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Connie79

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I don’t normally drink normal milk. I have alpro my cuppa or oatly barista normally. Anyone have any views on these in relation to sugar content or which milk alternative would be good which has low sugar content??
 
Why do you want to use a milk alternative? Are you lactose intolerant, or a vegan?
I don't take milk in tea of coffee, or eat breakfast cereal (for obvious reasons). But since I eat full fat dairy, if I had a need for milk I would use full cows milk which has lower carbs than semi-skimmed does.

Note that I keep my T2 diabetes in remission via a Low Carb way of eating, which means replacing carbs with traditional fats that humans have eaten for centuries.
 
Thanks for replying. I just don’t like the taste or normal milk so was wondering which alternative would be best or better really. I am researching them also but wondered if anyone has experience in these. My blood sugar was high this morning. More than normal and didn’t know if it was because I’d drank a few too many decaf teas last night with this milk or because I have a vet visit this morning and am anxious


Defo a low carb diet works. But I feel I’ve abused alcohol consumption for years and this has also triggered my pre diabetes. ??
 
Connie79 said:
I don’t normally drink normal milk. I have alpro my cuppa or oatly barista normally. Anyone have any views on these in relation to sugar content or which milk alternative would be good which has low sugar content??
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Have you tried double cream in coffee?

Not all plant-based milks are created equal. Of the available options, I'm afraid oatly barista is the worst for raising blood glucose. Alpro makes a range, so it depends which one you buy.

I use Plenish organic almond unsweetened, which is a better option in terms of sugar content.

Unsweetened almond milk is the least bad, but check the small print before purchase. I was caught out a few years ago with almond milk labelled *all natural, no added sugars." Among the list of ingredients in small print on the back of the carton was maltodextrin. Apparently, this is within the regulations.
 
You may intend to reduce your alcohol consumption for reasons unconnected to carb intake.

However the amount of carbs in alcohol depends which variety of alcohol, and what you have with it. Spirits (eg) are zero carb, but the mixers (if you have them) may well have a lot of sugar. Beer is almost always around 16-20g/pint and my carb budget doesn't often stretch for that. Drier wines generally have fewer carbs than sweeter ones, and ports and sherries, plus things like Campari, tend to be carb-rich.

The other thing to be aware of is that alcohol has an immediate effect on the liver and will prevent your liver topping up your blood glucose. So if you're testing the impact of a particular meal on your BG, and you have alcohol with the meal, you may well get a BG result that is artificially low. This may lead to a mistaken conclusion (it did for me) that the food in question is OK in tems of carb impact.
 
I don't drink tea or coffee with any particular regularity. However, for milk alternatives with lower carbs, Alpro do a no sugars almond milk. Available fresh or long life. There are also some reduced lactose milk options, which have around half the amount of carbs per serving as regular milk from what I've seen.

I've tried Alpro no sugars almond milk, purely out of curiosity and in case I ever had a need for it. It's not unpleasant, rather inoffensive actually, but you're definitely not going to be fooled into thinking it could be the real deal if you have a glass of it, or on (low carb) cereal/granola. Can't comment if it's any good for tea/coffee though.
 
I honestly think you can get used to anything. Years ago I trained myself to drink tea without sugar or sweetener and now it tastes strange with. Up until a couple of weeks ago I was carrying about a wee flask with alpro almond no sugars (my answer to your question) but I'm just about trained on tea without anything. Maybe an occasional splash of alpro at the weekend.
 
Connie79 said:
I don’t normally drink normal milk. I have alpro my cuppa or oatly barista normally. Anyone have any views on these in relation to sugar content or which milk alternative would be good which has low sugar content??
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I use unsweetened soya milk and almond milk. Milk rises my sugar
 
LivingLightly said:
I was caught out a few years ago with almond milk labelled *all natural, no added sugars." Among the list of ingredients in small print on the back of the carton was maltodextrin. Apparently, this is within the regulations.
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You had me worried so had to check on the ingredients of the almond milk I use. I must admit I go to the nutrition list to check the carbs and forget to look at ingredients unless I suspect it contains maltodextrin or vegetable oil which I avoid.
 
I noticed only recently that sugar free oat milk was spiking my blood sugar so had a look on line and found there was lots written about it and newspaper articles that maltodextrin did spike blood sugars in some people , I did love it and thought it tasted a lot better than cows milk but have now cut it out .
 
The hidden ingredient of maltodextrin is present in many granulated sweeteners. It definitively raises blood glucose regardless of calorie counts so please check anything claiming “low sugar“. Dextrose is another.
 
If you go non-dairy avoid soy milk in coffee as it can curdle (due to the acidity of the coffee). Harmless but not pleasant

I have a plant based diet and use unsweetened soy milk or oat milk in my hot drinks. I never notice any effect on my bg.
 
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