“Is eating pomegranate safe for diabetics?”

Studies have shown a positive connection between T2D and pomegranates. Read this article "Pomegranate and type 2 diabetes" authors Saleem Banihani 1, Samer Swedan, Ziyad Alguraan

PMID: 23684435 DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2013.03.003

Over the last decade, various studies have linked pomegranate (Punica granatum Linn), a fruit native to the Middle East, with type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment. This review focuses on current laboratory and clinical research related to the effects of pomegranate fractions (peels, flowers, and seeds) and some of their active components on biochemical and
metabolic variables associated with the pathologic markers of type 2 diabetes. Fasting blood glucose levels were decreased significantly by punicic acid, methanolic seed extract, and pomegranate peel extract. Known compounds in pomegranate, such as punicalagin and ellagic, gallic, oleanolic, ursolic, and uallic acids, have been identified as having anti-diabetic actions. Furthermore, the juice sugar fraction was found to have unique antioxidant polyphenols (tannins and anthocyanins), which could be beneficial to control conditions in type 2 diabetes. These findings provide evidence for the anti-diabetic activity of pomegranate fruit; however, before pomegranate or any of its extracts can be medically recommended for the management of type 2 diabetes, controlled, clinical studies are needed.