we drink lots of juice (not from concentrate) my recent labs indicate my blood sugar is slightly up...?

Question

can there be a connection here?

Answer 1

Yes. Fruit juice is naturally high in sugar.

The problem with drinking fruit juice, rather than eating raw fruit, is that the juice contains no fiber. Hence, there is no natural fiber to slow the absorbtion of the natural sugar.

It doesn't matter if the juice is "natural", has "no added sugar", or is "organic".

Answer 2

Abosultly there is a connection. Fruit jusices have a high sugar content. I personally only drink 100% juice, many brands like Ocean Spray and others that you might think are "healthy" have added high fructose corn syup. In fac tthis nasty stuff is in many, may things... like bread, ketcup, BBQ sauce, etc.

However, even the 100% juices have sugar, natural sugar. No matter if it's fake (processed) or natural, it's still sugar.

I love my cranberry juice, but even this tart juice has natural sugar, so I often cut it with water to reduce the sugar content sbut still get my fix of the flavor.

As always it's best to drink water. But sometimes water is just so boring... what I do is pick up some liquid "flavored" stevia from the natural foods store and add a drop or two to my water to give it a bit of sweetness and flavor but without the dangerous effects of sugar and articifal sweeters or flavors.

Answer 3

Yes. If you want the phytonutrients that fruit offers but not all that sugar and preservatives that come from store bought juice, get a juicer and juice all your fruit juice. You'll really like it. The phytonutrients are only good for 24 hours after leaving the fruit body. The best one I've found is the Jack Lalanne fruit juicer unless you can get an industrial sized one like what you can find in juice bars.

Answer 4

Obviously a connection.
Did you eat or drink within a few hours of the test? If so, a little increase is normal.
Check your blood sugar early in the morning before you eat or drink anything. It should be between 80 and 120.
Do you urinate a lot?
Are you always thirsty?
Do you tire easily?
Is your vision often blurry?
If yes to any of these, you may think about diabetes.

Answer 5

most juices are filled with sugar, before you next set of labs is due, because it tests a three month period of time, cut the juice and switch to water every other time. see what happens, go over other things you may be eating also. have you gained weight? taken a sedentary job, just had a baby, cut back on exercise, are you a couch potato? just making yourself more active 5 times a week can change those values also.

Answer 6

Oh yes. Juice is not nearly as good for you as eating raw fruit, and is only marginally better than drinking pop. Fruit juices are FULL of sugar. Yes, it is 'natural' sugar, not added, but it is still sugar.

Answer 7

Juice is all sugar so of course there may a connection. Best to limit simple sugars.

Answer 8

It is true that fruit juice is as bad for you as soda in terms of weight gain and sugar content...even 100% juice.

Eating fruit is fine but lose the juice and drink water.

Answer 9

Huge connection , stop dirnking juice as u r having fruit without fibre that means excessive natural sugar form the fruit like fructose and more.....I suggest eat fruits juice is not BAD but it is fattening, sugary and unhealthy compared to eating the whole fruit, njoy ur fiber :)

Answer 10

Yes. Every food gets more concentrated in natural sugar the more it is processed. So apple juice has a higher glycemic rating than apple sauce and apple sauce is higher glycemically than an apple.

For basic information on hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), check out www.hufa.org. For basic information on hyperinsulinemia (the precursor to low blood sugar and high blood sugar (diabetes), check out www.mayoclinic.com and search for hyperinsulinemia.