Can Diabetic Patients Eat Seafood?
Seafood is a nutritious food with delicious taste, providing abundant high-quality protein, fats, dietary fiber, and essential trace elements. Moderate consumption is beneficial for diabetic patients. Different types of seafood vary in fat and calorie content; thus, it is important to know the nutritional values before eating. Some seafood such as dried shrimp, soaked fresh scallops, crab, prawns, and clam meat have high fat and calorie levels—consume sparingly. Kelp contains high iodine; eating it can supplement iodine, but excessive intake may lead to iodine excess, which is harmful. Fish and shellfish may harbor pathogenic microorganisms; raw consumption poses health risks. Therefore, we recommend avoiding raw fish and consuming only cooked seafood.<diabetes>