[georgepds]

In my quest to reduce morning BS levels I've been trying different late night snacks ( red wine, nuts, extend bard) none seem to have an effect on me, I generally wake up at 120 and some times up to 133 ( meter error, who knows).

Last night I had 1/4 cup of dried cherries, This morning the BS was 104, the lowest morning reading for me in a year of monitoring. No doubt the beneficial effects must be balanced against the glycemic load, but hey, it's the first thing that seems to work for me


--George

Ref..

Antibiotics News: Chemicals found in cherries may help fight diabetes


"In precipitate laboratory be trained using animal pancreatic cell, the chemicals, call anthocyanins, increased insulin amount produced by 50 percent, according to a peer-reviewed study programmed to occur in the Jan. 5 reason of the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. ACS be the world's largest computable society."

[xMenace]

Now do it again

We all know there are countless hidden variables that could account for this. If it truly does work, it's repeatable.

[Evermont]

George and John,

I love cherries and skepticism!

[Scrabblechick]

Funny this should come up. Last week, my DH found orchard cherries on sale at the store and bought a box. I ate about 10. My BG hardly budged. They actually are one of the lower GI fruits, BTW. Muy delicioso!

[HelenM]

10 cherries, 10 carbs low GI no problem.
My elderly friend told me that he ate a few the other night and his BS was surprisingly high next morning. His wife told me that he probably ate more than 1/2 kilo!

[fgummett]

I love Cherries also... delicious and nutritious

Originally Posted by georgepds

Antibiotics News: Chemicals found in cherries may help fight diabetes

Wow... interesting read but who the heck did the translation? Here is one I found easier to digest... Cherries contain antioxidant that can fight diabetes

[fgummett]

For example...

Perhaps George Washington wouldn't surround chop downhill his father's red tree if he know what chemists contained by means of a minute know. They have identified a compatible group of fluently occurring chemical profuse in cherries that could rear legs humiliate blood sugar even in relatives beside diabetes. In precipitate laboratory be trained using animal pancreatic cell, the chemicals, call anthocyanins, increased insulin amount produced by 50 percent, according to a peer-reviewed study programmed to occur in the Jan. 5 reason of the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. ACS be the world's largest computable society.

[Kim_in_TN]

Funny you should mention cherries! My hubby and I were eating Healthy Choice dinners last night which included a cherry dessert. We both said how we can't stand cherries! Glad you like them and they are working for you!

[georgepds]

Originally Posted by xMenace

Now do it again

We all know there are countless hidden variables that could account for this. If it truly does work, it's repeatable.

Yeah... there is the rub, the countless variables. Still, it is one better than no response at all, or the negative response I got with the extend bars.

It is one part of the "plan". At least I like cherries, and a week's worth of test is not that difficult. I really don't like wine, and getting a cup down in the evening was a chore

[georgepds]

Cherries contain anthocyanins which are part of a broader category of nutrients called flavonoids. You can find more than you wa
nt to know here

Knovel - display

The researcher, Nair, comes up several times in the text. He's the one who did the cherry study

[Penny]

Our sour cherry tree is loaded this year. I stood under it and ate them until I couldn't eat another one yesterday. Two hours later, my BS was 109. Just did the same thing for lunch, but ate a slice of American cheese and a couple pieces of hard salami right before. Almost 4 hours later, I am 89. Cherries, blueberries, and blackberries don't seem to cause me any problems.

[notme]

FOR Penny...........


I think she owes me a basket of cherries now?? Don't ya think?

The picture won't post Penny. So click the link below to see the picture.



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[Penny]

Originally Posted by notme

FOR Penny...........


I think she owes me a basket of cherries now?? Don't ya think?

The picture won't post Penny. So click the link below to see the picture.



http://www.diabetesforums.com/galler...9/HPIM0484.JPG

We planted that tree about 25 years ago. Some years it produced good, others hardly anything. I think this year we got a bumper crop because of all the rain. I used to make pies or jelly, but we just do not use enough of that stuff to make it worth the cost. I offer the neighbors all they want....they just want them if we pick them and carry them to their houses. They are soooo good, it is such a waste. I wonder if they will freeze, anyone know? Might be too much work pulling all the seeds out.

[xMenace]

Originally Posted by Evermont

George and John,

I love cherries and skepticism!

I'm skeptical of everything. Repeatable perfermance is what I try to make decisions by. Why it works is not important; I don't have to believe in the science. I've learned this lesson the hard way.

Cherries are a great fruit for diabetics. When I eat them, and I'm eating fresh cherries daily now, I feel like I don't even need to bolus. They behave very well.

[Evermont]

Originally Posted by xMenace

...Cherries are a great fruit for diabetics. When I eat them, and I'm eating fresh cherries daily now, I feel like I don't even need to bolus. They behave very well.

Plus, ...they're friggin' yummy. (did I type that out-loud?)