[Diabetes-talk] Need Tips for Lowering A1C

[Mike Freeman]

You must be going Northern Chinese on us! (grin) They use a lot of bitter mellon in their dishes!

Mike

On Jun 16, 2011, at 14:20, "Joe Cordova" <jdcordova at hawaiiantel.net> wrote:

> I like the organic Casco brand, but you do have to stir plenty to absorb the
> oil.  I also recently discovered bitter melon as a natural sugar blocker;
> you may want to consider  taking it in tablet form from the health food
> stores as you might find the natural taste too bitter for human
> consumption--it really does lower your blood sugar quickly and I find that I
> am having to reduce my oral meds as I take more of the natural tablets.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 9:41 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Need Tips for Lowering A1C
> 
> Adams is a brand of peanutbutter.
> 
> Mike
> 
> On Jun 16, 2011, at 12:32, dmgina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
> 
>> Mike 
>> What is this, adams natural! Never heard of it before. 
>> Dar 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jun 16, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Adams Natural also is a fine choice. I like the crunchy-style.
>>> 
>>> Mike Freeman
>>> 
>>> On Jun 16, 2011, at 9:46, "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler65 at windstream.net>
> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Debbie,
>>>> Actually, they don't need a peanut butter substitute. Smucker's 100% all
>>>> natural peanut butter is just fine as it doesn't have any of the bad
> extras
>>>> that can elevate blood sugar. I eat the stuff all the time, and it's
>>>> actually better than regular peanut butter you can buy.
>>>> 
>>>> Alan
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debbie
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 11:43 AM
>>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Need Tips for Lowering A1C
>>>> 
>>>> A couple of friends of mine have extremely elevated a1C readings, well
> above
>>>> the preferred range.  How can they transition from a fast-food mentality
> to
>>>> healthy eating without feeling deprived?  One friend eats two
>>>> sausage-and-egg biscuits from a well-known restaurant every morning.
>>>> 
>>>> None of them are on insulin yet, and I want to do what I can to
> encourage
>>>> them to alter their eating habits.  I found one product called
> sunbutter, a
>>>> peanut butter substitute.
>>>> 
>>>> Please send comments either through the list or via personal email.
>>>> 
>>>> Debbie
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