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Are pomegranates safe to eat if you have gestational diabetes?

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Dr. James Chu answered

Fruits in moderation: To help patients control gestational diabetes, experts recommend checking 1-hour post-meal sugar levels. If after eating pomegranates (or other fruits or other carb sources) your glucose is less than 130 mg/dl, then that snack or meal is acceptable. However, your body's ability to control this post-meal glucose will change during the course of pregnancy, so you need to continue testing throughout.

Answered 9/22/2016

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Dr. Gutti Rao answered

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Fruits in moderation: Fruits in moderation are ok. But check your sugars , and if they are consistently high after promgranates, better to avoid

Answered 12/9/2013

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Pomegranates: Pomegranates are a healthy, low calorie, high-antioxidant-power fruit. It's a nice add-in to an otherwise healthy diet for gestational diabetes or otherwise.

Answered 12/7/2019

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Check sugar: Please check your blood sugar level 1 hour after consuming a small amount of pomegranate to check how much your body can take. For gestational diabetes, <110 mg/dl 1-hr post prandial sugar level is recommended. Like other fruits, pomegranate also has sugar. You can have a very small amount safely if your sugar level remains well within the limit.

Answered 9/23/2016

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