winterangel said...
@Fugs,that is something I never knew,I will have to get to the health food store,There is a GNC at the mall.great idea,thanks.....Do I just ask to speak with a nutritionist when I go in? I have so many questions about food,and never was able to ask,can't ask my doctor ,I think my cat knows more then he does......like why is it cereal spikes the sugar level so high?
my level will sky rocket even if I eat something like all bran,yuck!....and like what is sugar alcohol,and why does sugar free syrup raise my sugar level just as high as regular syrup will if not higher?
Yes, you can go into any health food store and simply ask if they have a nutritionist on staff. Most will, even if they don't work at that
location every day of the week. You can of course if you want also ask if they're a dietitian vs. a nutritionist. Like I said, I don't know enough about
the differences, though Kitt did have some info about
dietitians. Personally though, I wouldn't recommend a chain like GNC. I was thinking more of a local health food store. Places like GNC tend to focus on just selling commercially produced supplements. Health food stores have supplements, all-natural and organic foods and personal care products (toothpaste, shampoo, etc.), medications (herbs, vitamins and minerals, homeopathic remedies, etc.), and produce. Again you might not have a place like this where you currently live - but hopefully you can find one if only after you move.
As far as your other questions... I'm not a professional but I'll share what I can. I know that alcohol is made from sugar through fermentation. But the sugar alcohol you mentioned may refer to artificial sweeteners like Splenda or Nutrasweet. Artificial sweeteners may also be the answer to your other question. Just because something has a label that says "sugar free" doesn't mean that it's not sweetened. They just sweeten it with something artificial; something other than sugar. Again I'm not a doctor, but those artificial sweeteners may affect your blood sugar in the same way or similarly to actual sugar. That would be a good question to ask someone at the health food store. I know they often sell Stevia as an alternative which is an all-natural sugar substitute or people will use agave syrup instead of maple syrup. But again, as far as diabetes is concerned I don't know if they would be any better. There are other reasons that people avoid artificial sweeteners and thus why health food stores offer alternatives. You might remember that Sweet n low for instance used to be required to have a warning label on it saying that it could cause cancer....