Figs for diabetics

[MC Dub]

O.K. everyone, are figs good for diabetics to eat? I have heard and seen differing information and want to know if anyone has any connections to Doctor(s) that can definitively answer this question.

 

[ktrain]

Yes they can, in moderation.
Fresh will be way better than dried because the sugars concentrate in dried figs.
They are high in fiber as well as natural sugars.

Eating a couple figs shouldn't be an issue so long as sugary things were not eaten previously.
I had to research this before....so thats what I found in a nut shell.

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

My husband is diabetic and he hasn’t had any issues eating fresh figs as long as he has eats them in moderation.

 

[Uncle Jessup]

Fig leaf tea is beneficial and can lower insulin requirements in type 2 diabetics by 10%. Not fruit, but leaf tea. The latex sap might be the active component?

I'd imagine the fruits are good like maple syrup is better than sugar. Prob still get a sugar spike from fruit but I'm no doctor or dietician.