FRUIT

Bones, joints and muscles
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Good Morning

I love fruit and eat plenty,also i have Manuka honey,  my question is as we have to be aware of diabetes should we be aware how much we eat, does our body process natural sugar in a different way to processed sugars.Just a thought, been awake and up since 5.30( and was hungry so thought have some fruit before breakfast then thought am i having too much)

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For the consideration of diabetes both contain glucose and fructose and your body treats them in a similar fashion.

The only good fructose is in fruit - so eat up! (in moderation!)

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Thats the word moderation,  when i read the pmr diet its says pineapple  fresh or in juice is a good snack to have.

I am getting fed up with my breakfast as it is the same everyday, so trying to find different things.Many thanks

 

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Hi there I was advised by a brilliant nutritionist to try all things coconut! Can you get coconut yogurt, oil (can get non-flavour one too) for cooking etc - bit tricky if coconut isn't your thing but now I'm used to it and I've stopped wanting sugary things. Natural fruit is full of sugars so very small amounts - switch if you can to green leafy veg in smoothies for brekkie if you can - kale, spinach etc much better more complex carbs than fruit - all the best with it all

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Kale, spinach for breakfast?!  Yuck!

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Ditto Constance!!!  Couldn't think of anything worse!  Since being diagnosed 6 months ago I started cooked porridge for breakfast.  I cook it then sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of Sri Lankan cinnamon, then half a banana sliced and 2 soft juicy figs sliced.  Sprinkle some almonds and seeds on the top.....I LOVE IT!  Have it every day, I don't snack in the morning and at lunch time a very light salady lunch suffices.  I did this to help 'line' my stomach before taking pred.  THEN at the beginning I was on Lanzoprazole and nearly disappeared down the pan with the runs and after 2 months of wondering what was going on found the Lanz, then Omeprazole then Emeprazole AND the porridge was too much for my bowel!!!!  The runs can be a side effect of the 'zoles'.  SO was put on ranitidine one tab in the morning and one at bedtime and now I have my wonderful brekkie and everything is just fine with my bowels.  I am even happier now I have refused to take alandronic acid (until I find out the result of a DEXA scan that I am to have soon).  

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I love the sound of your breakfast -will try it.

Read the posts about alondronic acid before you think about using it.  I have always refused to take it.  (So have many PMR sufferers)!

Good luck!

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I hear you, Margaret.  I had cottage cheese and blueberries for breakfast.  Not that great but safe to eat. 

The enzymes in pineapple are good for digestion and are anti-inflammatory,  but not too much of it -- pineapple tends to be very sweet.

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Margaret go easy on the carbs your body sees them as sugar try a low carb diet get your carbs from fruits and veggies stay away from juices they are extremely high in sugar you may as well eat cake as drink juice.If you stay away processed food and high carbs you shouldn't have a problem with blood sugar,It's difficult to eat like this at first because you may be giving or eating less of what you used to but is better than diabetes.

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Margaret Google the Perricone diet It is great and antiflamatory very healthy.

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Hi i can get coconut milk, but never seen coconut yogurt, cany say i fancy kale etc for smoothies, i do eat it though, many thanks for you info.

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Hi rapha, i do have porridge , nuts and fruit for brekkie, but its getting boring so will have to rethink. I too am going for a Dexa scan keep me informed on how you go on. regards Margaret

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thanks Erika will bear that in mind, will try cottage cheese and blueberries, i wonder if figs will go with it .

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thanks carol i am going to look into a carb diet.

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thanks will do.

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Any kind of fruit goes well with cottage cheese, cantaloupe, watermelon, bananas etc and  add a few pieces of walnuts.

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Too late Constance, I have been taking alendronic acid for 6 months, put on it straight away!  Because of the info posted here I went to the doc told him I was coming off it and demanded a Dexa scan.  Hope you enjoy the breakfast, I also add milk to it when it is set up!

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Will do Margaret, I am waiting for the scan appointment!  Don't know why but I have not got bored with my porridge brekkie I just love it!  

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No, sugar is sugar is sugar - whether it is ordinary honey, manuka honey, maple syrup, brown sugar or white sugar it is treated the same way by the body. And fruit has quite a lot of natural sugar which is less bad for you than the processed stuff in cakes and snacks but still isn't a good thing if you do develop diabetes - or obesity... 

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Eileen very true all things in moderation wise to do research on the gyicemic index the rule of thumb is the darker in color the fruit or vegetable the lower the glycemic index example would be sweet potato vs white potato.