Diabetes question?

Question

Have a few questions everyone. I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes about a year ago. I am not on insulin, but I am taking Metformin. I have changed my diet drastically, cut out all processed foods, eat low carbs, avoid candy, cakes, etc, eat fresh vegetables, lean meats, just totally trying to eat healhy. My sugar levels are doing great and I have lost weight and exercise. I know that fruits do have sugar in them, but I thought it was okay to eat fresh fruits because from what I have been told that is a "natural sugar". What is a "natural sugar" anyway? I have recently been told that I should not eat fresh fruits (was not told this by a doctor by the way). Is it okay to have fresh fruits? Also should I avoid diet soda with diabetes? Fresh fruits are like a treat to me now. Please help, I am confused and want to learn more. Any tips to help me out are appreciated. I thank you in advance for your answers.

Answer 1

Fresh fruits are fine. Just make sure to add the calories from sugar in with your allowance for calories from carbs. Total for any given meal will vary according to your weight. You kind of have to experiment up or down and monitor your blood sugar at first to see. A medium apple or half a cup of blueberries does very little to spike my sugar, but you may be different. For a list of what foods have what calories, visit here:
http://www.calorieking.com/

Doctors will tell you to avoid sugar in an effort to err on the side of caution, but many (if not most) don't have a clue about managing diabetes. If you want to learn more about diabetes management than most M.D.s, then get this book:
http://www.diabetesimprovement.com/diabetesbook.html

Or, type in diabetes in the search window on this site:
http://www.drmcdougall.com

Diet soda will not affect your blood sugar. There are reports that aspartame may be harmful, but it's still in the rumor stage, as far as I'm concerned.

As far as the answer concerning your pancreas not working properly, that's not the main concern in type two diabetes. The main concern, in the beginning, is that the insulin isn't getting the glucose through the cell walls. This is called insulin resistance. It has more to do with fat in the cells than it does with insulin production. Read this:
http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?language=english&type=&article_id=218392748

Answer 2

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

Fresh fruit or frozen fruit is good in moderation.Fruit canned in its own juice is good and so is unsweetened Applesauce such as Mott's no sugar added applesauce and Del Monte redukced carb or in 100% juice. Other fresh fruits that you can have are a small apple, pear orange,or peach. A medium banana. These you can have whole. Berries such as blueberries, raspberries, strawberries you can have 1 cup.Fruit canned in light syrup or juice you can have 1/2 cup.Fruit dried 1/4 cup. Grapefruit 1/2 medium. Grapes or cherries 12-15. Fruit juices (apple,cranberry,grape, pineapple) 30zs. Grapefruit or orange juice 4ozs.Melon(cantalope,Honeydew,Watermelon) 1 cup.Raisins or cran-raisins 1/4 cup.Diet sodas are ok and are considered a free food choice. I would ask your Dr. to make an appointment with a dietitian to set up a meal plan for yourself. I went to three diabetes classes and I am going back for a follow up on the 21st of Sept.

Answer 6

I also have diabetes since last six months weight bearing execrcises like brisk walking are best . As regards fruits I have been told to avoid sweet fruits like bananas and not more than half a apple a day is recommended . Papaya in the morning is best or any other fruit which is not too sweet

best of luck

Answer 7

sugar is sugar no matter how "natural" it is. You can have fresh fruit, but as in everything else, in moderation. I'm not sure about the diet soda. It used to be recommended, but I am not so sure now.

Answer 8

I also was diagnosed with diabetes several years ago, was put on avandia and took it for six months, but I also lost weight, and have not taken anything now, for over 2 years and my A1c is fine. Visit www.diabetes.com, which has lots of information for you. They sent me DVD's, booklets, etc. to help me understand the disease. I hope I don't have to go back on medication, I could not tolerate the metformin, which I was prescribed first. Hopefully, being informed, and taking control you can be off the medication also.

Answer 9

Fresh fruits seem to be OK but you have to watch how much fresh fruit juice you drink My Doctor recommended one small glass in the morning.

Answer 10

Any and all sugars you could afford to buy are equally "natural". Some of them are simply more pure than others. The purest is, of course, simply sold as "sugar", but it's still "natural". It's not whether a sugar is "natural" that causes the problem, it's the amount of the sugar.