Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Cheerios kicks Glucerna's ass

I've been to Walgreens every night this week. First to pick up Methyldopa for my PIH, then to pick up Glyburide for my GD, then glucose test strips. I would do it all in one night but my memory is about as short as that of a gnat. Anyways, on one of these trips, while waiting for the pharmacist to fill the prescription, I noticed boxes of Glucerna cereal. If you don't know what Glucerna is, it's a new product that's marketed to people with Type 2 Diabetes. Supposedly it helps control your blood sugar from spiking. So I looked at the nutrition facts. 28g of carbs per serving. 3g of protein. 10g of sugar! Having GD, I can only have 12g of carbs for breakfast and at least 6g of protein. My Cheerios has only 20g of carbs, 3g of protein, but only 1g of sugar. How is this Glucerna better? They say it contains chromium picolinate which helps your body's own insulin work better. Yeah. Like I need to put more chemical into my baby. I'll stick with my Cheerios and string cheese thank you.

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