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Posted 3/25/2011 9:44 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone use:

Jello Sugar Free (Low calorie gelatin) 6-pack, carb 0, sugar 0

and/or

Dannon Light & Fit Carb & Sugar Control - 4-pack, carb 3 sugar 2

Your opinion if you do use either or both? When do you eat them? With meals or as a snack, etc.

Thanks

 

Posted 3/25/2011 10:44 PM (GMT 0)
The yogurt has carbs and will probably impact the blood sugar.  Yes, I know it doesn't have many carbs but for people like me (and probably you) who are insulin resistant, we will see some kind of rise.  I would eat it as a snack between meals.  If the jello says no carbs, I'd eat it any time I want.  But I believe the FDA says a product can state "0 carbs" when there is less than 1% carbs per serving.  They're essentially saying it's barely there.

Again, if you test and you're satisfied with the blood sugar reading after you eat the food, then go ahead and include it in your diet.

Posted 3/25/2011 10:48 PM (GMT 0)
I agree I would have Jello when ever I wanted a little something and the Danone I would have as a evening snack because the little bit of sugar would help any blood sugar lows during the night for me.
Posted 3/25/2011 10:51 PM (GMT 0)

LanieG said...
Yes, I know it doesn't have many carbs but for people like me (and probably you) who are insulin resistant, we will see some kind of rise.  .

Lanie, what do you mean "insulin resistant?"

I didn't know or think I was insulin resistant.

Usually an 1 1/2 after meals I test in low 120s or somewhere around 115, etc.

Posted 3/25/2011 10:59 PM (GMT 0)
Bob, the only reason I said that is because your blood sugar seems to rise after eating carbs.  I am not diagnosing you and I should not have stated that.  Only your doctor can do that. 
Posted 3/25/2011 11:30 PM (GMT 0)

Thanks.

Doesn't (almost) everyone's blood sugar rise after eating carbs?

Posted 3/25/2011 11:49 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, but a non-diabetic's blood sugar would rarely rise higher than 130, if that, after a regular meal.  If a meal was really laden with carbs like lasagne and bread, it might go higher but would come more quickly than someone having problems with blood sugar.

Read this:  http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/16422495.php

 

Posted 3/26/2011 10:21 AM (GMT 0)
Hmm, I think I messed up my cholesterol levels from eating fruits and berries in gelatin. This increase in cholesterol was also emphasized by higher than normal blood glucose levels over the period, but still I wasn't adding any extra sugar. So, not eating any gelatin from now on if I can help it.
Posted 4/20/2011 12:24 PM (GMT 0)
Don't throw the baby out with the bath water, Chaul22. Was the gelatin sugar free? if so it was the fruit and berries that increased the blood sugars. Although I don't quite understand why any of it would affect your cholesterol - there's no fat in gelatin or fruit?
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