Diabetics can eat groundnuts (sweet potatoes), but care needs to be taken to replace staple foods.
Dietary therapy is the basic treatment for diabetics. A balanced diet and variety of foods are needed to ensure nutrition and blood sugar stability in diabetics. The staple food for diabetics can be some low-sugar foods such as oats, buckwheat, potatoes, barley, corn, etc.
Sweet potato (red heart) [yam, sweet potato] contains 73,4g of water, 99kcal of energy, 1,1g of protein, 0.2g of fat, 24,7g of carbohydrates, 1,6g of dietary fiber, 125mg of vitamin A, 26mg of vitamin C, and 0.28mg of vitamin E per 100g of edible part. about 150g of sweet potato is equal to 50g of rice in terms of sugar and calories. So 150 grams of sweet potatoes can replace 50 grams of rice. The sweet potato is rich in dietary fiber and has the effect of improving dry stools. Although sweet potato has many advantages, diabetic patients with chronic gastric disease and acid reflux need to reduce consumption.
If you eat sweet potatoes, pay attention to reducing the consumption of other staple foods. Monitor blood sugar before and after eating sweet potatoes to prevent excessive blood sugar fluctuations.