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<blockquote data-quote="Robbity" data-source="post: 1391128" data-attributes="member: 93179"><p>Natural it might be but so actually is sugar (which also comes from plants - sugar cane, sugar beet...). And agave nectar's still full of carbs (76g per 100g weight) so not all that much better than sugar. And most type 2s don't take insulin, so can't use that to adjust for high carbohydrates/sugar foods.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If we want to reduce our glucose levels then we should definitely avoid sugar (of any sort including any that come originally from completely natural sources as they are <strong>all</strong> full of carbs) at all costs. There are some sweeteners which are quite acceptable for diabetics, which will neither raise your glucose levels, nor have any nasty gastric side effects (e.g. wind/gas, the "runs"...). You could try stevia, erythritol, or if you don't have any dogs around as it can kill them, xylitol. This last is apparently good for use in baking, but I've found that erythritol works well for me, and most importantly is doggy friendly though I wouldn't necessarily choose to feed it to them intentionally!</p><p></p><p>Robbity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robbity, post: 1391128, member: 93179"] Natural it might be but so actually is sugar (which also comes from plants - sugar cane, sugar beet...). And agave nectar's still full of carbs (76g per 100g weight) so not all that much better than sugar. And most type 2s don't take insulin, so can't use that to adjust for high carbohydrates/sugar foods. If we want to reduce our glucose levels then we should definitely avoid sugar (of any sort including any that come originally from completely natural sources as they are [B]all[/B] full of carbs) at all costs. There are some sweeteners which are quite acceptable for diabetics, which will neither raise your glucose levels, nor have any nasty gastric side effects (e.g. wind/gas, the "runs"...). You could try stevia, erythritol, or if you don't have any dogs around as it can kill them, xylitol. This last is apparently good for use in baking, but I've found that erythritol works well for me, and most importantly is doggy friendly though I wouldn't necessarily choose to feed it to them intentionally! Robbity [/QUOTE]
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