How much sugar do you consume daily?
By Kevin
@excellence7 (3698)
Mauritius
September 3, 2015 1:40am CST
I always have this little fear about diabetes. I think people have portrayed it as the end of world in my country, though I have read and understood that this is not the case. People all around the world are living with diabetes and they are living well.
I consume around 3 to 5 teaspoon of sugar per day. In light of this, I would like to know how much sugar do you consume daily?
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@sofssu (23660)
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3 Sep 15
Its not just the sugar.. its the chocolates, ice creams, cakes, soft drinks, syrups, jams/jellies that we consume which add to the sugar intake apart from simple carbs like rice, bread we consume every day.. Diabetes can be contained if lifestyle changes are made, like strict diet control, exercise, and medication. However, in some cases it does not respond so well to these. also.
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@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
3 Sep 15
Yes, I agree with you. When I said teaspoon of sugars, I meant it coming from all these sources and even more. I myself know a lot of people living with diabetes, some even in their 70s and they are living well. Control does the trick.
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@sofssu (23660)
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3 Sep 15
@excellence7 How can you measure the other stuff in spoons.. ? I am 
now..
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@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
3 Sep 15
@sofssu Most of the products that are sold in the supermarkets provide an indication of the level of sugar in terms of 'gram'. And even a teaspoon with sugar filled in it has a weight.
@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
3 Sep 15
Yes, for sure. I know this. But 1 teaspoon added sugar is impressive.
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@LadyDuck (502189)
• Italy
3 Sep 15
@excellence7 I have always been thin and I do not want to gain weight. 
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
3 Sep 15
How do you know that you consume only that much . Have you taken into consideration the carbohydrates you take in . They are also sugar forming , my friend .
@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
3 Sep 15
Taken into consideration indeed. I said 'around'. It's just an estimate.
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@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
3 Sep 15
@SIMPLYD Nice one. Thank you for sharing. I need to increase my sugar intake then.
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
3 Sep 15
@excellence7 I heard and seen on TV on a health show that a normal person should only have at least 20 teaspoon of sugar in a day from all forms of foods . Then we have to drink lots of water the whole day to wash them off .
