Type 2 Fruit teas

Fruit tea is fine as there is no/hardly any sugar/carbs in as long as you aren't adding anything else into it


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hi there and welcome to the forum
I often drink fruit teas as a refreshing pick me up

Green Tea is also fantastic and helps reduce a number of metabolic markers such as BG and Blood Pressure. I've been drinking it now since my diagnosis 7 weeks ago.

All the best and do not fear the future even if the results are not as you hope


Diagnosed 13 April 16: T2, no meds, HbA1c 53, FBG 12.6, Trigs 3.6, HDL .75, LDL 4.0, BP 169/95, weight 13st 8lbs, waist 34" (2012 - 17st 7lbs, waist 42").

2 June 16: FBG AV 4.6, Trigs 1.5, HDL 2.0, LDL 3.0, BP 120/72, weight 11st 11lbs, waist 30" (2012 - 17st 7lbs, waist 42").

Regime: 20g LCHF, run 1 mile each day, weekly intermittent fasting.

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I've been gradually withdrawing from caffeine to decaf tea and drink a lot of fruit/herbal teas now. Most contain 0g of carbohydrates and they are very refreshing !

Definitely! Just don't put honey, sugar, palm sugar or agave nectar in the teas, and they will be fine.

Galja said:

I made the agave mistake a few years ago......delicious stuff, but....

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Me too

KevinPotts said:

Green Tea is also fantastic and helps reduce a number of metabolic markers such as BG and Blood Pressure. I've been drinking it now since my diagnosis 7 weeks ago.

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I've tried green tea in both plain and fancy versions, and it definitely makes me feel queasy... I've wondered whether it's the tannin and/or caffeine, since I've only drunk herb teas and decaff coffee for donkeys years now.

@jackieYbrown : But I definitely agree that fruit teas should be fine, it's just the sugary stuff that might be put into them that would be an issue.

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