Most people with diabetes are aware that certain fruits, such as pineapple, can affect blood sugar more than others. But that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t eat pineapple at all if you have diabetes; the key is moderation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The majority of fruits have little impact on blood sugar compared to foods with a much higher glycemic index (GI) score. That\u2019s because fruit contains fiber and fructose to help the body digest carbs more slowly. This helps blood sugars stabilize over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three general categories of glycemic index are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Low: a GI score under 55<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Medium: a GI score between 56-69<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 High: a GI score of 70 or above<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With a score of 66, raw pineapple falls into the medium-GI category\u2014as do melons, sweetened cranberries, dates and raisins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But pineapple\u2019s GI score can change, depending on how it\u2019s prepared, how ripe it is and whether it\u2019s raw or canned. Watch out for higher-GI pineapple sources, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 canned pineapple with added sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 pineapple juice<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 very ripe pineapple<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eaten in moderation, there\u2019s no reason to avoid fresh or frozen pineapple. It has plenty of other health benefits, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 high in vitamin C<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 high in manganese<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 fiber<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 vitamin A<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 vitamin B<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 bromelain (helpful in fighting inflammation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pairing pineapple with a protein (nuts or beans, for example) or healthy fat can help limit the impact on blood sugar levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TIP:<\/strong> Add pineapple to stir fry or grill it to give it extra flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even if you purchase pineapple juice with no added sugar, it\u2019s not as healthy as eating fresh or frozen pineapple. That\u2019s because not only does the fruit have a lower GI score than the juice, but also whole fruits tend to have more fiber, vitamins and minerals and are more filling than juice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most people with diabetes are aware that certain fruits, such as pineapple, can affect blood sugar more than others. But that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t eat pineapple at all if you have diabetes; the key is moderation. How fruit affects diabetes The majority of fruits have little impact on blood sugar compared to foods with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[753,690],"tags":[714],"class_list":["post-13555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diabetes","category-wellness","tag-diabetes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}