Does fruit actually spike blood sugar too much… or is it totally okay to eat?
Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven
Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
4.9 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Worried that fruit spikes your blood sugar too much? You’re not alone. There’s a lot of confusion and fear around fruit in diabetes and prediabetes, so today we’re reframing the entire conversation. Fruit isn’t the problem. Your body is designed to handle carbohydrates, and a rise in glucose after eating fruit is completely normal.
In this episode, we break down how whole fruit impacts blood sugar, why fiber matters, and what actually supports steadier glucose responses. We also talk about the difference between fruit, juice, and dried fruit and share practical pairing ideas to help you enjoy fruit without stressing about numbers.
If you're living with diabetes or prediabetes and want personalized support from a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist covered by insurance, visit diabetesdigital.co to connect with our culturally aware and weight-inclusive team. And if you love the show, don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes or Spotify—it makes a huge difference! For additional resources and show notes, head to diabetesdigital.co/podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode of the Diabetes Digital podcast presented by Food Heaven. |
| 0:05.2 | In today's mini-sode, we're going to talk about fruit and blood sugar. |
| 0:10.3 | Welcome to the Diabetes Digital podcast. I'm Wendy. |
| 0:13.8 | And I'm Jess, and we're best friends, registered dieticians, and diabetes educators. |
| 0:18.1 | Through our telehealth platform, DiabetesDigital.co, |
| 0:21.6 | we offer accessible and personalized virtual nutrition counseling |
| 0:24.9 | for people with diabetes and prediabetes. |
| 0:27.5 | Visit DiabetesDigital.co, that's CO, |
| 0:30.7 | to book your first appointment. |
| 0:32.1 | We accept insurance and offer affordable self-pay options. |
| 0:35.3 | Now, let's get into today's episode. |
| 0:39.8 | So, I have some really exciting news to share. If you were new here, I just have to give you a little |
| 0:45.3 | bit of context. So at Diabetes Digital, we are a team of dietitians, and our mission is to help |
| 0:51.7 | people improve their blood sugar and metabolic health through |
| 0:55.1 | weight inclusive, culturally humble nutrition behavior coaching that focuses on helping people |
| 1:01.7 | improve their relationship with food. |
| 1:03.2 | And we have seen 1,500 patients since we started at the beginning of 2024. |
| 1:09.9 | And we've done 11,000 visits, which I can't even |
| 1:13.9 | believe that's insane. We've heard a lot from our patients anecdotally, and we've seen lab |
| 1:19.0 | values anecdotally that they're having these big changes, but we wanted to look clinic-wide |
| 1:23.5 | at all of the data and see what it was telling us. So we hired a data analyst and I for one almost |
| 1:30.8 | fell out my seat when I saw the results of our work with patients. So I'm going to go through |
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