Sugar Turned On Me

I’m usually keeping an eye out for what diabetes reasearch tells me should be off my menu and what can go back on. The recommended diabetic’s pantry list changes often enough that what I thought was okay last month might turn out to be the thing that’s killing me and vice versa. Take for instance the following two discoverys:

Eggs, a source of protein and generally an item I thought was okay to have, may be a problem for me. A recent study showed that having an egg a day can worsen things for you if have Type 2 diabetes and can help you develop it if you don’t already have it. The risk was reduced to nil if limited to one egg a week.

So, due to the study ,  researchers are now saying three eggs a week is good, more is bad.

Contrast this to potatoes, king of carbs. I avoid potatoes now, much to my own sadness, due to the carbs and the effects they have on my blood sugar.  A potato farmer in Austraila is suggesting that there may be diabetic safe potatoes in the form of the Almera variety .  According to the farmer in question, the Almera has a low enough glycemic index that a 150g serving (that’s about 5.2oz, just shy to us Yanks) won’t raise bloodsugar.

And it’s suitable for french fries. God loves us.

Happy thanksgiving, one and all.

NOTE: Sugar Turned on Me will be taking turkey day off, so look for a new post on Monday, Dec. 1st

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