Fruit

[Steve/Ch]

I have been told Bananas are not good for diabetics, is this correct

 

[Inka]

They can be quite high in carbs compared to other fruit. Are you on any meds?

 

[Steve/Ch]

Yes, metformin, Gliclacide, rosiglitazone, not sure of spelling, my sugar readings are in the teens so trying a bit harder

 

[Drummer]

Avoiding all fruit other than berries will help a lot.
We are bombarded with the 'fact' that fruit is healthy, but for type twos it is a quick way to shoot the blood glucose into the teens

 

[Inka]

Yes, metformin, Gliclacide, rosiglitazone, not sure of spelling, my sugar readings are in the teens so trying a bit harder

With readings in the teens, I’d avoid bananas and choose berries as Drummer suggested. It’s the carbs you need to watch, and bananas contain more than a portion of other fruit.

 

[Steve/Ch]

With readings in the teens, I’d avoid bananas and choose berries as Drummer suggested. It’s the carbs you need to watch, and bananas contain more than a portion of other fruit.

Thank you, i asked because friends were telling me not to eat Bananas, so needed to know if they were right, shame as i love Bananas, i use berries on my Cereal

 

[Inka]

You could vary the type of berries or perhaps try something like a small satsuma if you don’t want more berries.

Yes, it’s a pain when food you really like isn’t ideal. But hopefully you’ll be repaid by getting better results gradually. 🙂

 

[helli]

I have been told Bananas are not good for diabetics, is this

Anyone with diabetes needs to be aware of any food containing carbs. Bananas contain more carbs per 100g than most fruit including apples, oranges and berries.
If you have diabetes which is treated with insulin which is dosed according to how many carbs you have eaten, bananas are not bad.

Actually, I never consider foods good or bad as that leads to guilt. I am intolerant to coffee (it makes me vomit) but I do not consider it bad. It is not suitable for me.

 

[trophywench]

The cereal is probably not a very good idea in the first place, frankly.

 

[johnoo]

Butting in, but what about Grapefruit?

 

[grovesy]

If you are on are Statins you should not eat as they are not advised anyway.

 

[johnoo]

What about just Type 2 Diabetes?

 

[Inka]

What about just Type 2 Diabetes?

Should be fine but grapefruit can interfere with other meds as well as statins so be aware.

If you’re not on any meds, half a grapefruit isn’t too many carbs.

 

[johnoo]

Thanks, great forum for basic advise

 

[Lilian]

The thing to watch out for is not just the carbohydrates, but the carbohydrate load. A small banana occasionally for breakfast might be OK, a bit of cereal now and again might be alright, but banana, cereal and milk (which I presume is the low fat kind) is just too much carbohydrate load. All vegetables and fruit have some carbohydrates, not just potatoes etc. So if you go by say 15 carbs per meal you can choose what you want to eat, and how much. You then have to consider what you get more for your buck with. You may find you do alright on 20 carbs a meal or 30. It is all up to your body, what medications you are on, whether you need to lose weight or not, and how much carbs your body reacts to.

 

[johnoo]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Steve/Ch]

What about 0% fat free yoghurt, would that be a better option than milk on cereal, porridge is my main cereal, is better to use hot water as they do in Scotland, never tried it

 

[Inka]

What about 0% fat free yoghurt, would that be a better option than milk on cereal, porridge is my main cereal, is better to use hot water as they do in Scotland, never tried it

Testing your blood sugar will give you the answers as to what/how much you can tolerate. You might have to have a smaller portion or, as you suggest, drop the milk or do half milk/half water, but on your other thread you say your blood sugar is in the teens so I’d drop the porridge altogether, and just have Greek yoghurt and berries with a few seeds sprinkled on top.

Generally something like full fat Greek yoghurt is a good choice as it has less carbs than the low fat yoghurts.

 

[Maca44]

I found Porridge with a little milk & berries/nuts raised my BG upto 6.0 to 7.3 so used Full fat greek yog and that has worked fine only going up to the 5's. It's all about testing and making slight changes for me at the moment I am aware that big changes might not be a good idea because I want to stick to it and still enjoy my food but certain foods were stopped the day I was told I was Type 2, bread/spuds/pies/cake/biscuits etc.