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Originally Posted by Matthew
Hi everyone,
I hope your all doing well tonight. Well its been almost 5 days since I started watching what I've been eating and drinking, and I have to say that I'm noticing a HUGE difference in alot of things. Other than a 500ml bottle of Sprite today, I have had nothing but water and tea (and a glass or two of vegetable cocktail). I was at Wal-Mart today and before I decided to go with the Sprite I checked the sugar contents ~ 24. Thats bad enough but not as bad as the bottle of 7-Up that I checked out; sugar content ............. 70? OMG I think I almost went into diabetic shock reading that label so thank goodness I didn't even take a second look at that 7-Up. I was even checking out the juices too and those sugars ranged from 24 to 40.
I've been out every single day this week so far and I can actually feel that My body has changed even just abit over the last few days ~ once I have My gym membership squared away I will be working out for all its worth, not letting it go to waste. I can see a new Me on the horizon, and no matter how long it takes and how much I have to put into this I'm in it for the long haul ......... I'm excited to get this going 
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Hi Matthew,
I'm so glad to hear that you're back on track...and I'm still going to give you my "one diabetic to another" speech....soda and fruit juice are almost the same to a diabetic. Sure, the juice has nutrients (which is good), but it's loaded with sugar...and none of the fruit fiber that slows down the absorption of it and keeps you from spiking blood sugars.
Water is fabulous. Tea is fabulous. That veggie juice is fabulous.
I'd stay away from all soda and fruit juice.
Eat your fruit whole....and enjoy it. In that form, you get all the nutrients, the benefits of the fiber, and less of the bad effect of the sugar.
By the way....apples are an awesome food for diabetics (and anyone). There's quite a bit of evidence that the natural pectin in apples (along with the fiber) actually helps control blood sugar levels. They make a wonderful snack for us.