Sugar problem

Unless you have a sugar related problem such as diabetes, eating sugar isn't bad. Fruit is very nutritious and delicious so eat to your hearts content :drinker:

How does sugar effect diabetes differently than other carbs?

Honest question

don't worry about it. i reached my goal weight without even looking at sugar/carb/fat. all you need is lots of protein and you can eat whatever you want for the rest of your calories.
trust me.

meh....I track carbs/protein/fat and try to meet my macros.

dont worry about going over in sugar

if you eat a lot of fruit, i'd stop tracking your sugar intake.

Is it that red number that is bothering you? You can get rid of it by tracking something else. Unless you have a medical reason to worry about sugar from fruit or dairy products, I don't think it's a concern. Try subtracting those from a day's diary and see how much you have had.

I was stuck, and my trainer said it was the sugar. I would start off the morning with a bananna, and also eat other fruit as snacks. Healthy, right? Not for me. Once I eliminated the fruit, the weight started coming off again. Everyone is different.

I also found a great yougurt that only has 2g of sugar, so I can get a "taste" of fruit. Kroger CARBmaster.

The only possible answer is the sugar?

Unless you have a sugar related problem such as diabetes, eating sugar isn't bad. Fruit is very nutritious and delicious so eat to your hearts content :drinker:

How does sugar effect diabetes differently than other carbs?

Honest question

I believe it's because because sugar is a simple carb so it spikes blood sugar much more quickly than complex carbs. The quick spike requires insulin to regulate, which is where diabetics have the problem.

Is this a guess or a actual answer? Sounds like garbage all gluecose in the blood would need insulin

It's a combo guess vs actual answer. My father is diabetic and that's what his dietician told him. And yes, all glucose needs insulin, but there's an acceptable level of glucose to have in your blood. The complex carbs are more like time-release drugs so the glucose level in the blood doesn't spike super-high all at once.

Idk-that's what my father was told and while he does watch his diet, he's not insulin dependent anymore. Could be a load of horsesh!t for all I know.

Unless you have a sugar related problem such as diabetes, eating sugar isn't bad. Fruit is very nutritious and delicious so eat to your hearts content :drinker:

How does sugar effect diabetes differently than other carbs?

Honest question

Sugar builds up in the blood of a type 1 diabetic because it is unable to produce insulin, a hormone needed for sugar uptake and use by the body's cells, tissues and organs. A type 2 diabetic experiences high blood sugar levels because the body either cannot produce a sufficient amount of insulin, or the body cannot make use of the insulin it generates

Are you sure it builds up in the blood? I thought it got eventually excreted through the urine

This is probably the least helpful answer in this thread

Unless you have a sugar related problem such as diabetes, eating sugar isn't bad. Fruit is very nutritious and delicious so eat to your hearts content :drinker:

How does sugar effect diabetes differently than other carbs?

Honest question

I don't know. Educate me.

Ignoring the "sugars" note on MFP seems to work the best for me.

If those discussing would like information about diabetes see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002194/

Diabetes is a disease in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood caused by too little insulin, resistance to insulin, or both.

Unless you have a sugar related problem such as diabetes, eating sugar isn't bad. Fruit is very nutritious and delicious so eat to your hearts content :drinker:

How does sugar effect diabetes differently than other carbs?

Honest question

I believe it's because because sugar is a simple carb so it spikes blood sugar much more quickly than complex carbs. The quick spike requires insulin to regulate, which is where diabetics have the problem.

Is this a guess or a actual answer? Sounds like garbage all gluecose in the blood would need insulin

It's a combo guess vs actual answer. My father is diabetic and that's what his dietician told him. And yes, all glucose needs insulin, but there's an acceptable level of glucose to have in your blood. The complex carbs are more like time-release drugs so the glucose level in the blood doesn't spike super-high all at once.

Idk-that's what my father was told and while he does watch his diet, he's not insulin dependent anymore. Could be a load of horsesh!t for all I know.

Many dietitians have changed that. They say to count net carbs (total carbs minus fiber grams) instead of sugar grams.



OP, MFP sets the sugar intake super low. Just ignore it and track total carbs.

I was stuck, and my trainer said it was the sugar. I would start off the morning with a bananna, and also eat other fruit as snacks. Healthy, right? Not for me. Once I eliminated the fruit, the weight started coming off again. Everyone is different.

I also found a great yougurt that only has 2g of sugar, so I can get a "taste" of fruit. Kroger CARBmaster.

The only possible answer is the sugar?

No, but sugar was critical piece in the puzzle FOR ME. I eat under my calorie goal and do my exercise. I can eat fruit, but have to include the sugars to stay under 40 a day. So I personally have chosen to shy away from fruit more. That doesn't mean that I am going to shun it completely, but I am no longer buying a bunch of banannas or a bag of apples. Pluckm one off a hotel breakfast bar on a trip - sure. Part of my daily dietary plan - not any more. That may change as I get closer to my final goals.

Oh, and I need to correct myself - the CARBmaster yogurt has 3g of sugar, not 2g as previously stated.

Unless you have a sugar related problem such as diabetes, eating sugar isn't bad. Fruit is very nutritious and delicious so eat to your hearts content :drinker:

Simple sugars are bad.

So fruit is bad?