Son_of_Perdition
Senior Member
After watching the documentary 'Sugar Coated' on Netflix last night, I came away with a better understanding of why the food industry is fighting the new nutrition labeling tooth n nail. Also as a diabetic who distrusts or questions the written advice more & more, especially anything the so called 'medical' experts or government agencies are publishing. Trial n error is my mantra, what works for others doesn't necessarily work for me. But, one thing that has worked is my avoidance of processed foods & sugar, whether it be 'good' sugar or 'bad' is doesn't change the fact that some foods affect my BS count & weight control. I have a bowl of oatmeal every morning with added flaxseed, hemp hearts, cinnamon, ground almonds & both steel cuts/rolled oats. I was adding 1 Tbsp of 'Organic local honey' for flavor until I determined that it was sabotaging my goals with 60 cal, 17 carbs & not much else.
I do eat some meat (1 3-4 oz serving daily) of either fresh chicken, turkey & pork (no sausage, ham or bacon) none of which affect my BS. I started having digestion problems recently with red meats, I had to cut them out of my diet for the better. I was eating fish (salmon) but not an enjoyable taste for me so I make sure I get a daily abundance of Omega-3 much like the vegans/vegetarians who have to consume other supplements for their protein & B-12. I maintain a diet of mostly fruits & veggies (heavy on the veggies). I have been eating more carrots, broccoli, cabbage, boy choy beans,,,etc. I have to watch the fruits because of the natural sugar, but all berries (thank mother nature for the proliferation of wild blackberries everywhere) & raw peeled apples are my mainstays. Moderate consumption of whole dairy products (butter & especially half n half in my coffee) are ok but the fat free varieties can defeat your BS goals. I tried soy milk & promptly dumped it down the drain. Then I moved onto almond milk again a distasteful waste. I figured both being processed can't be good.
Two years ago I had never heard of 'fatty liver disease' until I was noticing my ALT/AST counts rising on my CBC. I researched then talked to my oncologist about those. That condition was referred to as much as obesity & diabetic in the documentary. I watched the numbers, discovered the cause but didn't really start to do something about it until I was in full diabetic danger last July. I have successfully lowered those numbers from in the 80's to low normal range (12-13). My PC pointed out that a diabetic diet & weight loss are the key to eliminating those threats. My BS is down, again my A1C is normal & my CBC numbers are all normal. I had hit a plateau on weight loss but now it's dropping again probably because of my renewed better eating habits & eliminating red meats. I've reduced my insulin injections drastically on the advice of my PC & hope to eliminate them altogether in the future.
It pointed out that the battle to enlighten Americans about the dangers of added sugar or for that matter all sugars is like the battle to convince people to abstain from over consumption of alcohol & any form of tobacco is deadly. The sugar cartels are huge with unlimited funds & maybe just maybe humans will get their sugar highs from resources like those ridiculous 'vapor' sticks that the smokers claim are harmless. But I guess an 'all-day-sucker' is the same thing.
I do eat some meat (1 3-4 oz serving daily) of either fresh chicken, turkey & pork (no sausage, ham or bacon) none of which affect my BS. I started having digestion problems recently with red meats, I had to cut them out of my diet for the better. I was eating fish (salmon) but not an enjoyable taste for me so I make sure I get a daily abundance of Omega-3 much like the vegans/vegetarians who have to consume other supplements for their protein & B-12. I maintain a diet of mostly fruits & veggies (heavy on the veggies). I have been eating more carrots, broccoli, cabbage, boy choy beans,,,etc. I have to watch the fruits because of the natural sugar, but all berries (thank mother nature for the proliferation of wild blackberries everywhere) & raw peeled apples are my mainstays. Moderate consumption of whole dairy products (butter & especially half n half in my coffee) are ok but the fat free varieties can defeat your BS goals. I tried soy milk & promptly dumped it down the drain. Then I moved onto almond milk again a distasteful waste. I figured both being processed can't be good.
Two years ago I had never heard of 'fatty liver disease' until I was noticing my ALT/AST counts rising on my CBC. I researched then talked to my oncologist about those. That condition was referred to as much as obesity & diabetic in the documentary. I watched the numbers, discovered the cause but didn't really start to do something about it until I was in full diabetic danger last July. I have successfully lowered those numbers from in the 80's to low normal range (12-13). My PC pointed out that a diabetic diet & weight loss are the key to eliminating those threats. My BS is down, again my A1C is normal & my CBC numbers are all normal. I had hit a plateau on weight loss but now it's dropping again probably because of my renewed better eating habits & eliminating red meats. I've reduced my insulin injections drastically on the advice of my PC & hope to eliminate them altogether in the future.
It pointed out that the battle to enlighten Americans about the dangers of added sugar or for that matter all sugars is like the battle to convince people to abstain from over consumption of alcohol & any form of tobacco is deadly. The sugar cartels are huge with unlimited funds & maybe just maybe humans will get their sugar highs from resources like those ridiculous 'vapor' sticks that the smokers claim are harmless. But I guess an 'all-day-sucker' is the same thing.
