Home Diabetes Quiz Fruit myths Fruit Myths — Is Jamun Really Medicine? Sixteen fruit claims heard every week in clinic — jamun seed powder, mango season, dates, and the juice question. True or false? Most people miss at least four.
16 claims heard in the clinic. Answer each one, read why, and see how your household
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Jamun (naval pazham) is the diabetic's fruit — eating it regularly brings sugar down. Jamun seed powder works well enough that tablets can be reduced. The sugar in fruit is natural, so a diabetic can eat fruit freely. Fresh juice made at home with no added sugar is fine for diabetics. Papaya is too sweet for diabetics and should be avoided. A nendran (ethappazham) is only a fruit, so it counts as a light snack. During mango season a diabetic must give up mango completely. It is the six-week mango habit, not the single mango, that shows up in the HbA1c. Dates are a natural sweet, so a handful daily is a safe replacement for sugar. Watermelon has a high glycemic index, so diabetics should avoid it. Guava (koyya / perakka) is among the best fruits a diabetic here can eat. Jackfruit from our own tree is free food — the bulbs do not need counting. A handful of raisins carries about as much sugar as a whole bunch of grapes. Certain fruits are completely banned once you have diabetes. Fruit is better eaten with or after a meal than alone on an empty stomach. If sugar goes low, eating a fruit is the fastest way to bring it back up. Read the full best-and-worst fruit list
General education, not personal medical advice. For your own plan, consult your doctor.
