No sugar added sauce for cookies

Brockisit · #1 (**permalink**) 12-26-2007, 12:19 AM

Hello Everyone,

I forgot I signed up with this website back in 06...lol. Ok enough of that.

What I got for Christmas was some cookies that was made with no sugar, but they don't have any flavor, does anyone know how to make no sugar added sauce so I can make these cookies with some flavor? Like chocolate sauce, even vanilla, anything to add flavor would be great.

Thanks for your time in this matter.

My name is Brock
I have type 1 diabetes, and have had it for about 11 years,and having a hard time keeping it under control. Have to give up taste which I don't like,and most of my favorite stuff like orange juice, grape juice.....ex.... Please help

Funnygrl · #2 (**permalink**) 12-26-2007, 03:23 PM

If you're a type 1, what type of insulin are you on that requires you to be so stringent with your diet?

Brockisit · #3 (**permalink**) 12-26-2007, 03:29 PM

Mixed of 70/30 insulin

Right now I am home sick because of acid reflux disease,or throat problems.

Funnygrl · #4 (**permalink**) 12-26-2007, 06:06 PM

You've had type 1 11 years and you're on mix? My sincerest apologizes.

Sorry I can't really help with the sugar free stuff. I don't bother with it.

Brockisit · #5 (**permalink**) 12-26-2007, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Funnygrl

You've had type 1 11 years and you're on mix? My sincerest apologizes.

Sorry I can't really help with the sugar free stuff. I don't bother with it.

No you misunderstood. I have had type 1 since 2001. I was first diagnosed in 1996 or 1997 with diabetes type 2, then I went to type 1 in either 2001 or 2002

the 11 years are all the years I have been diabetic

Funnygrl · #6 (**permalink**) 12-26-2007, 07:28 PM

Now I'm really confused. People don't change types. Are you an insulin dependent type 2? (just cause you're on insulin doesn't make you type 1), or were you originally misdiagnosed as type 2 then further testing found antibodies or something?

Brockisit · #7 (**permalink**) 12-26-2007, 07:42 PM

I dont know now. The whole Diabetes thing is very confusing for people

notme · #8 (**permalink**) 12-26-2007, 08:29 PM

Absolutely true Brock. Not only do people who don't have diabetes not understand it completely, but those of us who have it also get confusing reports from our own doctors.

Funnygirl is right in the respect that people do not change types because of the change in treatment. The best way to get an answer is to ask your doctor for tests to determine your type.

If you are taking isulin and are really a type one, you could alter your diet and increase your insulin to cover the foods that you eat. You wouldn't have to follow such a strict diet plan. There is a chance that you are type one with insulin resistance. Talk to your doctor and see if you can get it all figured out.

Brockisit · #9 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 12:16 AM

Hello Nancy,

I will ask him when I get in to see him.I really think the whole diabetes thing is very confusing, watch our sugar,watch our carbs,what next. I have a question why wont they make a store for diabetics.........A place where we buy our food

TenderVittleS · #10 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Brockisit

Hello Nancy,

I will ask him when I get in to see him.I really think the whole diabetes thing is very confusing, watch our sugar,watch our carbs,what next. I have a question why wont they make a store for diabetics.........A place where we buy our food

I can eat junk food all day and still have normal sugars, not to brag. Everybodys different though. Its not what food you eat, its how you compensate.

Funnygrl · #11 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 09:49 AM

Most sugar free stuff is high carb anyways and tastes like ****. The key to a healthy diet is a generally well rounded diet that would be healthy for anyone and moderation.

notme · #12 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Brockisit

Hello Nancy,

I will ask him when I get in to see him.I really think the whole diabetes thing is very confusing, watch our sugar,watch our carbs,what next. I have a question why wont they make a store for diabetics.........A place where we buy our food

I'm not sure a store for "Diabetes" would fly Brock. It would be highly expensive and be mostly foods that we could buy at our local grocery store. Foods you should consider are whole foods. Veggies, some fruit, whole grain breads and proteins. The real challenge is to compensate for the carbs in these foods.

A good place to start is looking at a site that lists foods that are low on the glycemic index. It will help you to understand how foods will effect your blood sugar dramatically. Google "Glycemic Index" and find a list. Find foods to eat that are in the low to moderate range and test often. You will quickly learn what foods you can eat, and what foods drive your sugar high.

