Can Diabetics Drink Orange Juice

Each year, about 400,000 people in our country are diagnosed with diabetes, that is, having high blood sugar levels.

Taking into account that the number of diabetics in Spain is high we want to dedicate this article to all those who suffer from this disease and wonder what is the relationship between orange and diabetes , that is, those who ask: can I eat orange if I am diabetic?

Is it good to eat orange if I am diabetic?

We all know that orange is a fruit that contains sugar. So, orange and diabetes  are not compatible? The truth is that they are. Orange is a very healthy fruit for everyone, even for people with diabetes because it also provides many other nutrients, such as fiber and vitamins.

As we have said, orange contains fiber and this nutrient causes the body to digest the sugar contained in this fruit more slowly, therefore it does not pass so quickly into the blood.

Despite this and all the advantages that this fruit has for diabetics, it is recommended that they control their intake and follow the recommendations of doctors and nutritionists to follow healthy, balanced and suitable diets for them.

When can I drink orange juice being diabetic?

It has always been believed that with orange juice and diabetes  'they were not good friends'. Until today it was believed that the sugar contained in orange juice is absorbed by the body very quickly so it takes much less time to pass into the blood, raising blood sugar levels.

For this reason the consumption of orange juices has not been recommended, even when they are natural. However, experts have agreed that orange is good for diabetes, even in juice.