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Are Grapes And Watermelons Good For Keeping Blood Sugar Steady?

Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2015

Question: I have been dx. with Type 2 Diabetes 2 years ago. Have been told to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. As an R.N. for 37 years I know all the basics but am confused on the amount of fruit I can eat. I love red grapes and could sit and eat like popcorn, maybe 100 at a time, but they shoot my blood sugar up to the 140 range, and for me that is high as I usually run 80's to 120. I am on Metformin 1000mg. daily, Januvia 100mg daily and Glyburide 2.5mg. daily. What fruits are best for me and how much in a 24 hour period? As a nurse I hate food exchange measures and just go with amounts I feel good about, but obviously I am flunking in the amount of fruits I can eat and which ones. I did not like diabetic exchanges in school and I hate calculating them now! Thank you so much for your recommendations and thoughts on this.

Answered by Dr. Praveen Jeyapathy (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
depends on the type

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for writing to hcm. Noted the contents. Generally in simple terms there are some you can use liberally and some in moderation. Practically that will help much more than exchanges. Grapes and watermelons increase the sugars enormously as you are aware. I will be glad to email you a short article on it which I have written. May I have your email? Its not that its impossible here but the details are quite extensive. Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Praveen Jeyapathy (10 hours later)

You wanted my e-mail, That is the following. YYYY@YYYY Thank you for any information you can provide. XXXX

Answered by Dr. Praveen Jeyapathy (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Emailed

Detailed Answer:
Good day XXXX. I have emailed you the details. Kindly confirm when you see it. Hope it helps.I will be glad to answer any more queries on hcm. Warm regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Praveen Jeyapathy (20 hours later)

Was unable to obtain answer, my computer for some reason would not give the answer, very disappointed. Either resend the answer please or I will have to ask for money back. I have a brand new computer and I do not know why it would not accept answer, I am not computer or technically very smart in these type of things with computers. Please, please resend in another way or format that your technical advisors would suggest. thank you very much.

Answered by Dr. Praveen Jeyapathy (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
As below. regards.

Detailed Answer:
LIMIT YOUR FOOT INTAKE TO 1-2 SERVINGS PER DAY

COMMON FRUITS AND THEIR ONE SERVING SIZE:

APPLE MEDIUM: 1
BANANA: 1 SMALL / BIG 1/2
CHERRIES: 12
GRAPE FRUIT : 1/2
GRAPES : 10-15
KIWI : 1
MANGO:1/2
ORANGE: 1
PAPAYA: 1 CUP
PEAR: 1 MEDIUM
PEACH : 1 MEDIUM
PLUM: 2
POMOGRANATE : 1/2
STRAWBERRIES: 1 CUP
WATERMELON: 1 CUP
DATES: 3

Some additional information :
Fruits – divided into low, medium or high sugar content (per ½ cup serving)
LOW TO MEDIUM SUGAR CONTENT
Berries – lowest in sugar especially (RBC – raspberry, blackberry, cranberry)
Spring summer fruits – Peach, nectarine, melon (casaba, watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew), apricot
MEDIUM TO HIGH SUGAR CONTENT
Fall winter fruits – apples, citrus fruits, kiwi, plums, pears.
Least sugary in this category – grapefruit and apples.
HIGH SUGAR CONTENT
Tropical fruits – pineapple, pomegranate, XXXXXXX banana, fresh fig, jackfruit.
Least sugary in this category – papaya and guava.
Non tropical fruit high in sugar – tangerine, cherry and grapes
Dried fruits – ALL have high sugar content – dates, raisins, prunes, apricots, figs. Dried berries are processed with sugar for better taste.
Alternative to dried fruit is freeze dried and dehydrated summer fruits and berries

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Praveen Jeyapathy (6 hours later)

This was very informative! Thank you so much for the above calibrations.
This will help me tremendously, unfortunately the things I like the best are the worst ones. I will just cut down on the ones I am eating so much of and that is red grapes, watermelon. Thank you again for your time and attention to this question.
XXXX

Answered by Dr. Praveen Jeyapathy (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You are welcome

Detailed Answer:
Glad to know that the information was useful. Wishing you the best of health. Warm regards, Dr Praveen.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad