[sylvie]

Originally Posted by JustJo

Hi Matthew,

I'm so glad to hear that you're back on track...and I'm still going to give you my "one diabetic to another" speech....soda and fruit juice are almost the same to a diabetic. Sure, the juice has nutrients (which is good), but it's loaded with sugar...and none of the fruit fiber that slows down the absorption of it and keeps you from spiking blood sugars.

Water is fabulous. Tea is fabulous. That veggie juice is fabulous.
I'd stay away from all soda and fruit juice.

Eat your fruit whole....and enjoy it. In that form, you get all the nutrients, the benefits of the fiber, and less of the bad effect of the sugar.

By the way....apples are an awesome food for diabetics (and anyone). There's quite a bit of evidence that the natural pectin in apples (along with the fiber) actually helps control blood sugar levels. They make a wonderful snack for us.

i sooo agree with Jo's post...
i am not diabetic, but can chime in just with how getting off soda and fruit juices has made 'me' feel.. Prior to doing so, i always felt so sluggish and blah, and for every soda and juice i drank, it only increased my thirst.. i didn't realize any of this (even though i am sure i was told muchly) until i gave it all up..

But, just at the beginning of my finally getting serious about getting healthy, i did some Math.. At work, we have access to a juice machine, where we can pour glasses of juice at any 'ol time.. During a 3 hour shift, i would grab a styrofoam glass, and pour myself a glass of juice, drink it down and pour another.. and i would do this probably a good 6 or 7 times during my 3 hour shift.. Now, imagine days i worked even longer.. When i did the math for how many calories i was drinking in the run of a day, not including what i ate, it was mindblowing ... And it's actually what really gave me that push to give the soda & juice up..

Now that i'm drinking water so much,i don't have that excessive thirst anymore, and actually feel like my thirst gets quenched which is a great feeling.. It will be really hard to give them up at first Matthew, but keep strong.. It took me about 3-4 weeks because i drank only soda and juices so excessively - but once i got through those weeks, i don't even really crave those so much anymore.. And you'll feel great too! my energy level changed drastically just with dropping soda and juice from my diet.

PS - welcome back Matthew!
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