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Agave Nectar in 30day meal plan

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RichieA

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Hi Folks. I was diagnosed in February this year with type 2. Set about a diet to loose weight and have lost about 10kg since. Went for my second blood test yesterday waiting results. Whilst I have managed to get my weight down I don't yet know how its effecting my sugars, we'll see.

I've been looking at the low carb. diet option and last night downloaded the 30 day meal plan. Noticed quiet a few recipes use Agave Necter. I'd never heard of this so looked it up. One article says it is high in Fructose which studies have shown can cause liver problems and is not recommended.


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Hi. Any diabetes meal plan that includes Agave Nectar needs to be binned - sorry. Agave Nectar is just honey which is a very high carb and even worse it's fructose which the body may store as fat. All you need to do is reduce the total carbs you have each day to a sensible limit. A typical starting total might be 150gm/day. It's important to get hold of a glucose meter so you can see what level of carbs affects you and which foods are better for you. BTW congratulations on your weight loss so far which means your diet is already showing results.
 
If you are thinking of low carb have a read of this

http://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb

explains most things pretty well.. if you have any further questions come back and we'll try to answer them for you.
Also would highly recommend you get a blood glucose meter and start testing and recording what you eat and what causes your blood sugars to spike. A lot of us use the SD Codefree from www.homehealth.co.uk because the consumables cost is about the best value. Once you know what causes your sugars to spike you can avoid eating it thus controlling your levels.
All the best
Regards
Mark
 
If you want to follow a recipe with agave just leave it out and don't expect it to be sweet.

There are threads about meal and snack ideas.

I also agree to get a meter.
 
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