Is the sugar in fruit bad for people with diabetes?

Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven

Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast episode, we chat with Carmelita Lombera, a UC Berkeley graduate and Diabetes Digital Dietitian with a diverse career in health coaching and nutrition, tackling the question: does fruit pose risks for those with diabetes? We dive into the difference between natural fruit sugars and added sugars, stressing the importance of understanding Glycemic Index (GI) and Glycemic Load (GL) for managing blood sugar levels. We will also highlight the benefits of choosing whole fruits over fruit juice when possible. You'll learn practical strategies for including fruits in a diabetes management plan, focusing on portion control, fruit choices, and pairing with proteins or healthy fats.

In This Episode We’ll Cover:

Natural sugars in fruits vs. added sugars
The difference between Glycemic Index (GI) and Glycemic Load (GL)
How the body processes sugar
The benefits of fruit consumption for individuals with diabetes
Considerations regarding fruit juice for individuals with diabetes
How to include fruits and manage blood sugar levels
How much fruit you should be eating in a day
Practical tips for incorporating fruits into a diabetes management plan + MUCH MORE!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of the Diabetes Digital Podcast.
0:04.6	We're so excited to be here.
0:06.3	And today we are talking about a subject that comes up all the time as dietitians.
0:10.6	There's a lot of fear mongering online about this with fruit and diabetes.
0:16.8	And can people with diabetes eat fruit?
0:19.3	Like is the sugar and fruit going to have this huge detrimental impact on your blood glucose?
0:25.1	We're going to break it all down today with one of our amazing diabetes digital dietitians
0:30.9	who Wendy's going to introduce.
0:32.9	But first I'm going to tell you what we're going to cover in this episode.
0:35.6	So we'll talk about the difference between added sugars and natural sugars. We're going to get you what we're going to cover in this episode. So we'll talk about the difference
0:37.7	between added sugars and natural sugars. We're going to get into glycemic index and glycemic
0:43.3	load and whether or not those are important for people with diabetes. We'll also talk a little bit
0:48.2	about how the body processes sugar and what are some of the benefits of eating fruit for people
0:54.0	with diabetes. We'll get into
0:55.8	fruit juice and a bunch of other myths. So this is a really great episode. You're going to want to
1:00.3	make sure to tune until the very end and share it with a friend who might find this information
1:05.0	helpful. Welcome to the Diabetes Digital Podcast. I'm Wendy and I I'm Jess, and we're best friends, registered
1:11.8	dietitians and diabetes educators. Through our telehealth platform, DiabetesDiBedital.co,
1:17.1	we offer accessible and personalized virtual nutrition counseling for people with diabetes and
1:21.9	pre-diabetes. Visit diabetes digital.co, that's CO, to book your first appointment.
1:30.6	We accept insurance and offer affordable self-pay options.
1:32.5	Now, let's get into today's episode.
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