Kate > wrote:
: >
: > I can eat just about any fruit, but I put emphasis on berries and
: > cantaloupe. I *never* drink *any* fruit juice. The whole fruit is much
: > better for us, and you may find that it would also improve your BG if
: > you eliminate that.
: >
: > MaryL

: My numbers are close to being a diabetic, or so my doc says.

: I did post here a few days ago.

: I have dropped five pounds, and am trying hard to get my glucose level
: down, which is at 101.

Good for you on the weight loss. Just one point, glocose readings are not
stable and move about durig the daay depepnding on all kinds of things
largely wht we et and how much we move. You had a single reding at the
doctor's office of 101, but that is not wht you will have all day long.
Different foods and the time of day , etc will all effet those numbers.
Tht ws why several people suggested you get a cheap meter like the Walmart
Relion and it's less expensive stirps to see just what your body is doing
with the food you eat.

: Can you please tell me if I can eat any and all the fruit I want, or is
: this too much sugar? My doc did say to stay away from fruit juice.
: I like Seltzer Water so this is not a problem for me.

Good! Juice is like drining fast sugar. I use ( as I just wrote in a
post) the Crystal Light Classic Orange jusice substitute. It tastes
quite
sweet, which might please your sweet tooth without sugar :-) :

>I tend to have a sweet tooth, and just purchased a box of very thin :
>cookies called "Ginger Thins", from COSTCO. I am not too savvy about :
>how to read the nutritional facts, but from what I can tell, if I eat :
>just three of these cookies, it would amount to 9g of carbohydrate and :
>.84g of sugar. The total calories is 74, and there is no cholesterol.

First, can you limit yourself to just 3 without going crazy? you could
have, for the same number of carbs, some strawberries, or othe rberries,
a modest sized piece of stone fruit like peach, plums or 2 apricots, a
clementine orange, a half an apple, 9 cherries etc.
: If I am reading this right, then this would be a great snack if I get in
: the mood for a light dessert.

It may well work for you with your very close to normal reading, but don't
get into the habit of having the cookies every day, etc. You really an't
know if it is correct for YOU(we are all different, hence the use of
YMMV-Your Mileage Might Vary) unless you test to find out what this
particular food does to your body a different times of the day.

: Is
this correct?

: Thanks, and sorry for the dumb question. I am trying to learn all I can.

Your question is NOT dumb. The only dumb question is the one you don't
ask:-)

: Kate

Wendy