Beans and blood sugars
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From: Loretta Eisenberg on 15 Nov 2008 08:46 Someone sent me an emai saying that beans were good in stabilizing blood sugar in diabetics. At first I ranted and raged that this was not true. I decided to check it out and went to google where several articles are saying that. I know there is a lot of fiber, but the heans I think of have lots of carbs. they didnt mentioned any beans except green beans which I put in a vegetable category. I think of baked beans, refried beans garbanzo beans. My question is what do you know about this and what has been your experience. In my own person case I portion control baked beans to two ounces so the effect is minimal Loretta
From: Gary Woods on 15 Nov 2008 10:01 sassybklynlady(a)webtv.net (Loretta Eisenberg) wrote: >My question is what do you know about this and what has been your >experience. In my own person case I portion control baked beans to two >ounces so the effect is minimal I can only speak for myself: I find beans a lot less "carby" than potatoes or bread. Particularly, Chana Dal (Indian bean, I think in the soybean family) doesn't spike me. I get it quite cheaply at one of the middle east oriented stores locally, thanks to recent immigrants. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G
From: Gary Woods on 15 Nov 2008 10:32 sassybklynlady(a)webtv.net (Loretta Eisenberg) wrote: >My question is what do you know about this and what has been your >experience. Kind of a P.S.: Canned baked beans often have a lot of sweetening, which isn't a Good Thing (Sorry, Martha!). Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G
From: Nicky on 15 Nov 2008 10:45 On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:00:42 -0500, Susan <susan(a)nothanks.org> wrote: >Loretta, my experience is that they spike me like any other carb, except >black soybeans which are all fiber and protein. Me too. I can eat half a cup of lentils, or maybe about the same hummous, but pretty well as many black soybeans as I want. I have to be very careful with any other pulse/bean. Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.4% BMI 25
From: krom on 15 Nov 2008 10:53
Like most things i eat theres some i can eat and others i cant even get near...lol I can fairly safely eat kidney beans and can enjoy a large bowl of my homemade chili..same for blackbeans. Lentils and pintos etc will spike me as if i ate a bowl of sugar and worse hold me high all day..in fact it can take up to two days before im back to normal. the hows and whys i dont know..i let my meter tell me. KROM "Loretta Eisenberg" <sassybklynlady(a)webtv.net> wrote in message news:8341-491ED2C9-289(a)storefull-3233.bay.webtv.net... > Someone sent me an emai saying that beans were good in stabilizing blood > sugar in diabetics. At first I ranted and raged that this was not true. > I decided to check it out and went to google where several articles are > saying that. I know there is a lot of fiber, but the heans I think of > have lots of carbs. they didnt mentioned any beans except green beans > which I put in a vegetable category. I think of baked beans, refried > beans garbanzo beans. > > My question is what do you know about this and what has been your > experience. In my own person case I portion control baked beans to two > ounces so the effect is minimal > > Loretta > |