The American Diabetes Association has released new nutritional guidelines for diabetes control, relaxing dietary restrictions on high sugar content foods.
The association reviews and updates its dietary advice for diabetics every five to seven years. The revised recommendations replace those issued in 1994 and are based on current research findings.
The new guidelines emphasis an evidence based approach and the importance of total carbohydrate intake, rather than control of high sugar content foods, and the need to monitor the exact source of those carbohydrates.
Under the new guidelines, therefore, someone with diabetes would be able to indulge in an occasional slice of sugary pie and drink moderate amounts of alcohol without violating their diet. The current edition discusses carbohydrate nomenclature as well as nutritional and lifestyle concerns and contains recommendations for all age groups.
The revised recommendations also debunk the importance of following diets based on a low glycemic index. The glycemic index measures how rapidly a particular food will raise a person's blood sugar level. Diets based on a low glycemic index have been touted as useful for people with diabetes.
The nutritional guidelines also recommend that less than 10% of calorie intake should be derived from saturated fats and that dietary cholesterol intake should be no more than 300 mg a day.
Many recommendations are similar to those for people who do not have diabetes. A moderate daily alcohol intake poses no threat and may be healthy. Dietary sodium reduction and weight loss should be tried to lower the risk of hypertension.
Diabetes Care January 2002;25:148-98, 200-12
Hard to believe but it is true. The ADA is telling us that it is ok for diabetics to have sugar occasionally.
Doesn't make any sense to me. This makes about as much sense as telling an alcoholic that it is ok to have a glass of wine occasionally or a smoker that it is ok to smoke once in awhile.
Sugar needs to be avoided at all times for diabetics as it has such a devastating effect on their health. If they only had a bit occasionally I would agree that it would likely not be a significant issue, but the problem is that sugar is highly addictive. Even small amounts, like one drink for an alcoholic, or one cigarette for someone addicted to tobacco, could cause a permanent relapse with devastating health results.
Fortunately EFT tends to be profoundly effective for controlling food cravings and I have seen patients regularly use this with great success in these situations.
You could consider purchasing the videos of a workshop that I recently did on EFT as that will provide you with a basic foundation in EFT. The videos are risk free. They have a full one year guarantee refund. If you are not absolutely satisfied that the techniques you learn from viewing the tape are not worth you can return the videos for a full refund.
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