Dear subscribers, I am a long-standing diabetic (diagnosed in 1995, don't take insulin, am on a long list of medications and surviving), live in the US and have read a significant amount on this disease. It is not simple. HOWEVER, there are some things that are immutable. 1) Taking sugar (in any form - brown, white, raw, turbinado (light brown impure sugar), jaggery - all are bad for the system. All of them release sugar into the blood stream and can cause hyperglycemia (excess sugar in the blood). NOW - if you take insulin, you can counter this spike by taking a shot of quick acting insulin. If you are on medication (as I am), your only hope is that the body senses the spike and regulates itself. 2) Taking sugar substitutes should only be done sparingly. The body is not stupid. It 'knows' when the sweet taste is not accompanied by a corresponding rise in sugar, and it forces the mind to react as if starving - resulting in overeating and over indulgence in normal foods to compensate for the lack of calories coming from the sweet taste. How do we know this? There have been studies conducted in the past decade or so, wherein sugar substitute consumers have been recorded as NOT losing weight, instead becoming classified as obese. 3) One of the items in current thinking in medicine is something known as the glycemic index of the food. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/glycemic-index-diet/art-20048478. This link will clarify what the Mayo Clinic has researched and found out about the glycemic index of foods. 4) What I have (personally) seen is that foods with high GI (glycemic index) typically spike the blood sugar within a matter of minutes of being consumed. The sugar is countered by the body and usually also crashes soon afterward. Low GI foods don't cause spikes, and consequently don't crash. 5) What has worked for me: Eliminated white rice, plain wheat from my diet. Changed to brown rice, quinoa (both have a small effect) for meals. Changed to whole wheat or multi-grain bread, whole wheat for chappatis. Most recently I have switched to cauliflower rice (cauliflower made to look like rice - available in the US in the form of small packets, or frozen). This has had the best effect. Increase vegetable intake, and reduce/eliminate carbs as rice/wheat/grains. Millets have NOT worked for me (still causes sugar spikes, just like eating upma made from regular wheat). Portion sizes help - but with cauliflower rice, I can afford to be liberal. 6) If at all possible, please measure your sugar levels multiple times a day - I am talking about measuring it at least 5-6 times a day. I used to do that, while also recording my food intakes. My timings used to be fasting in the morning, just before lunch, 1 hour after lunch, before dinner, 2 hours after dinner. And no snacking after dinner. 7) Now I know this is very difficult to do (it took me more than a year to get convinced that it is worth maintaining a diary and record the sugar levels) but it gives you and your endocrinologist (please avoid quacks and GPs) a far better idea on what works for you and what doesn't. 8) About 3-4 years ago, I switched to CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring). My doctor put me on FreeStyle Libre - which consists of a sensor inserted into the back of the upper arm, and a reader, which reads the sugar levels within a few seconds. The sensor lasts 14 days, and you just switch arms for the next sensor. The reader can take in up to 8 hours of readings from the sensor, but is actually there for you to see what works for you (in diet form). It was EYE OPENING and after a lot of experimentation, I was able to see that rice/wheat/millets cause sugar spikes! I would wholeheartedly recommend this ofr use by anyone who is diabetic. 9) Before you take any advise from anyone (including me) on diabetes, please PLEASE PLEASE consult an endocrinologist before taking any drastic steps like changing your diet, or starting any new 'natural' medications. Neither Ayurveda, nor Chinese traditional medicine have done any good for me. This disease needs to be treated with care and is survivable.
Sai On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 11:27 PM Rajaram Krishnamurthy <[email protected]> wrote: > Pranam > A good midday lady chats in the village and then disburses. > Q! It is not sugar that is diabetic; sugar is a misnomer; it is Carbo > in excess indigestible mixing in blood; even protein in excess could be > converted as a carbo and mix in the blood; the fat stored within the belly > will be converted as carbo; that is why one who has a reading at 10 30 PM > as 90 with the hunger when he wakes up and see reads as 150. Hence only > the nurses see the reading at 2 AM to $AM which is the peak. So it is not > sugar or Halwa; it is calorie intake inversely proportional to the insulin > conversion to digestion or storage in layers of inner wall of belly as fat > for future. Muscles can be toned; but not the fat belly so easily. If > you're insulin can do with 1000 calorie only in a day restrict it with one > halwa only if you can; but because of hunger naturally and under diabetic > (people mistake sugar shoot up as Hunger and eat and increase the sugar > levels too) hunger after Halwa you add up food ,and when the calorie > exceeds the 1000 then diabetic face problem/ > > > On Tue, 9 Mar 2021 at 21:35, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> *CULTURAL QA 03-2021-07* >> >> *Being a compilation there may be errors* >> >> *Q1 Is brown sugar better than white for diabetes?* >> >> A1 Cicuyuwa Marewa January 4-2021-Studied at Diabete >> >> Can brown sugar still be consumed by diabetics? >> >> *Compared to brown sugar, white sugar contains slightly higher >> carbohydrates and calories*, as well as few nutrients. Brown sugar and >> white sugar are both composed of sucrose, which can increase blood sugar >> levels. >> >> Meanwhile, maintaining a balance of blood sugar levels is the most >> important thing for diabetics. >> >> *If you are diabetic, one thing you have to remember is brown sugar is no >> better than white sugar.* All kinds of sugar can affect your health. >> >> EXCESS SUGAR is not only dangerous for diabetes, but also spreads to >> other serious diseases, such as heart disease, obesity and kidney fat. >> >> Brown sugar is also considered an added sugar that can affect the >> decrease in insulin sensitivity. >> >> *My note- It is excess sure. Small amount of sugar would not harm if >> consumed once a while**.My doctor used to suggest have food as we like >> once a month.* >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAHqYaCpcmi4qsT0j%2B2ffZo71jEHRocKUTXSN-rVSHtzNHj8jxA%40mail.gmail.com.
