By Colleen Pierre, R.D.
Fact: I'm not a big sweets eater. But when there's a family birthday cake, I don't want my sad, deprived face spoiling the fun. So I trade my potato for a small dessert because the carbs in sugar get processed just like the carbs in potatoes. True, potatoes and other vegetables, fruits, and dairy products deliver vitamins, minerals, and energy that protect my health, so those are mostly what I eat. But to help me avoid feeling deprived, I allow myself the occasional sweet treat.
Many so-called sugar-free foods (such as cookies or candy) often aren't free because they have carbs from flour or milk. Some are made with sugar alcohols such as maltitol or sorbitol. "People with diabetes absorb about half the carbohydrate listed as sugar alcohol," says Gillian Arathuzik, R.D., CDE, a diabetes nutrition educator from the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. So if the label says 10 grams of sugar alcohol, count it as 5 grams of carbs. And be aware that large amounts can cause diarrhea or gas.
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I think 20 carbs a meal is crazy!!! See how many years you stick tight to that one. Gotta live in reality at some point.
8/31/2010 10:42:48 PM Report AbuseWhat about people on the boarder line Diabetes, only take pill twice aday?
6/28/2010 10:10:29 AM Report AbuseMy Doctor had me going to a dietician who wanted me to eat 120 carbs a day. She even had me eating 2 Bagels in the morning. Needless to say my Blood Sugar rose dramatically. I immediately quit listening to this so called professional and took matters into my own hands and went on the Atkins Diet. I eat less than 20 carbs a day and my blood sugars dropped immediately. I lost 40 pounds and my A1C went from 9.9 to 6.8 in6 months. Great Article
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5/4/2010 08:47:23 AM Report AbuseI can't believe you guys are getting such good readings eating so many carbs! Lower those carb counts and watch you numbers lower too! 40 to 60 carbs per meal is crazy! Talked to my doctor about it and her reply was she wondered when the ADA was going to get quit living in the past!
3/17/2010 10:59:35 PM Report Abuseyes wyrquyis you're right,this is way too much carbs,use 1 fruit only,cut fruit serving by half.subtracting soy from total carbs,gives u a true count on carbs.healthy eating isn't always healthy.as a nurse,diabetic i no its challange
3/16/2010 12:18:23 PM Report AbuseThank you for the tip on sugar alcohols. I believe they missed that one in my diet class.
2/2/2010 02:25:01 PM Report AbuseA good friend of mine has just been diagnosed with type 2 but because he is VERY active believes that eating 'healthy' (for a diabetic)includes a fruit smoothie for breakfast is acceptable. His smoothies include 1 banana, 1 cup of blueberries, 1/2 cup of yogurt, 1/2 cup of fresh OJ, a handfull of strawberries/raspberries, and a cup of soy milk! I say that the carb level exceeds what he should be eating and he disagrees; even 'refusing to take his B.S. level pre & post 'smoothie'. Any advice?
12/28/2009 03:10:29 PM Report AbuseI thought the first year was free If it not free you can keep it. i do not want the issuses
12/10/2009 09:34:23 PM Report Abuse