Antioxidants, or Not

[cinnamon]

Hello, I've just read these contradictory advices:

1/ http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20040220/antioxidant-rich-diet-prevent-diabetes?z=1728_00000_1000_nb_06.

Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Prevent Diabetes
Eating Foods High in Antioxidants, Especially Vitamin E, May Lower Risk

2/ http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/June04/selenium.diabetes.ssl.html

Antioxidant enzyme containing selenium, a major dietary supplement, could promote type 2 diabetes, Cornell study in mice suggests

3/ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/07/2707311.htm
Antioxidants linked to diabetes

To take or not to take antioxidants, this is the question. Help ! Please could you advise ?
Thank you,
cinnamon

 

[Spiral]

If only... The amount of vitamin and mineral supplements sold at huge cost would mean that non of us get diabetes.

If you go on to bloodsugar101.com there is a section which goes through all the supplements that have been suggested as helpful to diabetics. A lot of what has been suggested as beneficial for diabetics seems to be based on poor quality science. I have taken a variety of supplements, at great expense, the only one I currently take is D3.

What has made most difference to me is reduction of my starchy carbohydrate intake and keeping it under 50g a day. Whether taking these things would have meant that I didn't get diabetes in the first place, I don't know, but I doubt it.

 

[cinnamon]

Thanks zillions Spiral, have spent hours reading the url you posted (btw, for readers wishing to follow the link, insert an 'o' in the middle of the 'cm')

Have just read that veg and berries are better than other fruits.
It's an american website. Is there a guidance on how to convert the reading?

Thanks again Spiral. I'm trying to cut down my carbo intake to 60g per day, hopefully less (how do you it in winter?)

Am still learning the jargon, forgive my ignorance, D3 is vitamin D3 ?

cinnamon

 

[Spiral]

Thanks zillions Spiral, have spent hours reading the url you posted (btw, for readers wishing to follow the link, insert an 'o' in the middle of the 'cm')

I have been back to correct the mistake in the original posting :roll:

It's an american website. Is there a guidance on how to convert the reading?

Which reading? Last time I visited I noticed they had put UK blood sugar readings on every page I visited. If it is blood sugar, divide the American number by 1.18 and then the answer to that by 18. Then you will have a UK mmol number. Simples!

I'm trying to cut down my carbo intake to 60g per day, hopefully less (how do you it in winter?)

Not done it in winter yet, but I plan to do it the same way as I do it in summer - by not eating bread, rice, pasta, potato, any flour products, bananas, parsnips, cooked carrot or other obvious high carb food and continuing to check my blood sugar to make sure I'm on track. Unless you mean something different...

forgive my ignorance, D3 is vitamin D3 ?

Yes! Sorry.