Another Sugar Question

I posted this as a concern a few weeks ago as well. I left mine low and I have tried to cut out sugar where I can such as in the yogurt tht I eat and protein bars. I am always over as well but I try to stay close. Eating fruit or OJ will blow it out of the water. I just feel better even if I go over when I know the sugar comes from healthy sources. I know I am doing better than I did in the past and overall that is my goal. I want to learn to make better choices in my everyday life even after reaching my weight goal.

You know I have a horrible sweet tooth and I must learn to eat sweets in moderation. Sugar is my crack (lol).

I am a Diabetic and I do not include my sugars, I use my carbs as an indicator. This is really what you should be looking at. Since sugars does relate to carbs, it will work. We forget that starchy foods turn to sugar and can be very misleading. With being Diabetic, I have to be very careful about my carb intake and medicate accordingly based on my carb intake. With a goal of 1800 calories per day, my carb goal is 248 which is about 17 carb exchanges. Every 15 grams of carbs is 1 exchange. I hope that helps.:glasses:

Thanks for the post, because I've had exactly the same issue. I like smpalmer's response about watching carbs rather than sugars. My husband is also diabetic, and that's what he does. I actually *don't* have a sweet tooth and try to eat fruit as much as I can, don't drink fruit drinks at all, and don't ever eat sweets. But lightly sweetened cereal and protein bars will blow your sugar goal. I just don't worry about it, as long as my carbs are under--which they always are.

For anyone who likes the flavored creamers, I switched to the Sugar Free ones. I put a great deal in my coffe and that was almost like having a meal. Try Coffeemate Vanilla Caramel. It's not as good and the stuff with sugar, but it's pretty good.

I know about the carbs and how bad they can be. I grew up with a family overflowing with diabetics. They were all overweight and stayed away from desserts. They used to say just stay away from sugar. We are italian and at every meal, there is pasta and bread. No wonder they were all sick. My grandmother and aunt both lost a leg to Diabetes. I am not going to let that happen to me. I am working out again and this website certainly helps with my food intake and how I medicate. I am Type 1 and take insulin with my meals. It's great if you are out at a restaurant and you can look up what you are eating. They I can medicate properly. I also purchased a scale with the Nutrition Facts for your food. You put in a code for the type of food and it will give you all the facts just like the labels. Wow, did I find out how much more pasta I was eating. I thought I was only having 2 oz, but when I weighed what I would normally make, it was over 5 oz. Reality check! That's why this scale is great. You can actually put a plate on and add up a whole meal. You can get it at Target or Amazon.com. It was only $50, which isn't cheap, but worth it for me.