How does sugar cause type 2 diabetes????????
I don’t get it, so much info on it sounds contradictory.
Like sugar is bad, but fruit is good?
Isn’t fruit high sugar?
I know it is fructose not glucose, but still…
Can anyone explain?
No, no, no.
Please do not blame it on sugar because almost everything you eat will turn into the same thing by your body – glucose.
Your body will not be able to recognize whether the glucose came from a chocolate bar, a watermelon slice or a bowl of rice.
It is just that in diabetics, the body is either not producing enough insulin, not producing insulin at all or is resisting the insulin – resulting in poor regulation of blood glucose and throwing your system out of whack.
So, you have to control the amount of glucose that ends up in your bloodstream, and this is through careful regulation your intake of simple sugars and complex carbohydrates.
BTW, different fruits have different glycemic levels in them.
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:01 am
that is a myth; sugar does not actually cause type 2 diabetes
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November 3rd, 2009 at 9:35 am
Hi. My partner is type 2 diabetic and since fruit contains sugar (some more than others) she has to watch how much fruit she eats. She can only eat 10 grapes a day, less if they are a high sugar variety; she can eat quite a lot of apples but not too much mango. In other words, she has to treat fruit like anything else; checking grammes of sugar by item.
So it’s not that suger causes diabetes it’s more the case of diabetics not producing insulin, which regulates the conversion of suger into glucose for brain function. Too much or too little causes hypos and hypers.
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November 3rd, 2009 at 10:19 am
no, sugar isnt bad. we just have too much sugar in the body. some fruit is high in carbs and sugar to make your glucose high. everything has sugar you really cant get rid of it. just look on labels and see how much carbs and sugars there are. the more carbs more sugars your putting in your body. then you have just the sugars add them to the carbs. the pancess soppose to help the sugar leave the body but sometimes it dont and we have to help it.like meds and eating less carbs and sugars. drinking alot of water. yuck!!! bananas are high in carbs and sugar you go figure.
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November 3rd, 2009 at 10:53 am
Sugar doesn’t cause it!
Not even fruit, fruit will help it.
The pancreas manufactures enzymes for digestion, it also manufactures insulin a hormone for the cells to uptake blood glucose. Insulin acts like a key that unlocks the "cell door".
What happens with years of "wrong eating" the pancreas is over-worked from all the digestive enzymes it has produced and cannot produce insulin like it used to when it was healthy.
So now sugar is in the blood but not in the cells where it’s desperately needed.
What helps is to give the pancreas a much needed rest by going strict raw vegan. Raw fruit and vegetables have their own enzymes, leaving the pancreas to rest and rebuild its strength.
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November 3rd, 2009 at 11:21 am
sugar doesn’t cause diabetes,
sugar is concentrated molecules of sugar cane mostly,that is why it contains high calories not as fruit pieces.
and fr diabetic person even much of fruit pieces ll elevate his glucose level in blood and that is called hyperglycemia
hyperglycemia itself causes complications for diabetic
hence sugar can cause complications to diabetic person but it doesn’t cause diabetes itself
NB:sugar is dextrose ad easily changed to glucose by human body
which causes fast elevation of hyperglycemia,but fructose is complicated sugar,so to change to glucose it needs more time
thus doesn’t shout the glucose levels and doesn’t make fast hyperglycemia thus less complications
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November 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
No, no, no.
Please do not blame it on sugar because almost everything you eat will turn into the same thing by your body – glucose.
Your body will not be able to recognize whether the glucose came from a chocolate bar, a watermelon slice or a bowl of rice.
It is just that in diabetics, the body is either not producing enough insulin, not producing insulin at all or is resisting the insulin – resulting in poor regulation of blood glucose and throwing your system out of whack.
So, you have to control the amount of glucose that ends up in your bloodstream, and this is through careful regulation your intake of simple sugars and complex carbohydrates.
BTW, different fruits have different glycemic levels in them.
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Almost 20 years of being a Type I diabetic since I was 13. Read about my personal experience and learn from my mistakes here – http://adifferentkindofwar.blogspot.com/
I’ve had a triple heart bypass and I have kidney disease too, and I am only in my early 30s.
=)
November 3rd, 2009 at 11:52 am
as long as you limit your self you can eat any thing , i avoid sweets , and limit my carbs just so i can drink a small amount of pop
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November 3rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
I have been reading a book called Dr. Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes. In the book, he says that natural sugars like found in fresh fruits are OK to eat, yet processed sugars are more concentrated, and not so good for you.
By reading the book, I hope to not get diabetes, there are simple diet changes that I can take to avoid it. My aunt had her toes cut off because of diabetes and poor circulation to her feet. I really want to avoid that!
Dr. Barnard suggests several diet changes, including less meat, less dairy products, and eat more vegetables.
A good friend of mine has been drinking 9.5 PH water and his blood sugar levels have dropped and stabilized without the use of medication. That is also good for making you more alkaline, and then you will be less likely to host cancer too.
Best of luck to you.
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November 3rd, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Diabetes mellitus type 2 or Type 2 Diabetes (formerly called non – insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), or adult-onset diabetes) is a metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency.
Other risk factors include:
* Age greater than 45 years
* HDL cholesterol of less than 35 mg/dL or triglyceride level of greater than 250 mg/dL
* High blood pressure
* History of gestational diabetes
* Previously identified impaired glucose tolerance by your doctor
* Race/ethnicity (African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans all have high rates of diabetes)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus_type_2
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000313.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin_resistance
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Huge myth right there! Sugar does not cause ANY type or form of Diabetes!
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