Should diabetics drink fruit juice? Know its advantages and disadvantages from the doctor | News India

Health Tips: Diabetic patients will have to pay special attention to their eating habits. To stay fit and healthy with severe diabetes, doctors and health experts recommend including fruits and vegetables in the diet along with maintaining a healthy lifestyle. But many times people suffering from diabetes start consuming fruit juices instead of including fruits in their diet, which can have a negative impact on their health. In this article, Dr. Gaurav Kumar, Senior Medical Officer, Community Health Center, Achhalda, is going to tell about the advantages and disadvantages of drinking fruit juice for diabetic patients.

Should diabetics drink fruit juice?

Dr. Gaurav Kumar told that consumption of fruit juice is harmful for diabetic patients. To make people understand, he said that it takes 5 to 6 oranges to extract one glass of juice, when we eat oranges, only 2 or 3 oranges fill our stomach. Because when we eat orange, along with the juice, fiber also goes into the body. In such a situation, when you consume 1 glass of fruit juice at a time, the sugar in the body suddenly increases, due to which the blood sugar level can also deteriorate.

The doctor said that many patients come to him who say that when they drink fruit juice, they do not use any kind of sugar to enhance the taste, so can fruit juice still cause harm? In response, the doctor said that fruits have their own natural sugar, so when you juice the fruit, the fiber gets separated and all the sugar remains in the juice. Consumption of such juice can prove harmful not only for diabetic patients but also for healthy people.

How to consume fruits in diabetes? – How to consume fruits in diabetes

• Consuming fruits is beneficial for diabetic patients but avoid eating too many fruits at once.
• Include low glycemic index fruits like apple, orange, pomegranate, blackberry, guava, watermelon, cucumber and cucumber in your diet. All these fruits are beneficial for diabetic patients.
• Instead of peeling the fruits, eat them with the peel only. The peels of apple, guava and cucumber etc. contain many essential nutrients which can benefit you.
• While consuming some fruits like banana, sapota etc., keep the quantity in mind. This is because their consumption can increase the blood sugar level in your body.