OK thanks for that I like peppermint tea and raspberries and cranberry blush teaTea should be good: green tea is a nice clean drink, makes your stomach feel nice and your mouth feel fresh. When I drink normal black tea, like Yorkshire tea or Tetley, I just make it a bit weaker and drink it black. I'm not so sure about the ideas of it lowering blood sugars, de-toxifying, etc- I think in that regard it's similar to water, but it's certainly good for fasting as it keeps you out of a slump and takes the edge off your appetite.
Absolutely fine. No carbs, no artificial flavours , no sweetnersOK thanks for that I like peppermint tea and raspberries and cranberry blush tea
Absolutely fine. No carbs, no artificial flavours , no sweetners
Just dont add milk, sugar or sweetners.
I love ginger tea too. There are also many flavours to try
What's wrong with sweeteners they don't affect my blood sugars and I have them in my nightly herbal tea quite often milk is another matter I never add milk to herbal tea.
They're fine for some, not for others. Depends on a couple of things. Whether you get a pre-emptive insulin response when you smell or taste something sweet (which then triggers a liver dump because the insulin's not actually needed,causing higher blood sugars after a little dip). And for me, well... Artificial sweeteners are toxic to gut bacteria. And you really, REALLY need healthy, living gut bacteria. I still haven't recovered from killing them off with my 50 little tablets of sweetener a day (plus diet coke), and it's been well over a year. Heck, two, almost. But if they're fine for you, run with it!What's wrong with sweeteners they don't affect my blood sugars and I have them in my nightly herbal tea quite often milk is another matter I never add milk to herbal tea.
It's supposed to be full of anti-oxidants and whatnot, which is good for just about everybody, not just diabetics. I just can't abide the stuff though. Herbal tea's, and proper black teas, yeah. Green tea... That's icky!Is green tea good for diebetic
Having agreed with John, I'll add that I regularly use erythritol and stevia, either on their own or in combination. These are essentially natural in origin and are perfectly safe for diabetic use. But there are some artificial sweeteners that I'd never give house room to. And I'd certainly never ever dream of adding milk or its nutty equivalents (e.g. almond "milk") to any herbal tea that passes my lips, though I do add the latter to my coffee or chocolate drinks.What's wrong with sweeteners they don't affect my blood sugars and I have them in my nightly herbal tea quite often milk is another matter I never add milk to herbal tea.
There is thought that although not affecting blood glucose, they to cause an insulin response thereby maintaining high insulin levels, presumably contributing to insulin resistance.
Thanks for leading me into temptation - I'm off to see if I can find some to order online now......
I particularly like the Novus Wild encounter tea bags which contain
Hibiscus flowers
Apple pieces
Rose hips
Elderberries
Strawberry
Passion fruit
Kiwi
Raspberry
Sunflower blossoms
rose petal
Blue corn flowers
Don't add any thing to that but water as it tastes so good as it is.
The tea bags smell so heavenly you could use them as a Potpourri .