Nutritionist Sarah Crowe explains how fruit juice can affect blood sugar levels.
—Unlike whole fruit , fruit juice, whether from concentrate or not from concentrate, contains free sugars, so its consumption should be limited. We can drink juice much faster and in more quantity than it would take us to eat as many whole fruits as it took to make it, she told the Express.
It's very easy to drink a lot of juice in a short period of time and go overboard with both calories and sugar. This can lead to a rapid rise in blood glucose, which is especially detrimental to diabetics.
Signs of high blood sugar:
- Constant thirst, dry mouth
- Frequent trips to the toilet
- Feeling weak
- Blurred vision
- Poorly healing sores and abrasions .
It's easy to check your blood sugar level without leaving your home. To do this, you need a glucometer, which is now sold in any pharmacy. If a home test for fasting blood sugar shows more than 7 mmol/l, then you need to go to the doctor. This is an increased figure, and we can talk about the onset of type 2 diabetes.
According to Coe, you need to choose, firstly, unsweetened fruit juices, and secondly, limit yourself to a small portion – 150 ml per day. The juice from grapes and bananas is usually nectar) definitely worth forgetting.
– If you have type 2 diabetes, you can still include fruit juices in a healthy, balanced diet. But choose pure (100 percent) unsweetened fruit juice and limit it to one small glass (150 ml) per day. Juices marked “from concentrate” are not for you, – the expert noted.
Prevention of diabetes
100% fruit juice does not cause spikes in blood sugar
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- watch your weight;
- keep active;
- eat right;
- treat everything disease, prevent inflammation;
- constantly monitor blood sugar levels.
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