Dried fruit

[lotuslight]

Hello could I ask how bad a bag of dried mango is likely to be blood sugar wise.

Between a pack of crisps or that which is worst

Thank you

 

[Pipp]

Hello could I ask how bad a bag of dried mango is likely to be blood sugar wise.

Between a pack of crisps or that which is worst

Thank you

Have a look on the packet for nutritional info. It should include carbohydrate . If it is under 5g per 100g I would eat freely. Anything over 10 g per 100g I would avoid.
Dried fruit is generally high in sugar.
I checked and dried mango is almost all carb, i.e. sugar heavy

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According to this info crisps are approx 50% carb

Nutritionix

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So would avoid both dried mango and crisps, because I keep to low carb

 

[JohnEGreen]

A 100 gram bag of dried Mango has about 74 grams of carbohydrates.
An average packet of crisps about 17 to 20 grams of carbohydrates.

I personally would try to avoid both but the packet of crisps would seem the lesser of two evils carb wise any way.

 

[lotuslight]

Thank you I thought that fruit was slower release so not as harmful?
It’s all so confusing isn’t it

 

[Liam E]

Thank you I thought that fruit was slower release so not as harmful?
It’s all so confusing isn’t it

Whether it releases in 5 seconds, 5 minutes or 5 hours it is all going into your bloodstream sooner or later and as a type 2 you really cannot deal with it.

Slow the release IS better, but only a little bit better.

To remove all confusion just understand if you are type 2 you cannot deal with carbs in your diet, so just don't eat them. The daily requirement for carbs is exactly zero.

I'd recommend you find the level of carbs you can tolerate and keep your blood sugar under control and stick below that. For some people that might be 100g a day, others maybe just 20g. You'll want to find what works for you.

 

[Robbity]

As @Pipp has said - check the nutritional information for carbohydrate content and not just for 100g though, but also for the amount you actually want to eat. Use both this information and your glucose meter if you have one as a guide as to what you personally can or can't tolerate carbohydrate wise.

I'm T2 and as I'm carbohydrate intolerant I eat an LCHF diet to control my diabetes. I avoid sugar laden dried fruit like the plague, although I'm happy to eat small quantities of lower carb fresh fruit. Crisps are also definitely on my "No Go" list as I've chosen not to eat what I consider to be unnecessary carbs, although we don't actually need to eat any.

 

[Goonergal]

Thank you I thought that fruit was slower release so not as harmful?
It’s all so confusing isn’t it

The fat in the crisps would likely delay release of carbs into the bloodstream more than dried fruit. I wouldn’t advocate either (although potato crisps are one thing I do miss). A small bag of nuts would be a better choice.

 

[Jewiemax]

Sorry to OP re derailment, I posted another thread earlier

 

[Jaylee]

Sorry to OP re derailment, I posted another thread earlier

Hi everybody,

A number derailing of posts have been moved to a new topic so discussion can continue there.
Linky here. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/th...thyroiditis-for-35-years.191609/#post-2550808

Unfortunately, some derailing posts needed deletion due to the “time stamp” prior to the above new linked topic..

Thanx in advance for your understanding.

OK, back to the topic of Dried fruit.

Regards,

Jaylee.

 

[Daphne917]

Hello could I ask how bad a bag of dried mango is likely to be blood sugar wise.

Between a pack of crisps or that which is worst

Thank you

You could always test to see what effect a small amount has on your BS. I used to love dates pre T2 but have not eaten them for years however 2-3 weeks ago I picked some up and decided, for experimental purposes, to eat three last night. I tested as I was going with the following results - pre 5.9, after 1 hour 8.7, after 2 hours 8.4 and after 2.5 hours 7.5 - which I don’t consider to be too bad even though the rise at the 2 hour point was more than 2. I’ll may try again with just 2 dates to see if it’s a portion that works but I did find them very sweet so may not bother again!!