Poison or nectar! Can diabetes patients eat jaggery? Learn expert advice

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Last updated:February 13, 2025, 13:04 IST

Does Jaggery Increase Sugar Level: There is a lot of talk about or wrong for patients with diabetes, but today we know from the executive doctor, whether the marriages should eat sweet (jaggery).

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Godda In today’s era, almost every other houses of the country have a diabetes patient, where diabetes patients are asked to avoid sweet foods, in the meantime people have a doubt that jaggery instead of sugar Diabetes patients can be consumed, but about this, Dr. Sonali, a doctor of Godda, said that jaggery like sugar can be harmful for diabetes patients, because it also has high amount of sugar (sugar). Although it is natural and provides some nutrients such as iron, potassium and antioxidants than refined sugar, its glycemic index (GI) is higher, which can increase blood sugar rapidly.

What for diabetes patients?
It contains up to 65-85% sucrose (sugar), which can increase blood sugar. And due to the high glycemic index (GI), there can be rapid fluctuations in insulin levels. Consuming high amounts can cause diabetes out of control.

If your blood sugar is under control, then a very small quantity can sometimes be taken 1-2 teaspoons. But it also depends on the advice of the doctor. If sugar is more, then it is better to avoid jaggery completely. Jaggery is not safe for diabetes patients, especially if blood sugar already remains high. If you still have to eat, then eat very small amounts and with the advice of a doctor.

People have often been seen that after diabetes, they completely leave sweet, but many people consume jaggery instead of sugar, which is very harmful for their health.

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