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12-23-2004, 03:44 PM
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| | | Rum = 0 grams of carb?
How is it that rum has no carbs in it I thought rum was made frome suger cane? correct me if im wrong but it is sweet tasting? anyone know the story behind this?
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12-23-2004, 04:22 PM
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| | | according to our book "The Doctor's Pocket Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter" rum has no carbs
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12-23-2004, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by bel4_20 How is it that rum has no carbs in it I thought rum was made frome suger cane? | Sugar, in some form, is used to make all alcoholic drinks. But during the fermentation process, the sugar is turned into alcohol and CO2. Which is why most spirits are dry and contain no carbs.
I make homebrew beer. I let all the carbs ferment out. And the finished product doesn't affect my blood sugars at all.
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12-26-2004, 09:41 AM
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| |  An occasional drink
This good news, I could use a drink after 8 weeks of being a good girl: http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradent...printstory.jsp
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01-22-2005, 03:33 PM
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| | | So, could I drink Rum and Diet Soda? Is that ok or would it likely effect my Sugar Levels... What about other alcohol? I've got Gin, Rum and Vodka. Do I have to drink it with a meal? |
01-22-2005, 06:25 PM
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So, could I drink Rum and Diet Soda? Is that ok or would it likely effect my Sugar Levels... What about other alcohol? I've got Gin, Rum and Vodka.
| Yes, Maybe, and how's your liver? When you drink alcohol your liver stops what it's doing and processes the alcohol first. Which means it does not make, store or release glucose untill it finishes with the alcohol. Although there are no carbs in alcohol there are calories and should be taken into consideration if your trying to lose weight. Not a good idea to drink alcohol if your bg's are high or taking most of the oral meds for diabetes. 
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02-19-2005, 05:23 PM
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| | | I particularly like a glass or two of red wine. I control my blood sugars on a low carb diet and exercise. For those taking medications, care does need to be taken, as because of the liver paralysis alluded to earlier, hypoglycemia could occur. |
02-22-2005, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by MarkMunday I make homebrew beer. I let all the carbs ferment out. And the finished product doesn't affect my blood sugars at all.
Cheers,
Mark | Really, no carbs? How would you classify your beer as far as color and taste? I love dark beers, but have switched to Mich's Ultra light because of the low carbs. Is it possible to brew dark beer that is low carb? Or am I mistaken that dark beers are higher in carb?
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02-22-2005, 07:08 AM
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| | I love Rum and afer all these years I have been saying a way from the stuff and I could have been drinking up a storm Geesh...I have a lot of drinking to make up for 
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02-22-2005, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ramack Really, no carbs? How would you classify your beer as far as color and taste? I love dark beers, but have switched to Mich's Ultra light because of the low carbs. Is it possible to brew dark beer that is low carb? Or am I mistaken that dark beers are higher in carb?
Rich | Rich,
Dark beers tend to contain more carbs. Have a look at the list at http://www.beer100.com/beercalories.htm
Mich's Ultra Light looks like a good choice. I didn't realise before looking at this list how big the variance in carb content is. And I can see why some people get fat from drinking beer. Producers should be required to disclose carb content on the bottle.
Light ales and Lagers, which is my preference, have fewer carbs. When I brew my own, I don't add any sugar either. So The beer is both low alcohol and low carb.
Cheers,
Mark 
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06-25-2006, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by bel4_20 How is it that rum has no carbs in it I thought rum was made frome suger cane? correct me if im wrong but it is sweet tasting? anyone know the story behind this? | What have you learned from your inquiry? I seek the same information. |
06-25-2006, 07:42 AM
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| | | Alcohol fermentation converts sugar into alcohol; that's what that type of fermentation is (there are many ferments besides sugar >> alcohol). When there is complete fermentation there is no (perhaps a trace of) sugar in the final product, i.e., a dry wine. A sweet wne has been incompletely fermented so sugar remains (or is added after fermentation). A beer or ale has carbs not from the sugar in the fermenting mash, but from the non-sugar carbs there.
Other fermentations, such as milk >> cheese, also covert a carb/sugar (lactose) to a non-carb product. |
06-25-2006, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by MarkMunday Rich,
Dark beers tend to contain more carbs. Have a look at the list at http://www.beer100.com/beercalories.htm
Mich's Ultra Light looks like a good choice. I didn't realise before looking at this list how big the variance in carb content is. And I can see why some people get fat from drinking beer. Producers should be required to disclose carb content on the bottle.
Light ales and Lagers, which is my preference, have fewer carbs. When I brew my own, I don't add any sugar either. So The beer is both low alcohol and low carb.
Cheers,
Mark | you brew your own? I'll be a judge! lol
Sammy Adams has 18g per longneck...interesting. I was bolusing like it had 12 per. After a while, they all add up 
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06-25-2006, 09:47 AM
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| | | Alcohol in small amounts is not really harmful, unless you have other problems besides diabetes like liver damage. The liver does stop working normal which allows your blood sugar to lower - not rise. I cannot say that it lowers it in all cases - that would be the difference in type 1 and type 2's, you would think. |
06-25-2006, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Harold Yes, Maybe, and how's your liver? When you drink alcohol your liver stops what it's doing and processes the alcohol first. Which means it does not make, store or release glucose untill it finishes with the alcohol. Although there are no carbs in alcohol there are calories and should be taken into consideration if your trying to lose weight. Not a good idea to drink alcohol if your bg's are high or taking most of the oral meds for diabetes. | The big font bit is not justified by the rest of your post, or by anything I can find. The implication of the earlier part of your post is indeed to the contrary, that (for a type 2 anyway) to ensure low BGs one should be continuously on the booze  .
Booze of course has different health implications and we mustn't overdo it, but as far as I can find out it is not contra-indicated for diabetics especially. Thank the Lord .
It does say on the packets of Metformin I have that alcohol is forbidden, which I hadn't realised (and the practice nurse hadn't told me either, shame on her we discussed the drink!). This now quadruples my resolve to be med free!
Yesterday I drank no alcohol (I normally have wine with my dinner and a bottle of beer afterwards) and my morning fasting BG was higher than usual. It was not conclusive as yesterday I, unusually, did no exercise either.  |
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