You should buy some allulose sweetener without a lot of other ingredients in it and try that on its own in your coffee or tea. See what the results are.

@mimiashford5544

Ай бұрын

Agreed.... could be other ingredients have been bastardized or are hard on the system in general. But it sounds Allulose by itself might be a good option for some.

I have spent over 30 years in and out of Overeaters Anonymous, other 12-step programs, Weight Watchers , and too many diets to count. Even went to a meeting where the group would oink at anyone who gained weight (just one visit to that meeting.) I’m 75 and had developed a raging food addiction. I have gained and lost hundreds of pounds since I was in my 30’s. The official high was 289 and current 136. I have learned many things over the years. One of the most important is not to use any kind of sweetener. No sugar, no artificial sweeteners, no nothing. (I’m human and have done a little of course.) I get sweet tasting treats and I’m off to the races. Just ask Weight Watchers how many boxes of snack bars I have purchased. I always bought extra so I could eat a box on the way home. For me, even tasty Keto treats are off the menu. If I had one or two, I would eat them all. Thanks to my faith in God and “finding” Dr Boz I am no longer a slave to my mind’s obsession. Dr Boz outlines exactly what to do in her books and her videos.

@kiwikim5163

3 ай бұрын

I can’t do the sweet taste in any form and don’t want to.

@2Truth4Liberty

3 ай бұрын

My only daily sweet is my Sweet Tea. Black Tea (WalMart Great value brand) sweetened with "Pure Sweet" brand of white stevia powder. One heaping 1/2 teaspoon makes a gallon of very sweet tea (takes even less for coffee). Started this 18 months ago, now down 40# and long time high blood pressure is now normal. I drink about a gallon of the tea every day x 365

@1timbarrett

3 ай бұрын

I am on board with your distrust of sweeteners. 👍

@Charlie.com.au1

3 ай бұрын

Understanding the mechanism of action of GLP 1 agonist might offer a clut🤔 Dr Mobeen does an excel Dijon explaining it in a recent video👍

@janemiddleton9509

3 ай бұрын

I agree. No sweets period is the way I have to go. Thanks for sharing.

Great mini-experiment - keep them coming.

I would like to see this repeated with equivalent amount of allulose and water.

I am a type 1 diabetic. I've recently been making keto marshmallows by whipping up only gelatin with allulose in it, and I haven't had to take any insulin for going on 5 days now. My blood sugars are in the 70s to 80s in the morning, and don't go past 120 in the daytime. I usually only see those numbers when I do 36-72 hr fasts. I find that my appetite has gone down immensely, and my ketones are staying in between 1-2mmol/L. I've been researching allulose and gelatin, and both of those ingredients increase glp-1. I honestly can not believe it. I've never gone this long without insulin, and I've been giving close attention to my glucose and ketones. I think this is happening because I am very active as a figure skater and coach, eat mainly meat, and since my appetite has gone down with the "marshmallows", my blood sugars stay in range. I usually have a very high appetite and can eat over 2,000 calories with no problem. Which is always a struggle to lose weight. Recently, I've only been able to eat about 1,200-1,500 calories. This video has helped me confirm that allulose does help with blood sugars and appetite.

@stefanweilhartner4415

3 ай бұрын

thanks!! i will try that as well

@jayhoggard92

3 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

@AvgJoe0007

2 ай бұрын

Any change in blood pressure?

@jonswap9097

Ай бұрын

If you are type 1, then you need insulin to force blood glucose into your cells which need glucose to function. Allulose does not do that from what I read - it seems to lower blood glucose by causing glucose to be excreted in urine. What you are doing in not taking insulin normally could therefore be dangerous. You should consult a physician to before you change your insulin dose or times.

@stefanweilhartner4415

Ай бұрын

@@jonswap9097 allulose increases GLP-1 which lowers gluconeogenesis.

I use their product as a sugar substitute and I love it.

Any sweet taste throws me into full carb addict mode. I love the peace of mind of having no chronic hunger and cravings.

