Can you eat durian with diabetes?

Diabetics should not consume durian.

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by high blood glucose and clinical symptoms such as excessive drinking, excessive eating, excessive urination and wasting.

Durian is the mature fruit of the durian tree, a plant in the family of Papaveraceae. It is a fruit with high calorie and carbohydrate content, with each 100g of durian containing 147kcal and 28.3g of carbohydrates, which will cause a rapid rise in blood glucose after consumption, which is not conducive to blood glucose control. Moreover, the fat content of durian is also very high, which can easily lead to the intake of energy more than the actual need and increase body weight.

In addition, from the Chinese medicine point of view, diabetes is mostly a Yin deficiency and fire evidence, and durian is hot, consumption will aggravate the symptoms of Yin deficiency and fire, which is not conducive to the control of the disease.

This content was reviewed by Dr. Zenning Li, Chief Physician, Department of Clinical Nutrition, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University.

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