 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / February 2007Electrolyte Drink Replacements.
Hi All My son has decided to steer away from sugared sodas etc, but has a physically demanding job and uses gatorade and equivalrent drinks towards the end of the day for energy and electrolyte replacement. Do any of our athletes have any suggestions for a lowcarb version of these types of drink? I suggested muesli bars for the energy snack plus water, but that wasn't well-received:-) Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Epidaurus >Hi All > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Do any of our athletes have any suggestions for a lowcarb >version of these types of drink? You can buy a low-carb Lucosade over here, that still tastes as disgustingly sweet as the full sugar variety... you can also get elctrolyte replacement sachets, that would shake into the sugar-free drink of his choice? Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.5% BMI 25 > >Hi All > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > elctrolyte replacement sachets, that would shake into the sugar-free > drink of his choice? For a US brand name, which might not help as much as a UK brand name, I have in my fridge a bottle of something called PowerAde Option, purchased after the last time I had GI troubles. It's like Gatorade, without the garish colors, and without most of the sugar. It has something like 3g carbs per 8 oz serving.  SignatureAF "Non Sequitur U has a really, really lousy debate team." --artyw raises the bar on rec.sport.baseball >>Hi All >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >D&E, 100ug thyroxine >Last A1c 5.5% BMI 25 Thanks Nicky, Alice and Julie. I'll have to start him looking around the supermarkets; at least I know there should be some equivalent here. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Epidaurus > Hi All > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I suggested muesli bars for the energy snack plus water, but > that wasn't well-received:-) I don't know about the brands you have there. We have a couple of low-no carb sports drinks here. > Hi All > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Do any of our athletes have any suggestions for a lowcarb > version of these types of drink? I guess I'm wondering why he needs low carb if what he needs is an energy pickup -- isn't he using up the energy (carbs) as he goes, just as if he were doing extended "exercise? Does he really lose all those electrolytes at work that he can't get in regular meals (i.e. food & drink) before & after work? I guess I'm getting at -- what makes him think he needs extra electrolytes, not just water & a regular snack? But anyway -- has he considered diluted versions of the sports drinks? He may find recipes to make his own in running sites -- I know I've seen some around somewhere. Or does whatever he uses have to be pre-packaged? bj >> Hi All >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >pickup -- isn't he using up the energy (carbs) as he goes, just as if he >were doing extended "exercise? Because he has been drinking Gatorade and similar - and I tested him yesterday with a fasting of 6.1(110). So he's now reviewing his daily diet options. >Does he really lose all those electrolytes at >work that he can't get in regular meals (i.e. food & drink) before & after >work? I guess I'm getting at -- what makes him think he needs extra >electrolytes, not just water & a regular snack? A highly physically demanding job with few rest breaks for snacks. Liquid works and he's used it for years. He now has one of my old meters and will test after the next gatorade. Possibly, with the work he does, it may be OK. >But anyway -- has he considered diluted versions of the sports drinks? >He may find recipes to make his own in running sites -- I know I've seen >some around somewhere. >Or does whatever he uses have to be pre-packaged? >bj Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Epidaurus >>> Hi All >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >>I guess I'm wondering why he needs low carb if what he needs is an >>energy pickup -- isn't he using up the energy (carbs) as he goes, >>just as if he were doing extended "exercise? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >>work that he can't get in regular meals (i.e. food & drink) before & >>after work? I guess I'm getting at -- what makes him think he needs >>extra electrolytes, not just water & a regular snack? >> > A highly physically demanding job with few rest breaks for > snacks. Liquid works and he's used it for years. He now has > one of my old meters and will test after the next gatorade. > Possibly, with the work he does, it may be OK. Most likely. People in very physical jobs tend to burn of all those meat pies, hamburgers and chips :) First hubby was a bricklayer, worked very hard 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. He ate atrocious meals, liked everything fried, lots of white bread, hated vegetables other than potatoes :) He retired 2 years ago and has put on weight, wouldn't be surprised if some of his lipids are up too. Second hubby was in the army and within a year of retiring he was diagnosed type 2. He was able to eat mountains of wrong food before then. Physically demanding jobs have a lot going for them :) > Hi All > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > --http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ > latest: Epidaurus What I use is typically lemonade (with artificial sweetner), and some salt. I make the lemonade myself. Lemon juice has some carbs, if you want more, you can put in some sugar. Add water to diluve appropriately to tase. Fresh lemons !! > Hi All > > My son has decided to steer away from sugared sodas etc, but > has a physically demanding job and uses gatorade and > equivalrent drinks towards the end of the day for energy and > electrolyte replacement. So -- is there really something to this electrolyte stuff? :-) Skinny Signaturestill pre-diabetic hypoglycemic after all these years (by various definitions) Phase One loss, spikes and crashes; A1c okay |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.