Welcome to Diabetes Forums!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features.
Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.
|
 | 
11-18-2006, 05:46 PM
| | Junior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Newcastle Under Lyme ~ UK
Posts: 33
| | | Sweet Patatoes
Hiya
All
Firstly i would like to apoligies if im putting this in the wrong area of the forum 
Secondly i found this whilst searching the net which might be useful if youve got a sweet tooth . An "Antidiabetic" Food
Second is the recent classification of sweet potato as an "antidiabetic" food. Sweet potato has been given this label because of some recent animal studies in which sweet potato helped stabilize blood sugar levels and lowered insulin resistance. (Insulin resistance is a problem caused when cells don't respond to the hormone insulin, which is supposed to act as a key and unlock the cell in order to allow sugar to pass from the blood into the cell). Some of its blood sugar regulatory properties may come from the fact that sweet potatoes are concentrated in carotenoids. Research has suggested that physiological levels, as well as dietary intake, of carotenoids may be inversely associated with insulin resistance and high blood sugar levels. Once again, more research is needed in this area, but the stage is set for sweet potato to show unique healing properties in the area of blood sugar control. WHFoods: Sweet potatoes
Thanks
Wend
__________________  |
11-20-2006, 12:30 PM
|  | Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Carolina
Posts: 187
| | | I don't know bout anyone else, but sweet potatoes sure to shoot my BG through the roof!
__________________
Type I (diagnosed 1991)
Minimed 722
"The departure of our boys to foreign parts with the ever-present possibility that they might never return, taught the real value of photography to every father and mother. To many a mother the photograph of her boy in his country's uniform was the one never-failing consolation." -Louis Fabian Bachrach
It’s much easier for governments to create the appearance of security, than the reality of security.
|
11-20-2006, 01:49 PM
| | Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 114
| | | Hmmmmm....SWEET potato's and diabetes....is this a trick question?
Kinda like when I thought I was being good and had French Canadian Ham and Pea soup...BS went through the roof, until my nurse wife looked at me and said, "Duh...peas are extremely high in sugar!"
__________________
blah, blah, blah diabetes!
|
11-20-2006, 01:56 PM
| | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 795
| | | Sweet Potatoes are not a problem for me at all. In fact, the last time I ate one I gave myself the appropriate amount of insulin to cover the carbs and had to drink some oj to bring up my bg. Perhaps they do have some positive affect on insulin resistance. Good news for me. |
11-20-2006, 02:05 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Strathclyde University
Posts: 789
| | | Bad news for me, think they are disgusting!
__________________
1st degrees no use, so doing a second 1.
Levimer and humolog, wanting a pump but can't get funding.
Last HBA1C 7.9
|
11-20-2006, 04:14 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arkansas
Posts: 630
| | | I love sweet potatoes. And so far they haven't bothered my bs like a reg potatoe does. I also can hypo when I eat them.
__________________
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
{{{HUGS}}},
LINDA
DX Type 1 - June 16, 2006
A1c - 14.2 6/06
A1c - 6.5 2/07
Lantus 20 u a.m. / 8 u p.m.
Novalog 1 u for 30 carbs
+ sliding scale b4 meals
Symlin 20u b4 meals
|
11-20-2006, 04:26 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ohio
Posts: 4,682
| | | If this is true, it would make me very happy. I love the things, I like to bake a whole one, spray with margerine and use a little salt and pepper. I thought I had to give them up, and have not had any since last Thanksgiving. I will do some testing and see how it works.
I did find avocados reduce my BS. After eating one and having my BS drop about 50 points in 30 minutes, I tested several times, and it always reduced my BS. It's a shame they do not keep better, so I can keep them around. But you can keep a sweet potato for a long time, so here's hoping.
__________________
17 post cards from round 1
3 postcards from round 1/2
And 1 from Ed
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Whitney Houston Greatest Love of All
|
11-21-2006, 06:00 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth UK
Posts: 1,610
| | | i like sweet potatos... I think people take the name too literally. It's all natural sugar, like SWEETcorn, and pretty much any fruit right?
I just count for it, i eat sweet potato's regularly and dont notice any different really in BG from a normal spud to a sweet spud.
__________________ Stu 
Type 1 Since - 24/7/2006 HbA1c
13/10/2006 - 7.2%  | 15/12/2006 - 6.0%  | 29/06/2007 - 7.1% | 02/11/2007 - 7.8% | 29/02/2008 - 6.5%  | 07/08/2008 - 6.8
Insulin - Levemir and NovoRapid | Meter - LifeScan OneTouch Ultra smart  Pasta is a gift that just keeps giving... |
11-21-2006, 08:32 PM
| | Senior Member
I am a: Parent | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: FL
Posts: 1,918
| | | Hmmm, Eri usually does pretty good w/ sweet potatoes...she LOVES them.
__________________
Praying for a speedy and perfect road to health for Carwy...and that he beats this FOREVER...with a long and healthy and happy life!!!
|
|
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | |
|  | | » Site Navigation | | Diabetesforums.com | | | Resource Directory | | | Contact Zone | | | |
