"Trawley Trash" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 5 Sep 2013 02:08:51 -0700
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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>> "Trawley Trash" > wrote in message
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>> > On Mon, 2 Sep 2013 22:48:32 -0700
>> > "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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>> >> > Note for diabetics, instead of sugar, You can use sugar free like
>> >> > honey. If you prefer the taste of honey, go ahead and use it -
>> >> > but only in moderation. Be sure to count the carbohydrates in
>> >> > honey as part of your diabetes eating plan.
>> >>
>> >> Uh... Honey is no better for diabetics than sugar!
>> >
>> > Good point. Lots of people try to fool themselves to think some
>> > "natural" sugar is OK for them. It isn't.
>>
>> I was just floored at what I read at a celiac forum. This person was
>> upset because a certain restaurant chain has a gluten free menu but
>> has a disclaimer on it that it might not be suitable for celiacs
>> because they can't guarantee that there is no cross contamination.
>> The person went on to ask if it used to be like this for diabetics
>> who dined out. I think some of the others were just as floored as me
>> by this one. Seemed to me that the person was one of those many who
>> think something horrible will happen to use if we get sugar in our
>> food. I guess I shouldn't be floored. I myself was one who used to
>> think that. It's a very common myth and I don't know how it got
>> started.
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> For me it is true. Most sugar including table sugar, honey, maple
> syrup and so on is about half fructose. My tolerance for fructose
> is about half a gram per day. More than this does something horrible
> to my BG regulation. This effect is out of all proportion to the
> carb count. As long as I completely avoid fructose and (ga)lactose,
> I do not need anything else to control BG.
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But that only relates to you. Not to diabetes.