The bar may be an option if you focused only on Sugar -however, your body has a reaction to one of the other ingredients used to make this processed bar (*soluble tapioca fiber, *"proprietary" vegan protein, "vague" natural flavors). The consistent message of reading the ingredients does not stop after you determine what type of sugar/sweetener product(s) are being used. For as many carbs this bar has (18g) @$1.62 per bar/piece 28g, doesn't seem worth the cost or physical reaction your body has to it. Allulose is a great option - Figure out how to make it yourself so you can control the ingredients you're body has an allergic reaction

@troytmd

3 ай бұрын

This

@terfalicious

2 ай бұрын

Do you know how to make allulose? Would love to know - thanks!

@MyEyesShapeMyViews

2 ай бұрын

@terfalicious allulose is an alternate sugar ... you can't make it but can buy it. For me, I don't have any body reactions. It makes a good caramel if you want to make keto "crack" (with chocolate on top). It works nice for making condensed milk (2 cups cream + 1 cup allulose). It works good for ice cream or if you are a cream & sugar coffe person. KZread has many video options for using allulose in food. It's not as sweet (70%), but it does provide better volume when baking than stevia or monk fruit. My experience is monk fruit doesn't bake/heat well -I think it's better when it stays cold/room temp

@vikingcat794

5 күн бұрын

they have plain allulose sugar as well.

There are many ingredients in the bars, not just allulose.

@markeby3636

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I've had reactions similar to this with the ultra-processed keto junk food (which tastes great!). I'm going to try and add some straight allulose to my LMNT water that I use for taking my morning herb & vitamin pills.

@coTMH14571

3 ай бұрын

Good point… Minneapolis can’t even be hidden within the rules

@bobbyadkins6983

2 ай бұрын

​@michelemeissner4435 ???

@vikingcat794

5 күн бұрын

Dark chocolate (Allulose, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Powder, Sunflower Lecithin) Soluble Tapioca Fiber, Allulose, Cocoa Butter, Proprietary Vegan Protein (Pea, Pumpkin, Sunflower, Flax), Cocoa Powder, Natural Flavors, Salt.

so true and summaried great for my experiences too.

Same, sugarholic, food addict actually, I have eaten 3 12inch subs at one sitting 😔 I have the edema if I am not very careful and right now only weigh 148 thanks to keto and fasting but still have NAFLD and insulin resistance and heart blockages and just had CABG surgery during the heighth of COVID and it was horrific. Stay strong everyone 🙌

Hello dr boz I like to volunteer for whatever study you like to try I ben doing keto for 7 years Thank you for your patience.

Great video. I bought some of the Kind bars a couple weeks ago. I hadn't heard about the need of polyphenols for them to work. I'd like to hear more about the polyphenols in algae, but I doubt if they have the ones I want - tetra-cis-lycopene and cyanidin-3-glucoside, lutein and zeaxanthin.

If it was me, and not reading the ingredients, I'd say it was a corn reaction. I'm very sensitive to corn products and that is exactly how i feel when i unintentionally consume them.

@mimiashford5544

Ай бұрын

Yes same here and I've just spent an hour looking for a NON-CORN derived version of Allulose and it doesn't seem to exist. At least not NON-GMO & Organic. The corn is what I absolutely will NOT consume anymore under any conditions.

Simple, sugar is sugar. This sugar didn't spike glucose levels. But that's on the metabolic level. Swelling can take place on the extracellular level, so the body still reacted in the typical way of retaining water. That's my thinking anyway.

Hyperglycemia (excess sugar for the blood volume), similarly to salt, osmotically pulls water from cells into the bloodstream increasing blood pressure. Our kidneys readily remove salt, but nothing easily removes excess sugar. Insulin pumps glucose into cells to be metabolized. If allulose has minor to no insulin response, then allulose will concentrate in blood and cause increased blood pressure, until it's eventually cleared, probably by our kidneys or liver. Allulose competes with fructose on liver fructose receptors. Which can be a good thing for losing weight and reducing uric acid. But higher blood pressure is a bad thing. You wouldn't want your allulose to increase atherosclerosis. Everything in life is a trade-off. This is not financial advice. Do your own homework 😊.

