Diabetic patients have to take utmost care of their diet. If there is a slight disturbance in the diet, the sugar level increases which is dangerous for health. Diabetes patients are especially prohibited from eating sweets. Therefore, many times they feel like eating sweets, there is a lot of craving but they are unable to eat it. In such a situation, many diabetes patients ask whether they can eat fruits like papaya as sweet. Is papaya beneficial for them? So, to know about this, we talked to Dr. Debjani Banerjee, Dietician in Charge of PSRI Hospital. Let’s know what was the doctor’s opinion about this.
Dr. Debjani Banerjee says that diabetes patients can consume papaya. Because, its glycemic index is low. Its glucose absorption capacity is around 60. In such a situation, consuming it does not increase the blood sugar of diabetes patients.
Papaya is beneficial for diabetes patients:
Diabetes patients have to be very strict about their diet. But they can consume fruits like papaya in their diet. Actually, the glycemic index of papaya is low. In such a situation, sugar patients can include this fruit in their diet. According to some research, hypoglycemic effects have been seen in it, which are very helpful in keeping the blood sugar level lower.
Eating too much can be heavy
Papaya contains flavonoids which are natural anti-oxidants. These help in regulating our blood sugar. Many researches claim that this fruit is beneficial for sugar patients, but this does not mean that they should eat it in large quantities. If you are a diabetic patient, then keep in mind that excessive consumption of sweet things can be harmful for you, so such people should never follow a fruit diet.
How much to eat in a day?
Now the question is how much to eat in a day, let us tell you that you can eat one bowl of papaya in a day. That means you can eat 200 grams to 250 grams of papaya in a day. But keep in mind that do not eat papaya every day. Eat it only after looking at your need.
