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Daily Sugar Intake

akindrat18

akindrat18

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Stoke-on-Trent
Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Insulin
I was wondering what was the daily amount of sugar intake a diabetic could have as i've recently brought a 6 pack of low-fat yoghurts without noticing the sugar content of 20 grams per pot. Is this ok for a daily amount?
 
I agree, prolly not great for the amount of 'filling up' its going to provide. For me, I'm much better with a high fat, 'Greek style' yogurt with no added sugar or fruit; it's low carb, doesn't spike me and tastes like a pudding - especially if you add a very small handful of blueberries with flaked almonds and a sprinkle of cinnamon... Mmmm :-)


Diagnosed Type 2, 22nd Feb 2013
Hba1c 7.5
Three month trial of managing through diet & exercise - low-ish carb, pescatarian and attempting to become a runner ;-)
 
Sunshine_Kisses said:
I agree, prolly not great for the amount of 'filling up' its going to provide. For me, I'm much better with a high fat, 'Greek style' yogurt with no added sugar or fruit; it's low carb, doesn't spike me and tastes like a pudding - especially if you add a very small handful of blueberries with flaked almonds and a sprinkle of cinnamon... Mmmm :-)


Diagnosed Type 2, 22nd Feb 2013
Hba1c 7.5
Three month trial of managing through diet & exercise - low-ish carb, pescatarian and attempting to become a runner ;-)
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Well for me I cannot have high fat foods as I am currently taking xenical and I don't shop for myself as I am living with my parents for 4 months until i go back to university and they think that the low fat yoghurts are good for me despite the sugar content. I rarely have any sugar intake as I mostly have a bowl of ready brek with some strawberries, scrambled eggs and bacon or a salad wrap for lunch, and for dinner it depends on what my family wants and it varies from; beef bourgnion, lasagne, bolognese, breaded chicken and chips (in a chip pan), pizza, fish, chinese and curry. Also my mum does some baking, but only bakes mini cakes and they only last a day or possibly 2 days at best.
 
Yes, 20 gm is a lot. Scary isn't it how unhealthy these 'healthy' yoghurts are. The thing is these carbs are dead carbs; it's much better to have those carbs in the form of fruit etc. Irish Yogurts have a 0%/0% diet fruit yoghurt where they use sweeteners.
 
That's a favourite marketing trap! Many low fat foods attracting people who want a "Healthy " diet are crammed with sugar. 20g is about 4 - 5 teaspoonsful of sugar and 1/5 by weight of the pot's contents.
Do you really want to eat that?
To me that kind of thing is a legal fraud. The nutrient value is low and the amount of damage it can do is large. Give it away! preferably back to the shop which sells this kind of stuff. It should display a warning.[If it has traffic lights, the "sugar" one should be bright red. If it doesn't, you know why]
Hana
 
As hanadr writes, a marketing trap.

For most supermarket foods Low Fat usually means High Sugar and Low Sugar usually means High Fat. Not always of course but you do have to check, as indeed you have done. You are probably better off getting a low fat natural yoghurt and mixing in some fruit yourself. Even the low fat natural yoghurts vary a lot so read the info.

Best is to just eat fruit, sat down, with a knife, and make a meal of it. I have a wooden board and a favourite knife just for this purpose. I'll do the same with a piece of cheese and some pickled onion or with carrot, celery and cucumber. The ritual makes it feel like more of a meal.
 
sigh,
that depends, 20g of sugar is a lot if you are going to sit around for the next 3 hours, especially after a meal,
if you're doing a 30 mile bike ride? or a 5 mile jog? 20g isn't much.
 
IIRC, Akindrat is significantly overweight and is not likely to be doing a five mile jog.

Akindrat, there are certainly things in your diet that aren't doing your diabetes any favors. Sugar-packed yoghurt is one, Ready Brek is another. Quite the worst breakfast "cereal", IMO, and if you really must have porridge (I try to avoid it, it's very high in carbs) at least have the proper stuff and you'll be getting some goodness out of it. And if your parents are concerned about your weight, why on earth are they making you chips?

It's very difficult for you, because you're home from university without an income of your own. But it would be worth trying to educate your parents, even a little bit, about the dangers of eating too many carbs and too much sugar. The irony of telling a diabetic they must have sugary low fat yoghurt because of their weight, and then feeding them chips! :(


Type 2 on Metformin, diagnosed Jan 2013, ultra low carber, Hba1C at diagnosis 8% (11mmol), now between 5 and 6 mmol. 20kg lost so far :)
 
I was told do not take more than 5g of sugar a day.
i lost 4 st & a further 4lb in a week as i wiegh weekly. was loosing weight i kept getting yoguarts as i love them now i have to buy plain yoguarts but put fresh fruit with it which works out a lot less on sugar,hope this helps there can be anywhere from 17% to over 20% of sugars please read the labels.
because they are fat free people do not look at the sugar content which i did not but i do now.
 
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