I got the bars for my husband. I like the taste they came me a massive stomach ache for hours. I believe for me it is because allulose is corn based. My husband is doing great with them. Ty for sharing your experience.

@debjayne3298

3 ай бұрын

I have the same problem with Allulose. Had stomach pain plus had to be close to the bathroom because my bowels would empty out like water.

@JodiRaeRandaCastleRockRealtor

3 ай бұрын

@debjayne3298 that's disappointing. Ben Bickman the scientist spoke so highly of allulose. Sounds like it works for some and not all.

@sl4983

3 ай бұрын

Try xylitol

@charlesfuchs

Ай бұрын

@@debjayne3298 must be all the fat your eating

May have something to do from getting back from that vacation (Itlay, long flight, different food, more sodium, more carbs because those restaurants are not accurate etc)

This is interesting I have a friend on the ozempic she always complains about swelling in her legs. She does still love her sugar.

Doc, Great information!. Question? What was the highest A1C and blood sugar reading you have ever had? Thanks

Hello from Montana Dr. Boz! You're such an authentic person, love your videos.

I am 76 and use allulose for tea or on blueberries after a meal. Blood sugar and blood pressure is fine. No edema. I think the ingredients in the bar may have been something that might have triggered an allergic reaction? I have no problem with cravings or binging afer using allulose. I am very adicted to carbs and sweet foods.

@sl4983

3 ай бұрын

You go girl!

@sl4983

3 ай бұрын

Do you use anything for sleep?

I am delighted to find a way to get cinnamon in most every day. I mix allulose with a lot of cinnamon and have a spoon of the mixture. :) Sometimes I will mix a little with cream cheese. I'll try the iice cream with egg whites soon. As you are sharing, perhaps allulose is the reason for my clothes getting too loose! It's a good thing. My bad habits are gone too! I am so content!

Good for you!

Also the amount of allulose I put in my coffee alone gave me diarrhea for half a day and you could hear my stomach growling across the room!!! 😂

If I had such a reaction, I would suspect it contained something that my body did not tolerate. As I normally «swell up» from food-intolerance.

Dr. Boz, thank you for sharing your experience with this. I agree with some others that it could just as easily be one of the other ingredients you reacted to. However, I have been trying the allulose syrup and having a similar experience. The thing I learned from others' comments that I didn't realize, is that it's derived from corn, which is something my body revolts against. So thanks Dr Boz, and thank you to everyone who shares such helpful comments on her videos. I learn nearly as much by reading your experiences and thoughts!

@Trendilien69

Ай бұрын

Dear allulose is not corn and has nothing of corn in it, it is just allulose. It is a mirror of fructose and has many benefits compared to sugar.

@mimiashford5544

5 күн бұрын

@@Trendilien69 You really need to do your research... most Allulose on the market is CORN DERIVED. I've called several companies selling Allulose and they have ALL said their Allulose is coming from corn.

When I added Allulose as a sweetener to my ketogenic diet, my liver enzymes tripled!!! That was the only substitution I made. It is made from corn (maybe GMO?). I've learned to be wary of ANY sugar substitutes.

@DynamicBailey

3 ай бұрын

Good to know. Thank you!

@ketokarbs3671

3 ай бұрын

They have non gmo

@cynthiaproffitt8326

3 ай бұрын

A couple of years ago my liver enzyme tripled after seriously doing keto and quite a bit of fasting. I wasn’t using allulose. Not sure why they shot up, but the numbers are great now and I have added allulose.🤷‍♀️

@6140LIBRA

3 ай бұрын

@@cynthiaproffitt8326 I had a heart attack when I went vegan.🤷‍♂

@n7ekg

3 ай бұрын

@@6140LIBRA Vegan isn't healthy at all.

