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Fruits for diabetes.

Hmm
Thanks for the link.

I can't eat the portion sizes they suggest of apples, oranges or pears, without my BG spiking.
I've never tried 'black plums' assuming they are not talking about Victoria plums...?
Never tested a guava.

I would be ok with the berries and avocado.

So, practically speaking, my blood glucose meter contradicts about half the info, and supports the other half.

BUT the article makes some claims (guava leaf tea staves off the onset of diabetes, for example). But it gives no supporting evidence.
I would be very wary!
 
I just saw it & thought maybe of I interest to newbies. So comments are useful but only personal experiences of the fruits.
 
I eat 5 of the 10 listed as well as blueberries and a banana's, but not everyday. (I'm type 1).
 
Apart from some suggested health benefits of various fruits (and who knows how accurate they are) the list really uses the glycemic index.to distinguish
Whilst I'm a great advocate of the GI, it works on it's own better for comparing say different types of rice because they all have pretty much the same carb content.

I think that fruits are one thing that the GL rather than the raw GI is more indicative because they vary in carb content a lot. ( partly because of the amount of water and hence differences in the concentration of carbs. )
Watermelon is very high GI (72) but a normal wedge of about 120g only has a GL of 4.
On the other hand prunes have a GI of only 29 but the GL for a 60g portion size is 10.
some more basic fruits on this list http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Glycemic_index_and_glycemic_load_for_100_foods.htm
 
I love my fruit. I use to eat at least ten portions a day. A fruit salad would be my 'healthy' treat.
I only now have a small piece of Apple and I share an orange with the wife. We treat ourselves with strawberries but I still have to be careful. The variance of readings differ from day to day but most citrus or tropical spike my BSLs quickly, which I tend to avoid. I like to eat my small pieces of fruit with some nuts to offset the spike. Also with Greek yoghurt (full fat). Have it for supper or breakfast when I can't be ***** cooking first thing!
The thing that I noticed was the spike is less before fruit becomes ripe and when the fruit starts to pass ripening it spikes higher especially in bananas.
I miss currants, sultanas, prunes as these are definitely a big fat no! Even a handful spikes me very quickly.
Like concentrated fruit is very dangerous for me and probably as worse as a lucozade sport!
 
The thing that I noticed was the spike is less before fruit becomes ripe and when the fruit starts to pass ripening it spikes higher especially in bananas
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From the GI data base

120 g of very ripe banana (yellow flecked with brown)had GI 48 ( GL of 12)
12 g of ripe banana (all yellow ) had a GI of 51 (GL of 13)
120 g of slightly under-ripe banana (yellow with green sections) had a GI of 42 (GL of 11 )
120 g of under- ripe banana ( that would be mostly greent) had GI 30 (GL of 6.)
The subjects used to work out the GI were all T2.

The starches in the banana convert to sugar as it ripens so if you are going to eat one, it's best to choose a very unripe one (and 120g is a not a huge amount , bigger would have a higher GL)
 
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I would eat the avocado, cherry, plum, strawberry and kiwi and occasionally an apple in addition I eat all berries
 
Some interesting replies here especially for newbies, thanks all.
I like my burgen bread toast, with peanut butter & thinly sliced banana or the toast & peanut butter with cheese Grilled. Really yummy & a good balance, I do find the cheese topping better.
 
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