"Is cheese a good source of protein for diabetics especially vegeterians ? How about taking 2 singles of American cheese every day , does it increase cholesterol ? Is mozerella / parmesan cheese better then the other brands ?
I often find eating pizza with mozerella cheese reduces my BP . What is this due to ?"
Make sure the american cheese is really cheese and doesn't say something like "cheese food" on the container. Some brands contain hydrogenated oils which are particuarlly bad for a diabetic. I would choose only products with names and labels which clearly show they are made from milk only. Your experience with pizza can be misleading. There is something called the "pizza effect" which is common in diabetics. The bread part of it is a source of high glucose readings ibut the fat in the cheese causes it's rise to be delayed longer then if the bread was eaten alone. This means the rise in glucose is higher then expected and can last for an extended time. Check this by testing glucose at 1, 2, and 3 hours to see if this effect is the case for you. In general cheese is good but it can contain carbohydrates as lactose which is the sugar in milk and as with any food testing is the only way to know how much can be consumed. It is also high in saturated fat which should be limited if possible and high in calories which adds to weight problems because of the fat. There are low fat products but check labels and test to see effects on you.
"calypso47" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]
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Make sure the american cheese is really cheese and doesn't say something like "cheese food" on the container. Some brands contain hydrogenated oils which are particuarlly bad for a diabetic. I would choose only products with names and labels which clearly show they are made from milk only.
Thanks a lot , yes the american labelling is sometimes deceptive . I will also look for the pizza effect you suggested .
On 20 Jul 2005 16:19:24 GMT, [email hidden] wrote in <news:[email hidden]> on sci.med.nutrition :
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Your experience with pizza can be misleading. There is something called the "pizza effect" which is common in diabetics. The bread part of it is a source of high glucose readings ibut the fat in the cheese causes it's rise to be delayed longer then if the bread was eaten alone. This means the rise in glucose is higher then expected and can last for an extended time.
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Any food rich in hi-GI foods + fat will give that same sort of delayed rise in blood glucose? Let's say white bread & butter, for instance.