I've been using allulose increasingly over the past week or so. I've had two great sleep nights in a row now. The past two days I've had almost no sugar but plenty of allulose. I'm having it in my coffee right now. I think for me it's been a game changer on my sleep quality, at the very least. I have a huge amount of food sensitivities though, and I suspect you might as well. You really should try JUST pure allulose in something like coffee instead of in processed candy bar. And make your own allulose candies like caramels with your own pure simple ingredients.

It's the soluble tapioca fiber that is causing the bloating.

@tinawhite4962

3 ай бұрын

Bingo. They put that in meat chips which makes me feel just terrible.

@Lulu-kt6gr

3 ай бұрын

Why?

@kyliefan7

2 ай бұрын

Tapioca comes from a very toxic plant called the Yucca or Cassava root!! Can contain cyanide! When I eat vegan cheese that has tapioca my throat starts to close almost like it’s growing something in there!!

@charlesfuchs

Ай бұрын

its healthy

Same experience with both powdered and liquid Allulose, 2 different brands including RX… next day puffiness, and gut inflammation. Have tried a few times with same result. Drat 🤨

Thank you. Thank you

Dr Boz, I thought you looked great. Loved your top. Sorry about the bruise. It looked painful. Wish I could be in Austin this weekend. I have a large convention to attend here in WA.

Hello Dr. B, Thank you for testing this candy. Despite anything, you continue to look beautiful! Regarding the study you discussed about rats, it's essential to remember that we are humans, not rats. Similarly, it is just like with Moringa oleifera leaves; while they might be beneficial for rats, for humans, it seems to have only a placebo effect. I believe that it's healthier to avoid sugar completely. Thank you for your support!

@charlesfuchs

Ай бұрын

Are you a rat?

I don’t do well with Allulose. I get the worst gas. Erythritol does not give me gas and does lower my blood sugar.

@TMItulsa

3 ай бұрын

I’m just the opposite, no reaction from allulose, but Erithytol is a GUT bomb!

This is very interesting. I would like to know if you have the same response the next time you snack on the candy or if it could be another ingredient.

Ive been using allulose in some recipes and today my glucose was 70 but Ive lost a lot of ketones ..Today they are 0.3......I do keto diet and Ive even drank Dr.Boz ketone drink...

I used to consume allulose too in the beginning of the Keto journey to help breaking through the addiction, because it tastes virtually identical to sugar. I'm carnivore now and I don't use it anymore. It did help, but looking in retrospective, I'm not entirely sure if it was really a good choice. My theory is: the molecule is very, very, very similar to normal sugar. If it lowers the blood sugar after consumption without any exercise involved, it did trigger an insulin response 100% for sure, which I would attribute to the chemical similarity. The body was basically tricked to do the same thing it would do for sugar. This part is pretty clear to me and is already a red flag. The second issue, but here is a wild guess from my side, is that maybe the glucose monitors are not able to detect this kind of sugar in our blood and it may be just floating around in that different chemical shape, but doing things similar to glucose. It is probably still better than sugar (not very hard...) because of the lower calories count, but I'm not convinced we should consume this in an insulin resistant state.

@Xzelian

3 ай бұрын

@VictorSchroder I absolutely agree and wonder about the sugar similarity points. I personally don't believe in the concept of an "overweight diabetic." I say this because when I became resistant I went from 220 to140 with little activity. I wasn't processing sugar, so it wasn't converted to energy hence fat stores were used. If someone is taking insulin flooding and increasing resistance while still consuming sugar then yes... they will be overweight, but calling it "diabetes" rather than resistance I think is fundamentally wrong. I think what's possible here is that this is a "type" of sugar which prompts insulin that the body may not be resistant to. Yet It's a short term solution to a bigger problem. Much like with agave nectar, glycemic index does not calculate to glycemic load. Lastly "calories" mean jack all, unless your digesting your food in a vacuum. Look up the history on that, the measurement is utterly irrelevant. What isn't irrelevant is chemical temperature reaction. I would no more eat a salad without a h8gh fat component then try to light a grill without lighter fluid or some accelerant.