Insulin is helpful in keeping your blood sugar in the normal ranges. Talk to your doctor about a short acting insulin after meals if you find that your blood sugar is high two hours after you eat. Especially, if you are eating foods that are low on the glycemic index and you still can't get a good reading.

Good luck. Keep reading here on this site and I think you will find a lot of good information to help you understand things. Ask questions. Great people here with good ideas.

DanG · #13 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Funnygrl

Most sugar free stuff is high carb anyways and tastes like ****. The key to a healthy diet is a generally well rounded diet that would be healthy for anyone and moderation.

Sugar free is the new name for food with chemicals.
Sucralose, nutrasweet, etc - all chemicals with unknown complications in long term use in human bodies. Sure, searle and monsanto got approvals, but the truth is these chemicals have unknown long term effects.

Follow advice others have said here about real food - skip the fake sugar junk. It may be marginally satisfying, but your body knows better and is not satisfied, therefore you eat more and continue to be unsatisfied. Eat a bit of real food - which your body needs in order to grow and you eat less, because your body is satisfied.

I hate "sugar free" foods, as all that label tells me is that they have put fake sugar in with some real food and ruined its fruitfulness for my health. They don't care about my health - they care about their wallets and their bottom line. ...of course, truth be told, I don't care about your health either... but I am not peddling chemicals for you to ingest...

DanG · #14 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Funnygrl

Now I'm really confused. People don't change types. Are you an insulin dependent type 2? (just cause you're on insulin doesn't make you type 1), or were you originally misdiagnosed as type 2 then further testing found antibodies or something?

I am a boondoggle from the boondocks and I really do not know what the difference is that you speak. I guess I have always thought type 1 is insulin dependent. Of course, having had diabetes for 34 years, and never been to the doctor much for these modern testings, I assume I am type 1 (currently doing lantus in AM & humalog, previously on single daily injection of lente - that's what the doc ordered, and I did that for close to 30 years...).

Tell me/us more about these antibodies testings?
While I have insurance to cover some prescriptions, I am not prone to spend dollars on testings that only tell me things about which I can do nothing.

So, what is the real difference if I know I am type 1 taking insulin, or if I am type 2 taking insulin? I still take insulin, right?

Thanks for the introduction to some thought stimulating ideas.

Funnygrl · #15 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ****

I am a boondoggle from the boondocks and I really do not know what the difference is that you speak. I guess I have always thought type 1 is insulin dependent. Of course, having had diabetes for 34 years, and never been to the doctor much for these modern testings, I assume I am type 1 (currently doing lantus in AM & humalog, previously on single daily injection of lente - that's what the doc ordered, and I did that for close to 30 years...).

Type 1 and Type 2 are essentially totally different diseases, though the outcomes and treatments may be similar and the line differentiating them may blur.

Type 1 is an autoimmune disease. Your body kills the islet cells of the pancreas rendering them incapable of making insulin. It can occur at any age and is not associated with any lifestyle factors. It requires insulin from the beginning and can cause DKA if insulin isn't used.

Type 2 is a disease associated with insulin resistance. This can be "encouraged" by lifestyle factors and age, but is also strongly genetic and linked to race. The pancreas tries to keep up with the resistance by making more and more insulin, however, the islet cells tire and get to a point where they can no longer keep up with the production and eventually make less or eventually none. Then injected insulin is required. The resistance aspect of type 2 can be treated to a degree with pills. So, you can be type 2 and still need insulin.

Current methods of classification base the type on the origin of the disease, not whether insulin is needed or not or age at diagnosis.

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Tell me/us more about these antibodies testings?
While I have insurance to cover some prescriptions, I am not prone to spend dollars on testings that only tell me things about which I can do nothing.

Remember how I said that an autoimmune process kills the pancreas in type 1? This can leave antibodies in the blood that can be tested for. However, they are only positive in 60-80% of type 1s, so they aren't completely conclusive. Insurance typically does cover this.

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So, what is the real difference if I know I am type 1 taking insulin, or if I am type 2 taking insulin? I still take insulin, right?

What type you have does and doesn't matter to a degree. Type 1s will often have wider fluctuations in blood sugar while type 2s have insulin resistance that needs to be treated and can require HUGE doses of insulin. Further, type 2 can go longer without being diagnosed, so complications need to be assessed for sooner after dx.

The line can blur though, since some people have a few aspects of type 1 and a few of type 2, or many of both.