Does muskmelon increase blood sugar level? | Can eating muskmelon increase blood sugar level?

Does muskmelon increase blood sugar level? That depends on the way you eat it. If you eat it wrong way, then it does increase your blood sugar level. But, if you eat it right way, then it does not increase blood sugar level so sharply. Let’s discuss all of that in detail in today’s article.

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WRONG WAY OF EATING MUSKMELON that increase blood sugar level – 

If you eat muskmelon in following wrong ways, then it does increase your blood sugar level. Those wrong ways are – 

• Eating muskmelon in juice form or smoothie form on daily basis, three times a day in excess amount, increases blood sugar levels
• Consuming in excess amount, any recipe of muskmelon that contains added sugar

RIGHT WAY of EATING MUSKMELON that does not increase your blood sugar level – 

Right way of eating muskmelon, is eat it in less amount. But, how much is that “less amount”? You can eat around ½ to 1 cup or 1 slice of muskmelon, weighing around 120 gram in a day. If you eat more than this amount, then that causes harms. What harms are those? 

Harms of eating muskmelon in excess amount – 

If you eat muskmelon in excess amount, on daily basis, then it cause following harms – 

• Increases blood sugar level of your body. 
• Gas in abdomen 
• Pain in abdomen 
• Diarrhoea 
• Interferes with action of blood thinner medicines 
• Cold or cough 
• Worsen kidney problems 
• Irritable bowel syndrome 

If you want to save your body from these harms, then do not eat muskmelon in excess amount. So, that was all regarding that. 

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