6 days of Not Alot of sugar

To be perfectly honest I've had small amounts of sugar because everything contains sugar and its almost impossible to be 100% sugar free.......

Fresh fruit  in its natural form and most vegetables contain sugar. It might only be a small amount but the sugar is present. There is no way around it. For example my husband bought Fresh Express Spring Mix (salad) that had carrots and radish. In order to make a decent salad I normally use 1/3 or 1/2 the bag. The salad already contains 6g of sugar before the dressing or anything else is added. The lite oriental ginger dressing has 3g of sugar.  By time I eat the salad I've consumed 10g of sugar.  Another example is Healthy Choice meals.  My thoughtful husband has been buying me these meals. They have less calories and lower fat but don't assume that means less sugar. Last night's Salisbury Steak meal with a few tiny potatoes, flavorless green beans and 2 tablespoons of apple's has 18g of sugar.  For one  healthy meal I consumed 28g of sugar. Eating 2-3 meals a day plus snacks I'm easily eating 100g of sugar a day. 100g of sugar eating healthy?  Sure I'm consuming less fat and calories a day, but I'm still getting sugar and carbohydrates.

I have learned even if something says sugar free it's full of carbohydrates. Which can be just as bad as sugar for diabetics. 2 Russell Stover Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cups has around 18 carbs and A little less calories than Reeses . No wonder some of my friends have major spikes in their glucose every month, even though they eat right. I'm told by family to avoid carbohydrates and sugar, to eat more proteins to counter act the carbs. To not eat 2 starches (starches are sugar) in the same meal such as potatoes and corn. That pasta has carbs & sugar, the sauce contains sugar. I guess me and eating in moderation need to become acquainted.

I guess when my diagnosis is confirmed I will ask for sample meal plans. To avoid dangerous spikes in glucose. And will keep a journal of what I've eaten along with testing 2-3 times a day to avoid problems. And will continue to read labels.