@great-garden-watch

3 ай бұрын

I worried about that too. But if people lose weight on ozempic it really can’t increase insulin? I just don’t know. I don’t want an insulin spike. Can’t anyone test this?

@jewelbug8713

3 ай бұрын

I was amazed to see how closely similar allulose is to fructose molecularly. My husband is a T2D and has RLS. He's now working towards a low-carb lifestyle with my help. But I didn't want him to go cold turkey with such a drastic diet change feeling he would only come to resent it. He only made the decision to the diet change after suffering a stroke from lack of sleep due to uncontrolled RLS. RLS triggered food hunger due to the stress hormone cortisol from lack of sleep. Cortisol also increases morning sugar levels and insulin levels which increase blood pressure. Because he was tired, he wasn't keeping up on the blood pressure meds, which led to the stroke. He was snacking a lot which made the RLS even worse, esp in the evenings/night, getting only 4 hours of sleep 4-5 nights/week. Thankfully he's now on a larger dose of RLS meds and went off the injectable insulin - after I educated him on how 'chronically elevated insulin' increases blood pressure. Other than the Dawn Phenomenon, his sugars are much better, he's lost weight and enjoys an occasional treat - inculding homemade ice cream - with alluose. And it has been great watching his sugars actually fall (vs go through the roof) after eating a low-carb dessert with allulose. He's been grain free and processed/highly processed foods free, which has really helped, too. I'd love nothing more than to be 100% carnivore and did go 'ketovore' at one point - felt the best I've ever been in my life. For now, him and I are on this journey together. Here's hoping he will eventually go serious keto or carnivore.

@teddibear1850

3 ай бұрын

For whatever it's worth it seems to cause water retention in me. I gained a few lbs every time i use it for a day

@josephpardue6277

3 ай бұрын

I don't think that it spikes insulin. Allulose is so similar to sugar but the body cannot really process it, so you pee it out and it brings along other glucose in your body.

i eat all kinds of things that are "bad" according to some people. I don't eat a whole lot, but that's the thing. We all react differently to certain ingredients. I can eat vegetables and not have bad reactions to them. I can't see having that little bar have any effect on me. I would have to eat a handful.

As a layman, I say inflammatory response. I will keep your reaction in mind as I begin to use Allulose (Rx brand) for sweetening.

I ordered these and my blood sugar went from 133 to 92 BG of 133 ketones 0.7 BG 92 ketones went up 1.0 I felt great and had no fluid the next day to other people in my family tried it the same results decreased numbers and they felt fine and no fluid retention the next day

The vegan protein blend of pea, sunflower, pumpkin, and flax would make me bloat and retain water. Now, I've made caramels with allulose, that wasn't too bad.

Sugar substitutes still cause insulin response triggering retention of fluid

Although it doesn’t spike blood sugar, the body senses it’s sugar and processes it accordingly. Lily’s chocolates do the same for me.

@KDB1500

Ай бұрын

Lily’s chocolates taste awesome, but are sweetened with Erythritol , which causes me uncomfortable gastrointestinal symptoms. Not for me.

Dear Dr Boz thank you so much for pointing out extra small things with food addiction. From my life experience, I think This whole water retention thing is because your body is usually so clean and healthy that it becomes very sensitive to unnecessary ingredients. You should thank your body for warning you early instead of just numbing the response. The water retention is likely due to gut issues. The properties of the chocolate bar can disrupt the balance of your gut bacteria, which may result in abdominal swelling and inflammation. I experienced something similar when I introduced dairy back into my diet after avoiding it for a long time. If you consume this type of bar on a regular basis, your body may adjust for a while. However, you could be jeopardizing yourself by increasing your risk of insulin resistance and food addiction. This "innocent" bar could potentially become a slippery slope leading to more problematic addictive food cravings.

Hi, Dr. Boz - can you recommend more options for something sweet 😋?

