Can I eat fruit if I have diabetes?

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    • April 13, 2026 at 12:35 pm
    Dan Hager
    Keymaster
      Whether you are living with diabetes or prediabetes, you may wonder if you can eat fruit. šŸ“ Fruit does have natural sugar and carbs, but it also has many health benefits like vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber.

      So, can you eat fruit while living with prediabetes or diabetes? Yes, you can!

      See our tips on the best ways to include fruit in our blog at bit.ly/4cf23ur.

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      • April 21, 2026 at 8:03 pm
      Meg Mangan
      Participant
        Thanks Dan, I hear from patients frequently that certain fruit should be avoided or one is better than the other. All fruit is good and will cause a rise in BG but this is normal. As a RD, we recommend folks eat their fruit vs drink fruit (unless hypo and then take 4fo, check BG and wait 15min).

        thanks!
        M

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