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leewiliiams

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Dear all.
I eat a lot of fruit around 8-10 bannanas plus orund 5 other fruits per day, is this the reason my bm's are quite high?
 
Hello leewiliiams,

You certainly are packing away the bananas.
Bananas, particularly very ripe bananas, do have a tendency to spike blood sugars.

Regards,
timo.
 
Hi Lee,

Unfortunately bananas have the second highest carb content of all fruits (dates are the highest), so are a no-go area for most diabetics. If you really eat 8-10 per day then your banana intake alone represents more carbs that you should have from all food sources per day.
 
Gosh!
I feel guilty if I have the bit of banana my granddaughter can't quite manage. My Collins little Gem gives them as 23% carbs., since thye have very little protein,almost no fat and hardly any fibre.. I think the rest must be water. So they add up to a concentrated sugar solution.
I'm careful with all fruit. even my addiction, blueberries.
 
Would potassium level be an issue, eating so many every day?
I have NO idea why this fascinates me so much....I loathe bananas :lol:
I love other fruits though, and I miss not being able to eat as much as I used to.
 
I tend to eat a lot of fruit as it keps me away from the biscuits and other things, I have two for breakfast over my 2 weetatabix and at least 6 dryed prunes from a bag, then 2 bannanas with a yougurt for lunch and 3 again for tea with other chooped up fruits, plus may be one or two more throughout the day. thee other fruits tend to be apples pear, orange and prunes
 
Hi Lee,

With all that fruit, plus weetabix and yogurt, you are taking on board a vast amount of sugar. It's not surprising your BS level is high - your pancreas must be working flat out 24 hours a day. You are probably eating around 10 times more sugar per day than is healthy.

You are probably close to 300g of carbs per day, when a healthy level for most people would be 200g or less! Get yourself a Collins Gem Carb Counter book (available from most book shops for £3.99 or Amazon for £2.49). It is pocket size and will show you how much carbohydrate (which includes sugar) there is in everything you could want to eat.
 
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