Diabetics can eat pumpkin and sweet potato in small amounts.
Pumpkin is a common food, pumpkin is rich in zinc, carotene, dietary fiber, vitamin C, amino acids and other nutrients, but the glycemic index of pumpkin is 75, belonging to the high glycemic index food, so diabetic patients can eat a small amount of pumpkin, so as to avoid detrimental to the control of blood sugar.
Sweet potatoes are also more common food, sweet potatoes are rich in potassium, vitamin B, vitamin A, dietary fiber and other nutrients, cooked sweet potatoes glycemic index 76.6, also belong to the high glycemic index food, cooled sweet potatoes glycemic index of 54, belong to the low glycemic index food, so diabetic patients are recommended to eat a small amount of cooled sweet potatoes.
Patients with diabetes should follow a healthy diet and cooperate with their doctors to actively lower their blood sugar.