Is it true that eating too much fruits that are sweet can cause diabetes?

We are unable to advise you whether too much sweet fruits can cause diabetes and wish to highlight that you could approach a dietician on this aspect.

Recommended books for reading are as follows:

1) Title: The diabetes snack, munch, nibble, nosh book / Ruth Glick.
Author Glick, Ruth, 1942-
Publisher Alexandria, Va. : American Diabetes Association, c2006.
Call No: English 641.56314 GLI -[COO]

2) Title : Superfoods healthstyle : proven strategies for lifelong health / Steven G. Pratt and Kathy Matthews.
Author Pratt, Steven.
Other Title Super foods, health style
Publisher New York : William Morrow, c2006.
Call No: English 613 PRA -[HEA]

3) Title : The 7 step diabetes fitness plan : living well and being fit with diabetes, no matter your weight / Sheri R. Colberg ; foreword by Anne Peters.
Author: Colberg, Sheri, 1963-
Other Title Seven step diabetes fitness plan
Call No: English 616.462062 COL -[HEA]

Article retrieved from Factiva is as follows:

1) SWEET NEWS / REAL SUGAR AND REAL DESSERTS ARE NO LONGER FORBIDDEN FRUIT FOR DIABETICS, JODY FEINBERG
The Patriot Ledger, 2453 words
31 May 2000, The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
Run of Paper
27, English (Copyright 2000)

Simone Koch loves sweets. So she despaired over a future of self- denial when she was diagnosed with diabetes last year.

But in recent weeks, Koch, 69, of Quincy has eaten cannoli, gingerbread and cake -- all without guilt or health worries. And she wasn't cheating, just following a diabetic diet that allows such pleasures.

"When I learned I had diabetes, it was really scary for me," said Koch, who had seen her husband suffer from the illness. "And I was sad because I enjoy my sweets, and I thought I wouldn't be able to have them anymore. But I don't feel too bad about it now because there are things that I can have, and that's great."

Contrary to popular belief, a diagnosis of diabetes does not mean doomsday for sweets and desserts made with natural sugar. Since 1994 when the American Diabetes Association published its new guidelines, sugar is no longer forbidden and special "diabetic" foods aren't necessary. "It's a significant change and a lot of people still don't know about it unless they've seen a dietician," said Karen Chalmers, director of nutrition services at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. "Every time they eat a piece of cake, they say, `Oh, I cheated,' or `I feel guilty,’ but it's not necessarily cheating anymore." Diabetics, of course, still need to carefully regulate their consumption based on how the food affects their blood sugar.

But the focus now is on keeping carbohydrates -- which include sugars and starches -- at a level recommended by their dietician. "There are very strict guidelines for incorporating desserts or sweets into the diet," said Sue Hladik, a registered dietician at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. "But sugar is no longer the great taboo." That's because scientists have learned that blood sugar rises in the same way whether a person eats sweets like chocolate or starches like bread. What matters is the carbohydrate count, and the diet's overall balance. "People with diabetes should just be eating well-balanced diets," Hladik said.

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