Do potatoes raise blood sugar?

For many diabetic patients, their daily diet needs to be strictly controlled. Because some foods can easily cause patients' blood sugar to rise, and high blood sugar means danger and insulin injections. So, for potatoes, is this food a blood sugar-raising food? In fact, if the potatoes are simply cooked, the glycemic index is still very low, but this may not be the case for those that are high in oil and salt.

Let's first look at the nutritional value of potatoes. From the nutritional content of potatoes, the calories in potatoes are in the upper-middle range, with 76 kcal per 100 grams of potatoes. Compared with the rice we usually eat, the calories in 100 grams of rice are around 116 kcal. In comparison, if potatoes are eaten as staple food regularly, it is indeed much better than eating rice regularly.

If diabetics often eat potatoes, does it raise or lower their blood sugar? If diabetic patients often eat potatoes as their staple food and pay attention to the cooking method of potatoes, using steaming and boiling methods more often, compared with other refined white rice and flour staple foods, eating potatoes as their staple food can also slow down the blood sugar rate after meals, which is beneficial for controlling the disease.

It is not recommended for people with diabetes to eat fried potatoes, as it increases the risk of obesity and diabetic complications. It is recommended that diabetic patients eat potatoes as a staple food because potatoes are high in calories. However, if they are eaten as vegetables, it is equivalent to eating two servings of staple food, which can easily increase the risk of high blood sugar.