Grapefruit Diabetes

my gran has diabetes and a friend told him to stop eating grapefruit (he eats for breakfast only) because it can be harmful

The fruits have a lot of sugar and some have lots of carbohydrates. However, a diabetic can eat the fruit into small pieces. Today, a diabetic can eat pretty much what they want as they use the portion control. Most nutritionists will tell a diabetic to keep their small meals and they should not contain more than 45 grams of carbohydrates per meal. Two daily snacks between the two 15 grams each are allowed. If your gran has diabetes and he has under good control, she problably know which foods cause her sugar to rise and how to take care of him. Except gran has problems with blood sugar, I would not worry. If it is, I get an appointment with a nutritionist and can help your grandmother learn a lot about foods and meal plans

His medications have a warning on their label, if it is not supposed to eat grapefruit or drinking juice when she takes the medication. This does not mean it can not have later.

Gran Your doctor should listen, not his friends. But - if it is a drug which is called a "statin" for high cholesterol and his medication for diabetes, then the friend is correct: grapefruit can interfere with how the drug works. Statins are prescribed for most diabetics now with all the other things - even if the person does not have high cholesterol. They are prescribed as preventive medications. The label of a drug should clearly not eat grapefruit.

Otherwise, the grapefruit causes no harm to diabetics in moderation. But it will if it takes a statin and should be avoided.

Some time ago, it came up that grapefruit juice should not be taken with many medications.
The study reported below said,
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For nearly a decade, people have been told by their doctors and pharmacists to avoid grapefruit juice if they are treated with certain drugs, including certain drugs as cholesterol or blood pressure lower. Studies have shown that grapefruit juice can cause more of these drugs enter the bloodstream, resulting in undesirable and even dangerous side effects.
These types of drugs are often prescribed for diabetics so that information is relevant here.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...- ...

Grapefruit juice can cause drugs to work more quickly than they would if most doctors tell them to avoid when taking medication, but the grapefruit have a low glycemic value. This means they do not raise blood sugar as quickly and cake or cookies can be eaten more often than most fruits.

Grapefruit is not necessarily dangerous for people with diabetes. Some diabetics take medication to control their blood pressure which can interact dangerously with grapefruit. Your Gran should check with their doctor or pharmacist to see if one of his medications is not safe to take with grapefruit.