why I rarely eat fruit

[Guest guest]

Yes, I know. I have always heard it, too. Fruit is good for you, and it is

important to eat it regularly. Fruit is that sweet delicacy known as God's

candy.

The problem is I am a diabetic, and while insulin is a necessary medication, a

lot of it is not good for one's system. I just happen to be a type2 insulin

dependent diabetic. My formula for insulin dosage with short-acting insulin is:

0.4C=U

Where the 0.4 is the correction factor derived by way of experimentation on my

own system and its reaction to carb intake and Humalog insulin requirement to

deal satisfactorily with the carbs consumed. A similar correction factor awaits

all insulin dependent diabetics, who are willing to experiment and keep records

in order to derive this correction factor.

The C is the total number of grams of Carbs consumed and the U is the number of

units of Humalog required to deal with this carb consumption.

I love apples, but I do not eat them any more. Why? The amount of insulin

required is too high for the indulgence of this wonderful fruit. For example a

small apple contains say 25 grams of carbs, a medium size apple contains 35

grams of carbs and a large apple contains 50 grams of carbs. Of course I am

just using these particular apples with a guestimation of the actual number of

grams of carbs in each, but I am willing to bet I am pretty close to the correct

mark. Now imagine yourself as me and eating an apple. Just plug in the size

apple in the formula in the C and now you see why I do not eat fruit, except on

rare occasions.

A small apple would require a dose of 10 units of Humalog. A medium size apple

would require a dose of 14 units and a large apple would require a dose of 20

units of Humalog.

Yes, I know an apple contains all kinds of vitamins and minerals and

bioflavonoid that are good for my system, but the fact remains that an apple is

mostly carbohydrates, which are not essential for the human body. The one

essential carbohydrate glucose needed by the body can be produced via the liver

from the protein and fat one consumes.

If you are a diabetic, here is another simple fact for you to know. The more

carbs consumed on a daily basis, the higher one's A1C level will be. Now you

know why I do not recommend that a diabetic either type1 or type2 eat sweet

fruits at all. The plain fact is that sweet fruits just contains too many

sugars which causes spikes in the diabetic's blood glucose levels, and this is

not good for any diabetic. You can get those needed minerals, vitamins and

other phytonutrients from other sources like vegetables and non-sweet fruits

like peppers, cucumbers, squash and pumpkin. These latter sources of minerals,

vitamins and phytonutrients will not spike one's bs levels. So, if you want to

lower your A1C, just cut out the consumption of those unnecessary carbs.