Did you drink more liquid than typical? Did the polyphenols and/or allulose affect water retention in some way?

Have them set up your name as a code for your neurons to order in the group so we can all test one ourselves and have a large number of people testing Thera glucose after eating it and see how they feel the next day and you can use that also as data I would be up for it 4share a discounted link to them in our group

I am wondering about the sodium content of the bars...

Having straight allulose is one thing and supposedly can help to negate things like fructose in a piece of fresh fruit but those candy bars have soluble tapioca fiber and pea protein, two big no go’s for me. Experiment with some straight allulose on maybe some berries or something.

Wonder if you had a cephalic response, followed by an insulin spike.

Do you think the CGM was recording your interstitial glucose correctly? It may have been diluted from excess tissue fluid. Did you back it up at anytime with a blood test?

I'm wondering if you have some jet lag and need to try it once again a couple weeks out from you trip!

Good info. But let me ask this. You only tried it one time and came to a conclusion, correct? One day does not make a trend or does not do much for "proof". What if you waited a few days, then tried it again. This seems too easy of a correlation to me. I would a agree that if it did it a second time, that would be proof of the cause.

@dahnoied6893

Ай бұрын

And the fact that she didn't really test allulose since it was only one ingredient in that candy bar.

I'm not even going to check the price of this candy bar. But allulose is the _best_ tasting sweetener for my coffee. But it's about half as sweet as sugar and nearly twice as expensive as other alternatives, so it cost 3 to 4 times as much per cup. I use monkfruit/erythritol instead.

@sl4983

3 ай бұрын

Glycine and xylitol are nice and sweet, and xylitol is good for your teeth

As a person sensitive to a lot of foods, I am curious how Stevia compares to how you feel with alulose.

You need more B vitamins that your body can flush out easily . L carnitine and turine amino acids also . I also dose with betaine (TMG) daily . Bovine colostrum for the gut and immunity !

i have been eating allullose with some protein bars and with ice cream. I have had a lot better experiance than i have had with erythritol. allulose is produced by using enzymes to convert fructose to allulose. i like the idea of using allulose a lot better than using oxempic because it is a lot more natural and not so extreme.

Wait a week and try the bar again. If you get the same response, then you can assume the bar is the cause; otherwise you can say it is the bar OR something else.

@laurelthompson6167

3 ай бұрын

yeah, you gotta repeat the experiment at least one more time

I am someone who does not like chocolate and every bar seems to be coated with it. Are there any that are chocolate free?

DIY my own mixture of Allulose and raw chocolate powder.

Benjamin Bikman uses these Rx bars. That's how I first heard of them. He's the king researcher on insulin. Highly unlikely he'd recommend them if they caused insulin issues

@iss8504

3 ай бұрын

He eats the powder, not the bars.

@dagneytaggart407

3 ай бұрын

@@iss8504 in a recent you tube video he mentioned eating the candy bar at night if he got a sweet tooth. I would not have known about the bar if he hadn't mentioned it.

@bonnie8522

3 ай бұрын

@@iss8504he eats the bars per what he stated in a recent interview.

@laurelthompson6167

3 ай бұрын

@@iss8504 I heard him say that he does eat the bars.... maybe he changed his mind...??

@NiceLoki

3 ай бұрын

Insulin isn't the be all and end all of issues.

I was a chocoholic with type2 diabetes, I went carnivore replacing the chocolate with chicken eggs, don't miss the chocolate, don't miss the sugar, the eggs taste great. And I lost weight and my symptoms.

I love the RX Sugar flavored packets. I don't get swelling from those so I would guess other ingredients from the chocolate bars? Or not as much activity as usual? (Sitting and eating chocolate) 😅😅

@sl4983

3 ай бұрын

What are they flavored with?

so far a tried two bars, and both times they drove my B S down at least 10 points/ this is great / I hope to use these bars to replace my chocolate heresy bars which of course spike my readings/ if this works this good for other people , this should become a big deal!!!

