I am a diabetic patient. My HBA1C is 7.can I take banana fruit. I am 71 year old.

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Dr. Pramod Kumar SharmaEndocrinologist38yrs exp

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It depends upon various factors. Before that we should know something more about banana.Unripe and ripped,size have different nutritive value. Unripe banana has 10% fibres,vit.C,vit B6,manganese,copper and potassium and 8% sugar have low glycemic index means when you eat it your sugar will increase gradually. When it rips its starch converts into sugar hence its taste becomes sweet and sugar content increases. Hence if you want to eat banana eat it unripe or semi ripe and choose small one and in moderation.

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Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist47yrs exp

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Lybrate-user, Thanks for the query. HbA1c% 7, is quite good at your age. You can take one small banana if you feel like. However, eating more of that fruit is not advisable as it tends to increase blood glucose fairly fast. Thanks.

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