This Sugar Thing

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Been researching this sugar business. First thing to consider is the “Glycaemic Index” of food – how quickly it puts glucose into your bloodstream. Then there is “Glycaemic Loading” – how much Carb you are putting in – more complex. The initial thing that hits you is that all meat and fish has No GI or GL whatsoever! As someone on the web said: so it’s tempting to just eat meat etc.! But apparently plant proteins and Carbs contain other nutritional benefits, even necessities so…

Fibre seems to be good, unless your Diabetes causes you Gut Issues. Meat is good (sugar-wise) but could create high Cholesterol etc. It’s all a Conundrum. Even the “baddie” Red Meat contains iron, which is “good”. Chicken is good but apparently they often pump salt into it.

On reflection I’ve not really done well with the Sugar Thing. I used to eat cereals for breakfast and chicken for tea, mainly. But then I was told that all meat causes heart issues\cholesterol etc. and that pre-cooked chickens are pumped with salt, so I switched to cereals for tea too. That means Weetabix, Shredded Wheat (better on every count over all other cereals) and then Oatibix Flakes. However, Oatibix contains more sugar… And it now looks like cereals are plain bad for sugar. Only Shredded Wheat has a Medium GI if I remember rightly.

Okay so I’m back on the chicken or Salmon\Tuna for tea. What about breakfast??? Should I go Salmon for breakfast and Chicken for tea (with maybe some salad?)? BTW Tuna tasted very salty last time I had it. Other oily fish like Pilchards taste even saltier! Will keep researching. Nuff Fer Now. Out.