only way of knowing is by testing your postprandial bg levels but I wouldn't eat two together if I were you.

 

[maria111979]

More research- glycemic index is 51 which is low, so it is a absorbed slow. Not all that bad perhaps!!!

 

[Stemar]

Hey Stemar,

Just googled that banana has 92% carb- one medium banana has 27g carb so i guess having 2 in the morning will leave little budget for carb for the rest of the day..and god knows what will happen to the blood sugar level with such a high dump of carb
So I guess there is more to it than I am getting, i will have to get rid of bananas[/QUOTE
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Hi Maria,

Well thats a disappointment as I enjoy the alternative to porridge for breakfast at different times, so I guess we'll need to find a healthyer replacement for breakfast in the future unfortunately. Thank you for informing me about what Google had to say, inrelation to Bananas. So take care and I hope to cross paths again in the future, so by for now.

Stemar, (Downunder)

 

[Stemar]

I think most of us would consider bananas a no-no. The best way to find out for sure is to test before and after eating them to see how you personally are with them.

But as you say, 2 nanas is going to be over 50g carbs - the same as about 3-4 slices of toast.

So Stemar's banana on toast could be over 40g carbs per slice. Many people here don't eat that much all day.

I have things like cheesy scrambled eggs or full fat yogurt with seeds in for breakfast. If you like your fruity flavour in a morning, some blueberies or raspberries in the yogurt would be much better - I buy them frozen and can just take out what I need.

Hi Boojewels,

Thank you for your imput, and the alternative suggestions for bananas you suggested, I'll give it a go as the berries sound like they might be okay.as a replacement so thank you again!!! Until our paths cross again take care and look after yourself Ok!!!

Stemar, (Downunder)

 

[Stemar]

More research- glycemic index is 51 which is low, so it is a absorbed slow. Not all that bad perhaps!!!

Hi Maria,

Maybe we can cut intake by 50%, which would make things a bit more manageable maybe!!!

Stemar, (Downunder)

 

[BooJewels]

Well thats a disappointment as I enjoy the alternative to porridge for breakfast at different times, so I guess we'll need to find a healthyer replacement for breakfast in the future unfortunately.

@Stemar You posted recently about having a BG of something like 20, then eating 2 slices of toast with bananas and sugar in your tea and then taking a funny turn when out shopping. I'm sorry to sound so blunt about it - but did that not suggest to you that what you'd just eaten wasn't a good food choice for you, especially compounding an already high BG?

If you can tolerate eggs, they make a good food for diabetics and a good healthy start to the day and are very versatile in how they can be cooked and used. I haven't been able to tolerate eggs for many years, but have tried them recently as a breakfast choice and find that I do better on them than I expected and now really look forward to them in a morning. My husband got jealous watching me eat them and at weekends he has them now too. Bacon and high meat content sausages are good choices too if you like a cooked breakfast - certainly better for your BG than toast and banana. There are lots of more suitable breakfast choices that fill you up and set you up for the day.

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[Jo123]

Hi Maria,
This is all guesswork you need to test before and after you eat bananas to see how they affect your blood sugar. I agree they are said to be good for you as they are supposed to contain lots of potassium. However I would rather not have blood sugar go too high potentially causing lots of health problems and get my potassium from something that doesn't spike my blood sugar.

 

[Stemar]

Hi BooJewels,

Yes it was an eye opener as I'd never experianced anything like that prior to that time, I understand it was my fault as I was going through a stage where nothing mattered as I was off the chart with my BGL's and everything seemed like a waste of time. But if one isn't aware of the adverse affect a particular piece of fruit has and everything points to them being a good sourse of a way to increase your energie levels. But I know I have to get back on track and since the incedent you reffered to happened, I managed to reduce my BGL's.

Stemar, (Downunder)

 

[BooJewels]

But if one isn't aware of the adverse affect a particular piece of fruit has and everything points to them being a good sourse of a way to increase your energie levels. But I know I have to get back on track and since the incedent you reffered to happened, I managed to reduce my BGL's

I'm delighted to hear that things are improving for you. It doesn't sound like you're getting much support from medics to know what is good for you to eat, so I'd recommend some research into the nutritional values of foods - especially the carbohydrate value. There are a multitude of books and computer programs that have this information, but just typing 'nutritional value of . . . ' into Google will get you loads of information.

Maybe to get used to the idea of balancing your diet, work out the nutritional value of any favourite dishes or meals. For arguments sake, if you set out to limit your daily intake to say 90g of carbs per day as 30g carbs per meal, you'll soon get an idea of what foods come inside this limit, which would be too high. For example, I find it easier to keep my lunch low as I make it for myself and eat alone at lunchtime, so this is always my lowest meal of the day, giving me some of my allocated carb allowance to carry forward to my evening meal with my husband. (It would probably be better the other way round ideally.)

 

[italian carb lover]

enjoying a banana with a high fat food would help slow down the rise--like full fat yogurt or peanut butter, would it not?

 

[JAY1JAY1]

Now I'm compleatly confused can I eat apples instead

 

[poohtiggy]

Now I'm compleatly confused can I eat apples instead

I get away with eating an apple every day but I still test before I eat one as BG can fluctuate so quickly, I love bananas absolutely but they push me up to 18/20

 

[anna29]

You could try a kiddies size of banana or even have half a large banana ?
Remember to keep eye on the blood sugar levels .
These will tell you if they spike you highly or not .

I can only manage or have a smaller or kiddies banana .
But this is just 'me' ...

 

[JAY1JAY1]

I get away with eating an apple every day but I still test before I eat one as BG can fluctuate so quickly, I love bananas absolutely but they push me up to 18/20

Think I'll give them both a miss thank you

 

[Welshgooner]

Fruit of the Devil as far as I'm concerned rocket fuel for my BG