About 100 gm Grapes are safe for diabetic people

Grapes are juicy, sweet and delicious but are they good for diabetic people ? Yes if eaten in limited(prescribed) quantity.

In diabetes their are several myths and one most common is diabetic people should not eat sweet fruits, Grapes is a sweet-sore fruit so it can not be consumed by diabetic people. But the truth is different. If you ask to your doctor then he will tell what fruits you can eat but in limited quantity. Always try to eat variety of fruits means change fresh fruits daily.

Fact is that total amount of carbohydrate in a food affect blood sugar is more than other sources of carbohydrate like sugar. For diabetic people one serving of fruit should contain 15 gm. carbohydrate. The size of the serving depends on the carbohydrate content of the fruit. If some fruit contains less carbohydrate then that can be eaten in more quantity.

Grapes are low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a very good source of dietary fibre, Vitamin K, C and Potassium, Manganese and other minerals.

.You can get 15 gm carbohydrate from 100 gm fresh Grapes. So it’s good new for people suffering from type 2 diabetes. At least then can eat 100 gm grapes. There are other benefits of Grapes especially for diabetic people as it is a good source minerals and dietary fibres.

If you are diabetic still you can eat 100m fresh grapes. but you have to cut other carbohydrate intake to balance your diet.

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