Should you eat fruit with type 2 diabetes?

One of the most common questions we get asked is should you eat fruit with type 2 diabetes? Fruit is sugar right? And sugar increases glucose levels. On the other hand, fruit is seen as a healthy food. So where do you stand?
In this video we break it down for you step by step to answer this question.
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[@xena2171]

Thanks for your detailed presentation. I am diabetic and for a very very long time now I have been avoiding fruits. Based on your information I started including a little fruit with my food and I have noticed that my glucose has not spiked. It is reading better actually. Looking forward to viewing your other videos.

[@diabetesdietguy]

Fantastic Xena.

[@jimmy2045]

Thank you

[@jetsetter8541]

Starchy fruits I avoid like ripe Bananas vs green not ripe. Two days a week in recomposition faze of my diet I eat quite a bit of juicy fruits otherwise throughout the week almost none as too much fructose not only is bad for Liver but feeds Candida overgrowth ....

[@whomadethatsaltysoup]

Interesting and informative content. Thank you for taking the time to share.
Glycaemic index versus load is a difficult concept for many people to understand. Good explanation!
Like so many nutritionists, you emphasized the 'Five a Day' jingle. Could you share with us the source of this health mantra? Of course, eating healthy vegetables and fruit as part of a balanced diet should be viewed positively - particularly when compared to ultra-processed, sugar-laden junk foods. However, when a glass of apple or orange juice is labelled as 'one of your 5 a day' along with tomato ketchup, and many people, as you mentioned - and I've witnessed it myself - will happily tell you they are on a diet, whilst wolfing down a punnet of grapes, it would be good to hear the odd shoutout for veggies.
I know, this was a video specifically about fruit and T2D, but just saying. Again, thank you for sharing!👍

[@diabetesdietguy]

Hey thanks for the comment
The five a day message is really or supposed to be an easy to follow guide to ensure people are eating enough fibre and getting a good micronutrient mixture. Amongst other benefits - antioxidants, flavonoids etc
But probably one of the main drivers is ensuring the 30g of fibre is met a day.
In terms of source. I mean there’s literally thousands of papers showering this. A quick look through medline or pubmed or any medical library will throw out article after article after article showing this
But nonetheless I’ve quite liked the Cochrane reviews on prevention of cardiovascular disease (I think it was this off the top of my head) and nice guidelines always have good references to then delve into on the back of recommendations.
But typically as a starting point I’ll set a medical search term to systematic reviews and delve into their references also and you’ll soon see the depth of evidence there. So no individual studies necessarily jump specifically out as they are rarely like break through pharma trials to remember in the same way off the top of my head
Nor are they all perfect
But when most studies all say the same thing, it’s fairly conclusive.
Been doing this a long time now and each time we look at this, it’s the same result across the board for most health markers 👍

[@MrGordonyee]

Very interesting, and I appreciate the scientific breakdown as I start on this journey.

[@friernowl742]

Very clear, easy to follow explanations.

[@sirinaydin8786]

Thanks man!

[@eklasuddin_pappu]

nice video sir