i was told i needed to lower my blood sugar about 3 months ago. I drank soda every day, 2-3 times a day for 25+ years and it finally caught up to me. (I am only 36) it's amazing how much sugar is in a coke. i think your daily recommended value is 35g for men and 30 for women. a 20oz coke has 65, and I was drinking 3 plus other sweets. I haven't had a soda in 3 month, and I honestly don't miss it. I drink ice tea unsweetened and lots of water. i heard bia' is good as it has stivia which is better for you then any other artificial sweetner. big thing with sugars is carbs. carbs break down into sugars, so brown rice and wheat bread are good choices. Apples are good too, with natural peanut butter and the fiber in the apple skin allows a slow release of the natural sugar in there to be released over time. there are several no sugar added or sugar free ice cream novelties that actually taste good, and have low or zero sugar. I try to watch my sugar intake every day, and I splurge on things like mini reeses cups, or a cookie now and then, but you can't go crazy. the reeses minis, the unwrapped tiny ones have 2g of sugar so I eat 2 just to satisfy the craving for candy. it's really worked, and i use to eat an entire bag of mike an ikes plus two sodas, and a pop tart at work on some days. I also like the belvita soft bakes for breakfast, especially the bananna banana bread one. it's got 9g of sugar but alot of fiber so it controls that release into your blood stream. Good luck with your cut back!
