Study challenges "carb counting" in diabetes

Reuters ^ | March 11, 2011 | Frederik Joelving

[Yaelle]

Chemical artificial sugars are literal poisons. Just google them. However, some of the more natural ones like stevia aren’t so bad. Still, get the taste buds used to fresh fruit as your only sugar, used as a “dessert” after a protein meal. Never fruit on an empty stomach.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

where have you been on the AI threads? You always had such great posts.

Are you sure it was me? I have no intelligence.

[Yaelle]

Didn’t you used to rate the Idol contestants with a number of lobsters??? Wasn’t that you? You were so funny.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Didn’t you used to rate the Idol contestants with a number of lobsters???

Oh, that "AI"...I thought you were talking about Artificial Intelligence.

No, that wasn't me either. I've only watched American Idol for a total of a few seconds as I blew by it while channel surfing.

You were so funny.

I try. but I encourage you to review my posts in hopes that you still think I'm funny.

Thank you in advance.

[Silentgypsy]

Thanks!

[neverdem]

Prediction of postprandial glycemia and insulinemia in lean, young, healthy adults: glycemic load compared with carbohydrate content alone

FReepmail me if you want on or off the diabetes ping list.

From the article: The glycemic index for a variety of foods can be found at http://www.glycemicindex.com/

kJ in the abstract most likely means kiloJoule, another way to express the amount of energy in the food.

[metmom]

They’re just figuring this out?

[toast]

My son is a type 1. He is pretty well controlled using a pump. But there are a few foods that make his bloodsugar skyrocket even though we enter the carbs listed from the box. His favorite cereal (Quaker Oat Squares) seems to be the worst.

[trisham]

Thanks! I just sent the recipe to my husband, who is a type-2 diabetic. It’s amazing how effective eating low carb has been in reducing his numbers.

[decimon]

His favorite cereal (Quaker Oat Squares) seems to be the worst.

They look to be sugary. From the Quaker Oats website:

"Available in 3 delicious flavors: Brown Sugar, Cinnamon and Golden Maple"

[trisham]

Everything but the beer is good. :) Too many carbs in beer.

[trisham]

It's different, but there are some similarities. If type-2s don't control their diets, they will likely end up very much like type-1s. My husband is a type-2, as is a friend of his. My husband has been on Atkins for the past five or six years, while his friend continues to eat pasta, bread and dessert. My husband is within normal range for his blood sugar, while his friend is now treating his diabetes with insulin injections.

I don't have diabetes, but I follow these threads fairly closely.

[trisham]

They’re just figuring this out?

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Surprising, isn't it?

[Senator_Blutarski]

Avoid all grains. All grains and anything made from them. Eat fruit only after a protein meal. Do not eat anything with sugar in it either, or fake sugar.

You will be cured of Type 2 diabetes.

OK, I have done exactly that for the last 7 years. Why do I still have type 2 diabetes?

[chris_bdba]

I’ve been a type one for over 40 years and no there are few similarities.I get very disappinted that every time a subject of type one diabetes comes up where the type one’s here have a chance to discuss our illness that it is always taken over by the type 2’s.

[chris_bdba]

Not really surprising at all because type 1 diabetes is a completely different animal than type 2 is. It’s treated much differently and is an auitoimmune diease and what may work for a ype 2 can be deadly to a type one.

[trisham]

I thought that you were probably a type-1. I didn’t mean to take over the conversation, friend. I’m sorry if I have caused a problem on this thread.

[trisham]

I may be wrong, but I don’t think that there is a “cure” for type-2 diabetes. To date we have found nothing better for my husband’s type-2 diabetes than the Atkins diet.

[Viking2002]

Bookmarked for reference, and many thanks. That glycemic index is awesome. My A1C went from a pre-surgical 7.1 to a post surgical 6.2 last fall - I think I'm going to follow this closely for 90 days, get back into the gym regularly now that my wife/workout partner is getting her sundry skeletal components repaired, and see where my glucose level dials in at my June checkup.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[Mark17]

I am type 2 since May of 2007. My A1C that day was 10.3. 3 months later it was 6.0. I have not been above 6.0 since then. I do count carbs, but not the glycemic index, but my A1C is still OK. I splurge a little about once a week, but only moderately, then back on the diet. I guess I am doing OK.