sugar in foods

[Dizzydi]

I read somewhere that 100g weight of food should not have more than 10 g of sugar in it for us diabetics.

Does anyone know if this is correct ? and if not what ratio should be used ?

I use the 100g weight of food to less than 1.5 g when looking at saturated fats.

 

[bev]

Hi - i havent heard of that but perhaps its not just for diabetics? Surely a high sugar content isnt good for anyone? I would have thought that if the carbs are worked out and covered with insulin - it shouldnt be any more/less bad for a diabetic than a non diabetic? I am sure someone more knowledgeable than me will be along soon to tell us! Bev🙂

 

[sofaraway]

I've not heard that, does rosemary connelly have similar rules?

The issue I'd have with that is 500g of pasta would have less than 50g of sugar, does it mean thats ok? I would personally be looking more at total carbohydrate and also portion size that I would actually be eating.

 

[C*5_Dodger]

I read somewhere that 100g weight of food should not have more than 10 g of sugar in it for us diabetics.

Does anyone know if this is correct ? and if not what ratio should be used ?

I use the 100g weight of food to less than 1.5 g when looking at saturated fats.

Dear Dizzidi,

The amount of sugar, that a type 2 can tolerate depends on many things, so you should ignore these "arbitary rules" that you come across. For example, if you are diet controlled two teaspoons (10g) of sucrose (table sugar) can raise your blood glucose by anything up to 5.8mmol/L - depending on how far you are along the path to complete beta-cell failure.

Regards Dodger

 

[Dizzydi]

Hi Dodger,

Thanks for info.

I was asking as sometime during the day, I start feeling a little light headed, especially if I'm getting towards home time from work and If I've eaten all my fruit in the day, I will eat a chewy bar. These have been sainsburys brands and I have looked at the sat fats i.e. less than 1.5 g per 100g. But what prompted me to look at the sugars was my sister is a nurse and she said to check them as they can be high.

So I did a search on the internet and came across the 100g/10g, but when I looked at the chewy bars they where 100g/27g of sugars (not the carb sugars). Way to much!!

I was diagnosed last April and still get a bit confused - it is still a big learning curve 🙂

 

[Copepod]

consider portion size, not just sugar content

But a muesli bar doesn't weigh as much as 100g - 25 to 30g is more normal, so you actually need to consider portion size, not sugar content per 100g of product. Eg a 25g muesli bar, containing 27g sugar per 100g, contains 25/100 x 27 = 6.75g sugar; a 3og muesli bar containing 27g sugar per 100g, contains 30/100 x 27 = 8.1g sugar.
However, it's worth checking whether "feeling a little light headed" actually equals hypoglycaemia, using a home blood glucose meter, assuming you have one? It might be that you're actually feeling dehydrated, for example, and in need of water / any sugar free drink.

 

[Dizzydi]

Thanks Copepod.

I understand what your saying. When diagnosed I changed my diet completely, low sat fat and what I was hopeing low sugar.

I'm on metformin and don't carb count etc. But I do try and watch my sat fat/sugar intake. When I re looked at some stuff i.e. the chewy bars 27g bar with 8+g of sugar just seemed really high and it got me thinking. Trying to be good etc.

I also do test - I must admit I tend to random test most of the time but if I'm feeling lightheaded (which also includes a bit of giddyness, shaking hands etc) I know my blood has dropped, when I have tested it when this happens my bs is about 3. I know the warning signs now and sometimes I have to mad dash home as I've been caught short without anything to eat. Naughty I know.

 

[Lizzie]

Dizzydi, a good alternative to sugary store own brand bars is Nakd bars which I have a lot. Their site is at http://www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk/, nutrition info is on there. You can get them from Holland and Barrett and Waitrose. They are 100% natural and they don't even cook them, just compress the ingredients together. I checked the nutritional information and a 30g bar does have 12g of sugar but it is all natural unrefined sugars from fruit. The type of sugar is also important as well as the amount.