coconut water

[jackie22]

i am type 2 diabetic ,can i drink coconut water or coconut milk ,blended with spinache and 1 banana from confused newbie on here HELPPPPPP

 

[badcat]

Hi and welcome
Try it and test what it does to your blood sugar
I found coconut milk was fine - the higher the % coconut the better - but some brands of coconut water caused a big spike in BS. Bananas were ok when I was first diagnosed but after about 10 years they ceased to be
The problem answering your question definitifly is that we are all different and so is diabetes at different stages.Testing before eating and 2 hours later is the only way to know if a food is ok for you to eat ( ie that it does not push your blood sugars too high )
Your gp will most likely not give you a test meter but buying your own is a good investment. In the UK, the Tee 2 - free from spirit healthcare or the code free ( purchsable from Abbot / Amazon) are about the best value for money interms of initial meter cost and the ongoing cost of test strips

 

[jackie22]

thank you badcat I will test myself b4 and after when I have it later and will look into the metre thanks for quick reply ;0)

 

[Freema]

the best is to try to be under a level of blood glucose that doesn´t cause adding diseases so initially try not to eat anything that raises your number more than 2 mmol from what it was right before your meal..

and when you become great at lowering your blood glucose ; then try to be under 7.5 mmol even when you eat anything.. except for rare occasions.
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045678.php

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

I wouldn't drink that. Why not just drink water?

 

[jackie22]

I wanted to eat spinach but don't realy like it and some1 suggested blending it with coconut milk or coconut water as its how her hubby gets his 5 a day veg in him as he isent a veggie lover ,so tried it and enjoyed it

 

[Nicksu]

i am type 2 diabetic ,can i drink coconut water or coconut milk ,blended with spinache and 1 banana from confused newbie on here HELPPPPPP

Just remember to check the ingredients. A lot of coconut water is sweetened to make it more palatable to the taste.

 

[jackie22]

thank you nicksu I will check this out ;0)

 

[Resurgam]

I could not take that because of the banana - although botanically a berry it is about 1/4 carbohydrate by weight, so way above the 10 percent limit I set for myself.
You need to check your BG levels to see what you can and can't consume, and watch the labels of processed foods.
It is not unknown for packers to change what they produce without warning.
I used to buy mixed nuts which were low carb, and then found that the last bag I had bought had far more carbs and a different mixture, but the packaging was only altered to reflect the change in the panel on the back,all the rest was identical.

 

[jackie22]

thank you for your input resurgam ,ill take note of that ;0)

 

[Robbity]

I'd agree with @Resurgam, for me on a very low carb diet, fruits such as bananas, which are one of the higher sugar fruits, are completely off limits.

But you should always check all nutritional information or labelling very carefully: sometimes values can be - or may even be intended to be - quite misleading: e.g. I have a freebie litre of coconut water with my current online shopping order - labelling says 4.6g carbs per 100ml, which doesn't sound so bad - but that's actually 46g per litre container which is a fairly generous day's worth of carbs for me. And that is just natural sugars from the coconut - nothing extra added!! (Advice I should have taken myself before I included this item! ) So you do also need to consider carefully how much of a particular food or drink you're going to consume at a time, and also the total number of carbs in all the ingredients you are using... So if you are going to use just a little - fine, but otherwise, be careful - and test, test, test...

And a timely reminder - what may appear to be good and healthy for a non diabetic whose body can happily deal with carbs "correctly" could well be the equivalent of poison to us, who can't.

Robbity

 

[jackie22]

I'd agree with @Resurgam, for me on a very low carb diet, fruits such as bananas, which are one of the higher sugar fruits, are completely off limits.

But you should always check all nutritional information or labelling very carefully: sometimes values can be - or may even be intended to be - quite misleading: e.g. I have a freebie litre of coconut water with my current online shopping order - labelling says 4.6g carbs per 100ml, which doesn't sound so bad - but that's actually 46g per litre container which is a fairly generous day's worth of carbs for me. And that is just natural sugars from the coconut - nothing extra added!! (Advice I should have taken myself before I included this item! ) So you do also need to consider carefully how much of a particular food or drink you're going to consume at a time, and also the total number of carbs in all the ingredients you are using... So if you are going to use just a little - fine, but otherwise, be careful - and test, test, test...

And a timely reminder - what may appear to be good and healthy for a non diabetic whose body can happily deal with carbs "correctly" could well be the equivalent of poison to us, who can't.

Robbity

thank you for info I will take this all into account ,no more nanas for me ;0)

 

[jackie22]

thank you all for the info I will be taking it all into account ,very much appreciated ;0)