Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 She's back but catching up with three weeks' worth of email so it may take her a little while to get to this one. Vicki In a message dated 04/22/2003 6:36:31 AM US Mountain Standard Time, labeekman@... writes: > Still doing my research, came across this. . . would > love to get Susie's opinion as well as all others. Is > Susie back from vacation yet? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Heidi, I'm confused. Are your dietician and CDE indicating that sugar contains some nutrient other than carbs? One sugar cube, at 0.1oz. contains 2.83 carbs, all sugar of course. So how does one work in real sugar, or is this only for those diabetics who cover their carbs with insulin? I'm not challenging anyone's statements here, just curious as to how they suggest incorporating real sugar into a carb-controlled diet. Or, perhaps they are NOT advocating carb control? Inquiring minds, donchano. CarolR hhessgriffeth wrote: > Lily, > > Anyhow, the dietician and CDE both launched into a discussion > about how it had been researched that sugar intake WASN'T the > culprit that earlier studies showed, carbohydrates were, and that > current diabetic trends were permitting more use of natural > sugar in reasonable quantities than ever before. Of course it > would be difficult to control what an individual thought > " reasonable quantities " were, especially those people with a > sweet tooth! (smile) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Dear Lily, I'm over 600 posts behind. I'll never be able to read them, but I did see your message below. My cynical self says that " study " was funded by commercial sugar interests. We all know that eating sugar does not give us diabetes. We basically become type 2 because we inherit type 2 diabetes genes, and then if we don't exercise like fiends and keep our weight down, that 800-pound gorilla will sneak up and bite us on the butt. The study they refer to is not done in a clinical setting. They merely ask volunteers to self-report their sugar intake, and what they report may vary widely from reality. And it isn't just sugar (sucrose) ... it's all carbohydrates that spike us. I have lost all respect for the American Diabetes Association's " Diabetes Care. " Over half the magazine's pages are devoted to ads. The ADA strikes me as an organization that exists only to perpetuate itself and promote its advertisers. We who are already diabetic know what sugar does to us ... All we have to do is finger-poke or arm-stick. Susie " My body; my science project. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Oops. I forgot to include Lily's post: << Still doing my research, came across this. . . would love to get Susie's opinion as well as all others. Is Susie back from vacation yet? http://www.laurushealth.com/HealthNews/reuters/NewsStory0421200315.htm >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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