End of Glucerna

[kevin_standlee]

While driving back to Fremont this evening, I stopped at a couple of stores that have carried Glucerna cereal in the past, but couldn't find it on the shelves. During my trips back and forth to Oregon, I'd been buying it from Fred Meyer stores, where I kept getting discount coupons, but this past week I started on the last box in my supply, and of course I'm not going to be driving to Oregon very often now. When I got back to the apartment, I checked online, and while I couldn't find any explicit statement on the web site, it appears that Abbot Laboratories has discontinued the cereal. That's too bad. Glucerna was a little pricey, but I found that it really did have a good effect on my morning blood sugar levels. Now I'm going to have to start experimenting again to find something I can eat for breakfast that won't send my blood sugar (which is generally above normal in the morning anyway) skyrocketing.

Comments

[travelswithkuma.livejournal.com]

Freshs fishs makes nices breakfasts.

[howeird]

Very wise, Kuma Bear - fishes have no cholesterol, few carbs, are high in protein and have just enough fat to moderate the digestion of sugars.

[crookedfeet.livejournal.com]

You might try yogurt-I've found that does well. My fasting numbers are usually good, but I'm insulin-resistant in the mornings, so need to be careful about breakfast. Also, sugar-free oatmeal is generally OK>

[gvdub.livejournal.com]

http://kaysnaturals.com/products/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=16

These have worked well for me, at the recommendation of our doctor. Not cheap, but they frequently have coupons and I'll buy a case or two of the 9.5 oz. boxes at a time when they do. Plus, their other protein snacks are pretty good.

14 gms of carb with 3 gms of fiber per serving. I've stopped having this every day, since I've cut back some on soy consumption, with other breakfasts being muesli that I mix up myself (basically uncooked rolled oats soaked in unsweetened almond milk and lowfat yogurt over night and sweetened with a little sucralose.).