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<blockquote data-quote="Molly56" data-source="post: 601758" data-attributes="member: 84857"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I raised the issue of alcohol and gliclazide (on maximum dose) in another thread as I was concerned that my partners choice of cider was not helping with his bs levels (he is also on the maximum dose of metformin).......thread on diabetes discussions "Partner with Type 2 diabetes -advice required on increase in gliclazide".....and had a few useful replies. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I was given a link to a website, <a href="http://greatist.com/health/beer-or-cider-healthier" target="_blank">http://greatist.com/health/beer-or-cider-healthier</a>.which gave the following information about the sugar content of beers and ciders</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><strong><em><span style="font-size: 15px">Sugar Content</span></em></strong></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px">The amount of sugar per bottle is a major difference between beer and hard cider. <a href="http://img-srv.dtcbuilder.com/engine/builder/images/2/8/6/9/3/5/file/2.pdf" target="_blank">Beer is sugar-free,</a> and sugar is typically only added in small quantities by brewers to balance sourness. Cider, however, can be quite high in sugar. Of the most popular brands of hard cider stateside there is a wide range of sugar content — ranging from <a href="http://www.crispincider.com/" target="_blank">Crispin’s</a> 15g (three teaspoons) of sugar per serving, to <a href="http://angryorchard.com/" target="_blank">Angry Orchard-Crisp Apple’s</a> 23 grams of sugar (7 teaspoons of sugar). The varying sugar content of hard cider is a result of the fermentation process: <a href="http://www.cider.org.uk/frameset.htm" target="_blank">Sweeter ciders are slowly fermented</a> and repeatedly racked (moved to new containers) to strain the yeast that feeds on the cider’s natural sugars. <a href="http://www.povertylaneorchards.com/farnum-hill-ciders/the-ciders/xdry/" target="_blank">Dryer ciders</a> (meaning they contain less sugar) allow the yeast to consume the majority of cider’s natural sugars and result in a less sweet drink with a higher alcohol content (now we’re talkin’). Comparatively, the calories found in a bottle of beer or hard cider remain pretty similar, but ciders are typically higher in carbohydrates due to the higher levels of sugar. Few varieties have "lite" options, so on average ciders will be slightly higher in calories and carbohydrates.</span></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Don't know if this helps answer the question or not (or how accurate the above information is) but it is obviously something to think about.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Molly56, post: 601758, member: 84857"] [SIZE=4]I raised the issue of alcohol and gliclazide (on maximum dose) in another thread as I was concerned that my partners choice of cider was not helping with his bs levels (he is also on the maximum dose of metformin).......thread on diabetes discussions "Partner with Type 2 diabetes -advice required on increase in gliclazide".....and had a few useful replies. I was given a link to a website, [url]http://greatist.com/health/beer-or-cider-healthier[/url].which gave the following information about the sugar content of beers and ciders [/SIZE] [B][I][SIZE=4]Sugar Content[/SIZE][/I][/B] [I][SIZE=4]The amount of sugar per bottle is a major difference between beer and hard cider. [URL='http://img-srv.dtcbuilder.com/engine/builder/images/2/8/6/9/3/5/file/2.pdf']Beer is sugar-free,[/URL] and sugar is typically only added in small quantities by brewers to balance sourness. Cider, however, can be quite high in sugar. Of the most popular brands of hard cider stateside there is a wide range of sugar content — ranging from [URL='http://www.crispincider.com/']Crispin’s[/URL] 15g (three teaspoons) of sugar per serving, to [URL='http://angryorchard.com/']Angry Orchard-Crisp Apple’s[/URL] 23 grams of sugar (7 teaspoons of sugar). The varying sugar content of hard cider is a result of the fermentation process: [URL='http://www.cider.org.uk/frameset.htm']Sweeter ciders are slowly fermented[/URL] and repeatedly racked (moved to new containers) to strain the yeast that feeds on the cider’s natural sugars. [URL='http://www.povertylaneorchards.com/farnum-hill-ciders/the-ciders/xdry/']Dryer ciders[/URL] (meaning they contain less sugar) allow the yeast to consume the majority of cider’s natural sugars and result in a less sweet drink with a higher alcohol content (now we’re talkin’). Comparatively, the calories found in a bottle of beer or hard cider remain pretty similar, but ciders are typically higher in carbohydrates due to the higher levels of sugar. Few varieties have "lite" options, so on average ciders will be slightly higher in calories and carbohydrates.[/SIZE][/I] [SIZE=4] Don't know if this helps answer the question or not (or how accurate the above information is) but it is obviously something to think about. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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