It is recommended to eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day. However, it is important to realise that all fruits contain some natural sugars and these effect blood sugar levels. Ultimately your intake may need to be reduced in order to improve your HbA1c levels and to aid with weight loss.

Below you will see fruits listed from the lowest carb at the top to the highest carb at the bottom. Figures are taken from various supermarket websites rounded to the nearest 1%. Different products/varieties will vary slightly and also the ripeness of fruit will make a difference also as the riper something is the more sugar it contains.

Key points:

• Avoid bananas, mango and grapes
• Avoid dried fruit
• Berries tend to be good lower carb options
• Apples are maybe higher carb than you might think, try and stick to smaller sized apples

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