I have not noticed a laxative effect with allulose and yesterday I was realizing I do not need to be careful with nmhow much stevia I use. Is staying in Ketocontinuum the reason?

I have seen videos about sweeteners raising INSULIN even though blood sugar stays normal. The pancreas reacts to the sweet taste in the mouth.

I have been using an Allulose Monk fruit blend sweetener for my Keto dairy free Ninja Creamis I make but haven’t done any research to see if they work for me. I’m not gaining weight however.

Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm just guessing here. But what if allulose is similar to sucrose in that it is not detected with a glucose meter, but it still attracts and holds water?

Allulose gives me terrible insomnia!!!! I am allergic to Stevia...Just can't do these sugar subs. Each new "wonder sugar sub" seems worse than sugar...and sugar is bad for me....I just gotta say NO!

@coralocean1442

2 ай бұрын

So I am not the only one who can't use Stevia, I feel sick on it. Aspartame is raw poison to my body as well and causes migraine and vomiting.

@charlesfuchs

Ай бұрын

are you obese?

I ordered the 4 flavors of their Snax bars & absolutely love the Carmel ones. I also bought the chocolate, Carmel and pancake syrups (all amazing). They are dangerously satisfying but I don't know how to tally them on the Dr. Boz spreadsheet. I have ignored them since they have 0 net carbs. Any thoughts?

@DoctorBoz

3 ай бұрын

Carmel was delicious

I’m wondering if it may have spiked your insulin, as most artificial sweeteners do (according to Dr Fung’s book). Wouldn’t that cause water retention as well?

The problem with a CGM is it only measures glucose. Other sugars can be even worse for you than glucose but have no way of knowing. Best to not eat ANY sugars.

Does it have the ingredient "spices" in it?

I have long standing NAFL and stage 4 cirrosis of the liver (ie. onset of cirrosis). I tried pure allulose with coffee, and I felt better than usual initially, but the next day I can confirm that it pushed up my blood pressure quite a bit, but it went back to normal after 12 hours. I am wondering if this blood pressure rise is due to some effect on the liver.

Looks like you had an insulin spike, if so I wonder how that is possible, was it a cephalic response to the sweet taste?

I use a teaspoon in my tea in the morning on fasting days. No issues. The problem with the bar is that it's a lot of allulose. I wonder if u got a hypoglycemic effect from it. That's a lot of edema in your leg!!!

I’m impressed with allulose. I don’t want to sweeten things a lot because I want to get away from any addictive sensations, but in the cases that it makes sense, I’m using allulose and monk fruit extract. In fact, there are blends that I think are attractive.

@DoctorBoz

3 ай бұрын

I haven't given up... But I'm not as optimistic as I was

@CarbageMan

3 ай бұрын

@@DoctorBoz To quote a famous President of the United States, "Never Give Up!"

@sl4983

3 ай бұрын

Have you tried xylitol?

@CarbageMan

3 ай бұрын

@@sl4983 Xylitol is probably the worst sugar alcohol, both for taste and for cephalic response.

Maybe the allulose molecule holds onto water the way glucose does?

@charlesfuchs

3 ай бұрын

Nope, i have a six pack eating these

What are the ingredients in it?

I had a couple questions for RX sugar and left a voicemail several times with no return call customer service doesn't seem to be as adequate as I would hope

Since allulose acts like sugar, just without the bg spike, then it would be reasonable to expect that it would be as hygroscopic as regular sugar.

@kam2162

3 ай бұрын

I heard somewhere that it is actually more hygroscopic than sugar. 🤷‍♀

@mariecampos6923

3 ай бұрын

@kam2162 you are right, I had to look up the numbers, and it is 15% more hygroscopic than regular sugar. Having the number will make it easier to adjust in recipes.

Chocolate has caffeine in it. I drink decaf with allulose, coconut oil and goat milk.

