I’m kinda confused and I’m researching it trying to understand.
No. And I see you are trying to avoid diabetes.
*The biggest risk factor is being sedentary while consuming an energy excess.
“Walking for at least 30 min per day was shown to reduce the risk of T2D by approximately 50%”
*Too much fat in the diet causes transient hyperlipidemia which can significantly slow glucose uptake into the cells, and the sugar then remains longer in the blood.
*You don’t want to snack all day so as to prevent chronic insulin spikes, skipping breakfast or dinner is a must.
*Avoiding hyperinsulinemic foods like wheat, dairy, and refined carbs greatly helps.
*Sugar is terrible. Artificial sweeteners are just as bad.
*Testing your A1C is great to assess your risk.
Non-nutritive sweeteners generally have no calories or carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are a dietary necessity but if you are pre-diabetic or diabetic, then avoiding products with added sugars (added sugars are the biggest problem for all of us) is vital. Diabetics certainly should be cautious and try to limit sugar intake in general, but even non-diabetic people would benefit by limiting sugar intake. I have cut my sugar intake considerably and try to avoid any product with added sugars (and my fasting glucose is typically around 75). I’m not a big fan of non-nutritive sweeteners either because there is insufficient long term data to know if these substitutes are any better/safer or possibly worse than sugar. Avoiding ultra-processed foods and limiting starchy products (bread/pastries, pasta, white rice, fruits with higher sugars or glycemic indices) is also advised especially among diabetics. I’m also skeptical of the “net carb” labeling as a way to suggest the sugar impact is less. I keep my glucose intake to natural sources in food and avoid products that add sugar. It can be a struggle but if you look around long enough you can find many products that have a low or NO added sugar option (and by NO sugar, that also means no sugar substitutes for me).
I am not diabetic but my food choices are selected to minimize the risk of ever becoming diabetic.