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Bananas Increase My Blood Sugar Reading. Why?

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Prescott, AZ
April 27, 2024
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Bananas are high sugar fruit, funny thing is, their sugar content increases as they ripen. I can't eat the hard green bananas so I have to be careful with them.

July 26, 2024
A myT1Dteam Member

You also need to watch your potassium in take

June 25, 2024
A myT1Dteam Member

I'm told that green bananas don't raise BG as much.

May 11, 2024
A myT1Dteam Member

Thank you

April 27, 2024
A myT1Dteam Member

I only have 1/2 banana when my BS is low…… the natural sugar content is big!

April 27, 2024

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