Official diabetes diet misinformation - any candidates for the Darwin Awards?
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How (not) to drink when you're diabetic.
As you might guess, there's a lot of folksy "wisdom" out there on how to do booze and diabetes in the same lifetime.
"Ideally, you should drink with meal or snacks. Some snacks that are good include popcorn, vegetable/fruit salad, and fat free yogurt."
http://healthyone.org/alcohol-and-type-2-diabetes/
"It is not easy to recommend one type of alcohol instead of another, but American Diabetes Association informs that beer and dry wine have lesser carbohydrate content, fewer calories, and lesser alcohol content and may be better for diabetics."
http://healthyone.org/diabetes-and-alcohol-moderation-and-caution-is-required/
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Beer? Ooookay.1
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LOL0
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That's what I was thinking too.
But since alcohol inhibits glycogen release by the liver, the argument is somehow that the extra carb intake doesn't matter? As long as it is just beer instead of sugar mixed with liquor? But then lower alcohol content along with lower carb content = WTF?!1 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »
That's what I was thinking too.
But since alcohol inhibits glycogen release by the liver, the argument is somehow that the extra carb intake doesn't matter? As long as it is just beer instead of sugar mixed with liquor? But then lower alcohol content along with lower carb content = WTF?!
Well put, old chap!0 -
??? Who wrote that crap anyhow? Obviously someone who knows nothing about the science of alcohol. Sheeesh.2
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canadjineh wrote: »??? Who wrote that crap anyhow? Obviously someone who knows nothing about the science of alcohol. Sheeesh.
Hear, hear! I'm guessing someone who gets paid by the ounce for piles of *kitten*1 -
canadjineh wrote: »??? Who wrote that crap anyhow? Obviously someone who knows nothing about the science of alcohol. Sheeesh.
Hear, hear! I'm guessing someone who gets paid by the ounce Beer-crate for piles of *kitten*
Fixed that for ya....
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canadjineh wrote: »??? Who wrote that crap anyhow? Obviously someone who knows nothing about the science of alcohol. Sheeesh.
Ya know, if someone were to set about dispensing the worst advice on how diabetics should swig their alcohol, I have to wonder how dissimilar it would actually be from the dog's breakfasts the ADA mantra-mumblers routinely puke up for public consumption ....0 -
Finally - what goes on beneath the sheets at an ADA conference.
http://gomerblog.com/2017/06/10-photos-2017-american-diabetes-association-conference-dont-want-see/
ETA: Here's what set off the ADA photo fuss:
http://khn.org/news/tweet-revenge-twitter-erupts-as-diabetes-forum-tries-to-lock-down-photo-sharing/3 -
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Surely that is just fake news.1
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GaleHawkins wrote: »Surely that is just fake news.
The doughnuts, maybe....1