how do you know what is safe to take for meal replacement. I had Metgenics recommend to me, but it was from my MD. I have blood sugars that run in the 150's and a A1c that last time checked was 8.2.
I was denied some corrective foot surgery because of my blood sugar. Frustrating. Need to figure out to get the A1c back down and controlled.
Read the nutrition label...
Look at carbohydrates
carbohydrates raise BG... ALL carbs raise BG
If your diabetic that is one rule you need to know CARBOHYDRATES RAISE BG.
how many carbs are in the shake?
I take plexus, I am on metformin for type 2, it seems to work, keeps my levels good
What raises Blood Sugar (BG) is carbohydrates(carbs). ALL carbs raise BG. Now without knowing what your BG was before you drank the shake Its not possible to know if it was the shake that raised your BG or something else like Dawn Phenomenon (DP). Also how long after drinking the shake did you test?
If you want loose weight do the health way make yourself a green juice in the morning with spinach kale lemon ginger and a green apple and the go for a long walk or work out trust me if you do that you not only going to loose weight but you are going to get your health back
I asked my dietician who is a CDE about Herbalife. I brought her the nutritional information labels of the protein powder and the flavor. She said it was ok but she wouldn't recommend having the shakes all the time. She prefers I eat meals instead of meal replacements.
I believe the best way to go about this is talk with a Herbalife Sales person and let them provide for you a testimonial of someone who has used their product to have a positive result on diabetes. You should talk to that person and let him or her show you what, how and when they did it. Anyone who has a positive result about something should be proud to tell the whole world. I know not everyone will get the same result, however, what works for one person should equally work for someone else.
I know that Herbalife does work but you have to follow their recommendations strictly. You can really make a major progress in your diabetes control if you change your eating habits. More vegetables, less carbs, less sugar, more exercise, sleep better, have a social life, laugh more and eat less.Drink tea or coffee with no sugar, Drink more Alkaline water. Eat less salt. The above may looks difficult, it's really not because you only need to stick with it for two to three weeks and you will be hooked. Do not think about what your friend will think about you. If you die or get sick tomorrow, who bears the pain, You. You come first.
God speed.
carbohydrates raise blood sugar (BG) ALL carbs raise BG. how many carbohydrates are in herbalife? Its rite there on the package.. under "Nutrition Label"
"how do you know what is safe to take for meal replacement."
Since this thread is on Herbalife shakes I'm assuming you're asking the same. As commented earlier read carefully the nutrition label. Avoid those with high sugar and high carb contents. If sugar is listed under carbs, I like it it be 1 gram or less. I don't believe in eating fake foods so I cannot comment on what else they put into these shakes. Try eating foods made with whole grains, nuts and more vegies, fish, poultry and lean meats.
Herbalife makes a number of shakes, none which you identified as your meal. Read the nutrition label. Some have minute amounts of sugar and carbs others not. For example Herbalife - Shake-Formula 1 Fr Vanilla has 13 grams of carbs but 9 grams of sugar, a little over a heaping tablespoon of sugar....not healthy.