Sugars...need I worry?

ThisMusicalMiss

Everyday I go over my allowed sugar consumption. I have one cup of coffee and a non-fat yogurt for breakfast and I've already passed my limit. (I will not kick my morning creamer and sugar-free flavors bore me.)
However, everything else is under the allowed amount...

Should this be a concern of mine or should I focus on "calories-in, calories-out"?

dls06

As long as they are good sugars from whole foods I would not worry. If your carbs are over everyday thats another story. My nutritionist said sugar is included in your carb count. I don't track sugar anymore, I track Carbs

Classalete

Try to ensure that your sugars are coming from simple carbohydrates such as fruit...I mean all suger converts to the same glucose in the body anyway...but you can at-least reap the benefits of a nutrient rich fruit or yogurt while you indulge.

I wouldn't worry much about a small overage...If you're tripling your recommended intake that's another issue, haha.

hpsnickers1

Try to ensure that your sugars are coming from simple carbohydrates such as fruit...I mean all suger converts to the same glucose in the body anyway...but you can at-least reap the benefits of a nutrient rich fruit or yogurt while you indulge.

I wouldn't worry much about a small overage...If you're tripling your recommended intake that's another issue, haha.

I agree. Even the few carbs in veggies are converted to glucose. So if want the true amount of food being converted to glucose (i.e.sugar) in the body you want to look at NET carbs. Total carbs minus the fiber content.

I monitor my blood sugar (I am a non-diabetic with diabetes on both sides of my family and two immediate family members with it). My highest numbers yet happened when I had a sandwich with two slices of rye bread (a whole-grain bread). After one hour - 140mg (this was a jump from 65mg). Two hours - 156mg (slowed down response due to it being a "healthy" whole grain). No other food I have tested has come near these. And I had the mom of a Type 1 diabetic tell me that the 156 is a little high.

Check out Blood Sugar 101: What They Don't Tell You About Diabetes. She has also condensed all her information into a book. (phlaunt.com is the site)

I would be very careful about most of those non-fat yogurts. (Look for full fat greek yogurt - all the wonderful benefits of yogurt without all that sugar). No fat almost always means high sugar. Dairy has its own special insulin spike. It comes in handy when you are a fast growing infant but can actually hinder weight loss in an adult). I didn't know I had issues until I cut it out but for me it only seems to apply to milk (clogs up my sinuses because it creates excess mucus).

ThisMusicalMiss

@ dls06 and Classalete -- Thank you for the advice.


@ hpsnickers01 -- Ok, I'll have to take a look at other yogurts to see the sugar content. I eat lean proteins, so fats are not an issue for me, but my sugar intake has bothered me.