Agave Nectar and Maple Syrup
These forms of sugar may seem healthier than white table sugar or candy – and they kind of are. However, they contain at least as many carbs as white sugar.
Your best shot at keeping your blood sugar levels under control is to avoid all forms of sugar. It’s best to opt for natural low-carb sweeteners instead.
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4 thoughts on “11 Dangerous Foods That Increase Your Diabetes Risk”
S–t, I am in trouble
I have CHF, COPD, along with stage 2 diabetes on a stage 3 Kidney…….The relief that I have found for clearing my own throat in the morning has been orange juice or a diet coke. Coffee or Green Tea doesn’t work.
Yes, I used 60-65 units of insulin before breakfast and dinner. I’m a six foot tall male now weighing 254 pounds.
I’ve only been able to lose 8 pounds in 6 months. I love seafood, and I eat a rainbow of vegetables, prefer lean
pork and a good high protein steak now and then. Pasta is my downfall, but you threw for a loop with Fruit.
I’m just looking for a few more years. ( 2 triple AAA, 10 stents, cart art twice)(I did smoke, but stop 11 years ago)
Thanks for the article.
You have mentioned in your worst foods everything I love. Eating is the most necessary function for life. If you can’t eat the foods you enjoy, enjoyment goes out of your life. Why don’t you tell us how much of the bad foods can we at times for our cravings.
Thanks for the info. Wish my husband, who has type 2 diabetes, would read these. However, this helps with what I put on the dinner table.