Re: an apple a day,keep coughs at bay

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Yabut...an apple a day for diabetics will probably raise BGs too.

Vicki

an apple a day,keep coughs at bay

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>> AARP magazine " Red Alert "

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>> results from an NIH study. Researchers followed subjects aged

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>> 45-74 average of 5 yrs and found those who ate most apples and

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>> grapes had the least coughing with phlegm, a common symptom of

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>> COPD. The fruits' high concentration of fiber and flavonoids,

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>> compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, may

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[Guest guest]

Will it? I've gotten conflicting ideas about fruit. I read

someplace that fruit in moderation was okay, as long as it wasn't in

the form of juice, because the fiber somehow handled it. My husband

eats fruit, not daily, and his numbers don't seem to change with or

without the fruit, unless he indulges in a lot of it, like the day he

spent popping grapes in his mouth all day. LOL But even at that,

the sugar number didn't shoot up like it did after the potatoes that

one night.

Janet

> Yabut...an apple a day for diabetics will probably raise BGs too.

> Vicki

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At 04:32 PM 12/30/04, janet_deforest@... wrote:

>Will it? I've gotten conflicting ideas about fruit. I read

>someplace that fruit in moderation was okay, as long as it wasn't in

>the form of juice, because the fiber somehow handled it. My husband

>eats fruit, not daily, and his numbers don't seem to change with or

>without the fruit, unless he indulges in a lot of it, like the day he

>spent popping grapes in his mouth all day. LOL But even at that,

>the sugar number didn't shoot up like it did after the potatoes that

>one night.

Janet, the only way to really know how fruit affects him is to do the

glucometer test before he eats any and then 1 1/2 or 2 hours after he

starts eating some. It should be JUST the fruit, too, ideally, but I know

it just doesn't happen that way most of the time. It's good if he can eat

fruit without much impact. Do you remember just what the numbers were when

you tested after fruit?

I seem to be able to get away with half an apple and cheese without numbers

skyrocketing (though I admit I've never just tested an apple (or any fruit)

all by itself. I guess when I snack it's because I'm hungry and if I just

eat a little bit then wait two hours I'll *really* be hungry later.

I'm new enough to all of this to be far from expert, so you'll doubtless

hear some better advise from others here. I'm still not sure, for instance,

just how much of a rise in BG's is okay after a meal.

-=sky=-

Type 2 dx'd 9/04. Low Carb, Metaformin XR (1500mg).

Supplements: B50, CoQ10 (200mg),Omega 3 (1000mg)

Also: 20mg Lipitor, 100mg Cozaar, 175mcg Synthroid,

and 25 mg Hydrochlorothiazide.

[Guest guest]

Janet, his meter is his best friend.

Check BG before eating a piece of fruit -- whatever kind -- then 90

minutes later, with no other food in between. BG should not exceed 140

(I think that's the correct number). Do this a couple of times, not

just once, with the same fruit. It would help if you had a food scale

and could weigh the fruit, too, to make the testing consistent.

Vicki

Re: an apple a day,keep coughs at bay

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> Will it? I've gotten conflicting ideas about fruit. I read

> someplace that fruit in moderation was okay, as long as it wasn't in

> the form of juice, because the fiber somehow handled it. My husband

> eats fruit, not daily, and his numbers don't seem to change with or

> without the fruit, unless he indulges in a lot of it, like the day he

> spent popping grapes in his mouth all day. LOL But even at that,

> the sugar number didn't shoot up like it did after the potatoes that

> one night.

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>> Yabut...an apple a day for diabetics will probably raise BGs too.

>> Vicki

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[Guest guest]

Sky, we have a LOT to learn too. We rarely eat fruit alone anyway.

Fresh fruit has digestive enzymes, so we eat a little of it with a

meal, when we eat it.

I don't remember what his numbers were after fruit. I just remember

thinking that they weren't much different with or without. I'll try

to take note of that.

Janet

[Guest guest]

We could try that. But neither of us is very big on eating fruit all

by itself. Usually his numbers have been from about 114 up to 127,

in that range. Now and again it'll spike up, like after a potato

with dinner.

Thanks!

Janet

> Janet, his meter is his best friend.

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> Check BG before eating a piece of fruit -- whatever kind -- then 90

> minutes later, with no other food in between. BG should not exceed

140

> (I think that's the correct number). Do this a couple of times,

not

> just once, with the same fruit. It would help if you had a food

scale

> and could weigh the fruit, too, to make the testing consistent.

> Vicki

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