Diabetes & Fruits: What to Eat, What to Avoid, Expert Tips for Safe Consumption

• Diabetes control requires healthy lifestyle, diet; wrong fruit choices can spike sugar levels.
• Ayurvedic doctor Dixa Bhavsar advises on fruit consumption for diabetics to manage blood glucose.
• Eat whole fruits (not juice), combine with nuts/seeds, avoid at night, one type at a time, small portions.
• Opt for less ripe, fresh fruits; avoid very sweet/ripe ones to keep sugar stable.
• Avoid ripe banana, mango, chikoo, custard apple, grapes, jackfruit, lychee, pineapple, ripe papaya, watermelon.

Why It Matters: Diabetics can eat fruits, but proper selection, quantity, and timing are crucial for sugar control.