Re: Bernstein and fruit

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Elka,

I'm with you. I have no idea what my carb consumption is. I don't consciously

work for low-carb, but don't think I'm exactly high-carb either. I work for

BALANCE via the foods that don't work against keeping good glucose levels. I do

work at keeping fat content low. Included in my way of eating are two or three

servings of fruit a day; moderate servings of rice, pasta , breads, and

potatoes; more veggies than I ate before diagnosis; mainly fish and chicken,

some red meat. I never eat rice, pasta, bread, or potatoes without some protein.

As for fruit, grapes send my glucose levels soaring, so I don't eat them.

If and when my levels are no longer well controled by this way of eating, I'll

adjust it. For now, my A1c is 5.4 with no meds, so it's working for me.

Teri

Bernstein and fruit

At 11:11 PM 9/24/00, you wrote:

>I just found Dr. B's website. It has excerts from his book. In one he

>talks about how fruit affects blood sugar level and he has not eat any

>fruit in 25 years!!

>

OK. I know that to some he is a god and he must not be questioned or

criticized. But I think (got that? my opinion) is that fruit is an

essential part of a human diet, unless one is allergic etc to it. I think

it is outrageous to encourage people not to eat any fruit. I could

understand him saying that one should eat fruit that is not high on the

glycemic scale.

I do not low carb. But I do not high carb. I eat essentially a

vegetarian diet with small amounts of chicken and fish. I probably eat red

meat in small quantities about 4 or 5 times a year. Don't ask me, because

I don't measure proportions of carbs to fats etc. I just know that I eat

some, but very little fat.

I do not low carb and this is not a low carb list. And I am getting just a

wee bit annoyed when people keep implying that the list and the people on

it are all low carbbers. (I almost wrote " low crabbers " <G>)

When looking at the effect of food, one must consider a population as a

whole, not isolated individuals.

Most people know of someone who smoked their whole life and never got lung

cancer. But they are not the norm.

It amazes me that the same people who are afraid to use artificial

sweeteners because the long term human effect is not certain, will follow

diets that exclude fruits but include unlimited amounts of saturated and

trans fats and unlimited amounts of animal protein.... when most

definitely.... long term control tests have not been done on humans to

evaluate those diets on the general public. Most certainly the long term

effects on diabetics on such diets has not been done.

So, it's old hat.... but....... I am of the opinion, that " all in

moderation " is the best diet.

BTW, I eat so little red meat because I find that my body just doesn't

digest red meat well. It's nothing philosophical. Actually, from I

philosophical point of view, I have the most trouble eating lobster.

Elka

Type2, Metformin 500mg, chromium 500mcg, diet, exercise and chocolate

[Guest guest]

BJM, where are you now diabetes wise? Meter, tapes, lowering starches

and sugars? How are you doing? Sam