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Posted 7/16/2012 6:38 PM (GMT 0)
what does this do to your glucose ?? I have read its good for lowering glucose and bp ??
Posted 7/16/2012 7:27 PM (GMT 0)
I keep Lindt Excellence 85% Cocoa Extra Dark in the house.  (I buy it at Kroger supermarket.)  It has 15 g carbs for 4 squares and those squares are rather large, so I usually only eat 2.  The ingredients are: chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, demerara sugar, bourbon vanilla beans.  It has only a little bit of sweetness.  I eat a couple of squares once or twice a week as a treat.  I've read that dark chocolate is good for you.  I haven't read anything about it lowering blood sugar or blood pressure.  I don't eat a lot of it and it doesn't do too much to my blood sugar.

 

Posted 7/16/2012 9:07 PM (GMT 0)
There is tons of online info about studies of it lowering bg
Posted 7/16/2012 9:26 PM (GMT 0)
Do you eat dark chocolate and have you noticed any difference in your blood sugar and/or blood pressure?

I have not been reading much of anything lately other than just 'news' but I found an article about dark chocolate:  http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20120424/pick-dark-chocolate-health-benefits

The beneficial results seem to be related to the antioxidents in the dark chocolate, so overall, it should be good for the heart, too.

 

Posted 7/17/2012 12:06 AM (GMT 0)
I dont but I may start :)

Posted 7/17/2012 12:15 AM (GMT 0)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&uid=15934022&cmd=showdetailview&indexed=google

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mercola/cinnamon-diabetes-_b_839487.html

Posted 7/17/2012 12:46 AM (GMT 0)
Well, now, cinnamon.  It's a little hard to get that into your diet when you're not eating cereal, toast, cake or sweets.  I took cinnamon capsules that did absolutely nothing for my blood sugar, so good luck with that.  Others may have different results.

The article also talks about magnesium.  This is from the article: 

"Healthful Sources of Magnesium

Magnesium serves many important functions in your body, including reducing your risk of sudden death (9). It's been estimated that up to 80 percent of you are deficient in this important mineral. If you want to increase the magnesium in your diet, please stay away from grains and opt for healthier sources, such as:

• Avocados
• Raw pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds
• Almonds
• Green vegetables, such as spinach and Swiss chard
• Raw broccoli
• Raw, organic cacao
• Black beans and navy beans"
• Peas

Posted 7/17/2012 1:06 AM (GMT 0)
i put 1/2 ts on my oatmeal eery morning

Posted 7/17/2012 1:40 AM (GMT 0)
There's no way I can eat oatmeal.  What meds are you on?  What's your blood sugar after eating the cereal?  (Are you diabetic??)
Posted 7/17/2012 1:51 AM (GMT 0)
no im not diabetic but i do watch what i eat, kinda a watchfull woorier :)

Posted 7/17/2012 7:55 AM (GMT 0)
I bought a large Lindt dark chocolate bar but only eat one or 2 squares a day or every other day. We also bought the bag of Swiss petites 72% dark from Costco. about 2grms/carbs each piece with fibre subtracted. I usually have one of these and put 1 or 2 in my Hubby's lunch daily and put them out for company. I agree with Lanie. (Any dark chocolate over 70%(?) ) is supposedly good for the heart.

Cinnamon does nothing for me that I've noticed although I do put it on my low sugar oatmeal when I have it occasionally(I'm on Insulin) or on a small baked apple, a small banana, pork chops, sliced, baked baby potatoes(2 for me), etc. It doesn't hurt me and I like the taste.
Posted 7/20/2012 12:39 AM (GMT 0)
I don't eat any chocolate. If something has sugar in it, it raises my blood sugar a lot. Knowing myself, if I'm supposed to eat just one piece, I'll end up eating all of it, so no. I know that dark chocolate is supposed to be good for the heart. I'd eat cocoa if it was in unsweetened form. Believe me, after 20+ years of eating unsweetened, the normally sweetened foods sting in your mouth.

Off topic, but I've been on vacation for 3 weeks now, cooking my own meals and making bread for a month. It seems that this way I'm eating a little less per day, and it must also be thanks to lack of stress that I keep hitting lows even when I'm getting less insulin and exercising less, just chilling.
Posted 7/26/2012 1:48 AM (GMT 0)
Are you diabetic, Lendar?
Posted 8/4/2012 7:40 PM (GMT 0)
I eat on sugar free chocolate but it also raises blood sugar. I think now I will stay away from it.
Posted 8/4/2012 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the Forum, In3158.  The problem with sugar-free chocolate (or any sugar-free candy for that matter) is that they usually contain sugar alcohols such as maltitol, sorbitol or xylitol.  If you eat a lot of the food containing these, you may have some stomach problems and also blood sugar rise.  This is why I like the real dark chocolate that has a very small amount of real sugar.  Of course, it's not sweet like milk chocolate but it does satisfy a yen for chocolate.

Here is a link for more information about sugar alcohols: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/sugaralcohols.htm

Posted 9/27/2012 2:54 PM (GMT 0)
I have found a brand that isn't bad on BG at all...I have some twice a week and it has very little effect on my blood sugar. The problem is i can't remember the name!! lol will post once I find it..
Posted 9/27/2012 8:27 PM (GMT 0)
Netman - you eat this twice a week and you can't remember the name?? 
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