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"Janet" > wrote in message
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> MaryL wrote:
>> "Janet" > wrote in message
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>>> I find that I am craving fruit and fruit juice more and more. But
>>> the most I seem to be able to tolerate is 1/2 cup of melon, or a
>>> section or two of tangerine, or half an apple, or 1/3 cup of
>>> blueberries. Very frustrating.
>>>
>>>

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>> I can eat just about any fruit, but I put emphasis on berries and
>> cantaloupe. I *never* drink *any* fruit juice. The whole fruit is
>> much better for us, and you may find that it would also improve your
>> BG if you eliminate that.
>>
>> MaryL

>
> Thanks. I haven't had fruit juice since diagnosis. I still want it,
> though.


I have grapefruit sometimes. And maybe once or twice a year I have
strawberries. Occasionally I have unsweetened apple sauce, some apple
slices or canned pears. But most of the time I can live without fruit.