Can eating pomegranate lower blood sugar

Eating pomegranate can not achieve the effect of lowering blood sugar, on the contrary, if diabetic patients do not meet the standard of blood sugar control, eating too much pomegranate may also lead to increased blood sugar. Pomegranate contains a variety of nutrients, including carbohydrates, a large amount of vitamin C, a small amount of protein and fat, the general population to eat pomegranate will not affect blood sugar. But diabetic patients eat too much pomegranate, may be due to insulin can not be required to secrete, can not suppress the peak of blood glucose, resulting in the phenomenon of rising blood sugar. Diabetic patients must eat pomegranate according to the blood sugar situation to judge. If blood glucose control is up to standard you can consume a small amount between meals, no more than half at a time. Blood glucose standard usually refers to fasting blood glucose control in 6.5-7.5mmol / L, 2 hours after the meal blood glucose control in 8.5mmol / L or less, glycated hemoglobin does not exceed 6.3%. If the blood sugar control is up to standard, in addition to pomegranate you can also eat apples, pears, oranges, oranges, grapefruit, kiwi, watermelon, strawberries, prunes and other fruits in moderation. However, if diabetic patients’ blood glucose control is not up to standard, such as fasting blood glucose ≥8.5mmol/L, 2 hours after meal blood glucose ≥12.0mmol/L can not eat pomegranate, you can eat foods containing less sugar. There is no clear research to show which foods can lower blood sugar, but certain foods with low sugar content, such as celery, onions, bitter melon, cucumber, tomatoes, etc., are conducive to the adjuvant treatment of diabetes and are more suitable for diabetic patients to eat.