Pepsi Max Zero

[MasiJan]

Everyone gets a liverdump in the morning. I know if I skip breakfast and have a shower and walk to my GP's, (like today), I shouldn't be surprised to see my FBS go up well past what I'd normally get if I'd eat a bit of cake. I mean, I could hit a 7, maybe even 8. Because my liver's dumping glucose to help out, give me energy, as I'm being active and have taken no food. I assume the test with your dad's meter was done in situ? And the other test was possibly after being relatively active and getting to the doc's office? In any case, if you want to have a look at your FBS, have the meter on your nightstand and test before you get up out of bed. "Feet on the ground" can make bloodsugars rise as it'll cue your liver. Basically... A FBS doesn't say all that much at this time.

I didn't know that. Months earlier, before the diagnosis, when I tested my fasting blood sugar, the outcome was often, '5', '4', '5,5', etc. The doctor always told me, 'normal', after the outcome.

 

[LalaALH]

Fasting blood sugar is not the most reliable measure, as everyone says. If you want to know more about blood sugar, I highly recommend the bloodsugar101.com website - and the book of the same name. This author specialises in collecting all the latest research in a well-written form. The research suggests that the blood sugar measure that is most strongly linked to diabetic complications - the bad effects we want to avoid - is how high your sugar spikes after eating. The most sensitive measure is one hour after eating for most people. But when you are learning things like ‘can I have a wholemeal cheese scone’ I used to test at half hour intervals until it started to go down again. Just to understand what is going on. Aim not to go over 7, and once achieving that, try to get spikes down to 6-7. This will bring your HbA1c down to normal. An occasional higher spike just is a learning process.

The good news is that diabetes is actually not necessarily bad for your health. If you learn which foods trigger a big rise in blood sugars and avoid them, you should be able to keep your blood sugars below 6-7 after eating, and thus avoid complications. It’s a new way of eating that you have to stick to, that’s all. Forget about ‘fat is bad for you’ (the lateet research suggests it isn’t) and think ‘I need to take control of my carbohydrate intake, because my body can’t handle them very well’.

Good luck with your learning journey, get the HbA1c test, get a blood metre to understand your body’s response to carbohydrates. Don’t get fixated on pricking yourself all the time - I did it after every meal while I was learning, but now only prick only 3 times a day and expect to move to one day a week or after eating at a restaurant - because I pretty much know exactly what to expect from eating a home cooked meal - so my bloods rarely go over 6.5 even 1 hour after a meal!

Do let us know how you get on!

 

[derry60]

You're most certainly right. The following drinks are fundamental for me: water, black coffee and tea. Even though Pepsi Zero doesn't raise blood sugar, I only want to drink it once every three weeks, because it is still bad for your teeth, other organs in your body, etc.

If you are worried about your teeth, drink it through a straw...I think that you could drink it more than every 3 weeks..Never heard of it hurting organs to be honest.

 

[Listlad]

I realise it could be construed as gross digression but anyone tried Zero Sugar Coke?