Does Eating Guava Fruit Good for Diabetes?

The Guava fruit is considered as a 'Super Fruit' because of its medicinal properties that help prevents various forms of diseases. In China, people of this country has been eating guava fruits as they claim that it is one way of treating diabetic disorder. But recently, scientific studies had found out that the skin of a guava fruit can increase your blood sugar level by 91%.

If you enjoy eating the fruit but you have a controlled diabetic disorder then you can peel off the skin. By peeling off the skin, the fruit will increase your blood sugar level by 27%. It is advised that you have to eat guava fruit that are not too ripe.

What is a Diabetic Disorder?


Most people will simply define diabetes as a type of disorder where your body particularly your blood contains enough sugar contents that are needed by your body. To explain it more in details, diabetes is classified as a metabolism disorder. Metabolism is a process on how the internal parts of your body processes the food you eat into energy and growth.

The food you eat goes through a process of digestion wherein all the nutrients are extracted in the form of 'Glucose'. This is a form of sugar in your blood which acts as the fuel of your body.

Upon digestion of the food, the glucose will automatically go into your bloodstream. The cells will then use it for energy and growth. At some point, a problem might occur wherein the glucose cannot enter through the cells because of the lack of insulin.

After eating, it is normal for your pancreas to release an adequate amount of insulin for the purpose of allowing the glucose to move into the bloodstream way through the cells. As a result, this will cause the cells blood-glucose levels to drop.

A diabetic person suffering from 'Hyperglycemia' which is a condition wherein the quantity of the glucose in the blood is too high is due to the lack of insulin. There is not enough supply of insulin generated by the body which should process the glucose into the cells. Thus, too much glucose builds up in the blood which leads into a diabetic disorder.

Is Eating Guava Still Advisable for Diabetic Person?

Guava fruit is actually one of the best recommended type of food for those diabetic people. For those who have high-blood sugar, it is highly advisable that you are to peel off the skin of the fruit before eating.

The fruit is too tasty and very nutritious. There is no reason why anyone would have to avoid eating it. It has high Vitamin C content containing 120 mg which is almost twice the amount found in the oranges. In comparison with the oranges, it is less acidic and it contains very high fiber. Other nutrients found on the guava fruit are Vitamin A and Potassium.

Ripe Guava Fruit

If this is your first-time to encounter the guava fruit, you can learn more about it on this post entitled 'How to Eat Raw Guava Fruit'.

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