I wanted to know if grapes are good for people having diabetes?
Everyone with diabetes should follow a low-fat, high-fibre diet including plenty of green vegetables. Until fairly recently, sugar was banned altogether, and fruit was also forbidden because it contains a lot of sugar.
Nowadays, however, we know that fat is probably even more harmful than sugar. Fats in the blood cause hardening of the arteries, which people with diabetes are prone to anyway.
It is therefore especially important for people with diabetes to avoid eating too much fatty foods.
To return to your question, as a general rule, people with diabetes should not eat more than two or three pieces of fruit a day. One portion of fruit can be measured as the amount you can hold easily in one hand.
In other words, your father can eat two or three handfuls of fruit a day - and some of this amount - or all of it - can be grapes.
Nowadays, however, we know that fat is probably even more harmful than sugar. Fats in the blood cause hardening of the arteries, which people with diabetes are prone to anyway.
It is therefore especially important for people with diabetes to avoid eating too much fatty foods.
To return to your question, as a general rule, people with diabetes should not eat more than two or three pieces of fruit a day. One portion of fruit can be measured as the amount you can hold easily in one hand.
In other words, your father can eat two or three handfuls of fruit a day - and some of this amount - or all of it - can be grapes.