Thursday, May 11, 2006
Shangri-La Diet - Day 1 Continued
Ok, I just got done drinking my first glass of sugar water - 3 tbsp. of sugar dissolved in a large glass of water.
It took me longer than 1/2 hour to drink it, it was so sickening sweet. It took 45 minutes. I am definitely going to have to get fructose instead.
When I had the high blood sugar a year ago ("pre-diabetes" - fasting level was 120 and it should be under 100), I got rid of it by cutting out sweets from my diet. Lately I have been cheating and eating quite a bit of chocolate, but not many sweets other than the chocolate.
So I am not used to drinking such sweetnes. Ugh.
Just to compare, this morning I checked how much sugar was in Coke. I had some small bottles of Coke (12 oz., I think) left over from when my son was visiting. The bottle said 180 calories, and since all the calories in Coke must come from the sugar, that would be equivalent to 4 tablespoons of sugar (45 calories per tablespoon).
So what I am doing is less than drinking 2 Cokes a day. But I am still worried, and will switch to fructose as soon as I can get some. I will also check my blood sugar again tomorrow morning.
It took me longer than 1/2 hour to drink it, it was so sickening sweet. It took 45 minutes. I am definitely going to have to get fructose instead.
When I had the high blood sugar a year ago ("pre-diabetes" - fasting level was 120 and it should be under 100), I got rid of it by cutting out sweets from my diet. Lately I have been cheating and eating quite a bit of chocolate, but not many sweets other than the chocolate.
So I am not used to drinking such sweetnes. Ugh.
Just to compare, this morning I checked how much sugar was in Coke. I had some small bottles of Coke (12 oz., I think) left over from when my son was visiting. The bottle said 180 calories, and since all the calories in Coke must come from the sugar, that would be equivalent to 4 tablespoons of sugar (45 calories per tablespoon).
So what I am doing is less than drinking 2 Cokes a day. But I am still worried, and will switch to fructose as soon as I can get some. I will also check my blood sugar again tomorrow morning.