Anyone else out there who gets a splitting headache within twenty minutes of ingesting any sweetener in any form? Are the headaches just my own unique cephalic response…? 🤔

?, did you retest BG 30 minutes after eating it or 60 minutes after eating it

Probably, processed carbohydrate is what causes the problem. That's a guess

As in the comment below, allulose is made from corn. If that corn was not sourced from an organic source then it is a GMO. Nowadays so many products are made with corn and we need to keep our eyes on the ball. I also notice on some packages of allulose that are sold without the standard non-gmo verified lable of blue back ground, green stems, and a butterfly. I'm really not sure if they can just say it's verified without having the correct label. My guess is NO. Maybe someone else can comment that knows for sure.

Well, after listening to Dr. Ben Bikman, I ordered this product and it has not arrived yet. I was so hopeful for it. So this post is a real disappointment already. I only have one daily indulgence (ok, sometimes two), and that is one serving of an Atkins chocolate candy, which I know is not good for me and not ideal for my goals, but satisfy my cravings for chocolate especially after dinner. But I feel certain that it raises my blood sugar--not that I've checked it to prove it, just that I'm convinced by influencers who tell me that sweeteners do affect blood sugar. So, I was so hopeful that this allulose product will be able to help me overcome my addiction to sweet Atkins candy. I've already bought it, it's on its way here, so I'm going to try it out. But, yes, I struggle with high blood pressure and inflammation. So, we'll see. At least I know of something to watch for. I will add, I have some allulose powder and last night, in my eagerness to try it, I added some to my sparkling mint water. I was up in weight this morning, though I otherwise stuck to my eating plan yesterday, and I know it's water weight. It didn't occur to me it might due to the allulose, but now I wonder.

@charlesfuchs

3 ай бұрын

Don't be a sheep

@iss8504

3 ай бұрын

If you keep eating sweet you will crave it. You are better off using this sparingly

@charlesfuchs

3 ай бұрын

@@iss8504 Live your life

@ketokarbs3671

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy it It really is awesome the way it lowers blood sugar

@raquel5401

3 ай бұрын

not everyone reacts the same, and it is probably the other ingredients, just see how your body responds

Overall, Dr. Boz's position on allulose appears to be one of cautious optimism. While she recognizes its potential benefits, she also emphasizes the importance of personal experimentation and paying attention to how one's body responds to specific foods or ingredients. While the FDA itself may not have conducted specific investigations into allulose, it relies on the data and research provided by manufacturers and suppliers during the regulatory review process. These companies are required to submit comprehensive safety data and evidence to demonstrate the safety of the ingredient for its intended use. During the FDA's review, it assesses this submitted data to determine whether allulose meets the safety criteria established by law. This process involves evaluating the potential risks associated with the ingredient, including toxicity, allergenicity, and other safety concerns. So, while the FDA doesn't conduct independent investigations into each ingredient, it does review the scientific evidence provided by manufacturers and suppliers to ensure that allulose is safe for use as a food ingredient. Once the FDA determines that the ingredient meets safety standards, it can be sold to the public for use in food products.

Can't the RX products on the shelves in Australia, but if fructose is not good and they process fructose to make Allulose by what process is it made and if fructose converted to another product any better for you, still it is processed.

@dahnoied6893

Ай бұрын

I believe the fructose is fermented to make allulose. So the difference could be as dramatic as eating grapes vs drinking wine.

@vikingcat794

5 күн бұрын

Most commercially produced allulose is synthetically made from corn in order to make enough of it.

I've tried this multiple times in my results are in the neurons group I didn't have the swelling anywhere and feel great before during and after

What are those algae tablets you mentioned?

@jeepgurl1379

3 ай бұрын

“Energy Bits”, perhaps?🤷🏽‍♀️

@sl4983

3 ай бұрын

Chlorella?

Sunshinemama: she taught us that allulise is not metabolized as it passes through our body so I doubt it makes the changes that you mentioned.

I’ve been using allulose for the past week or so and noticing the same thing. My blood sugar had been going down but everything is more swollen. My guess is insulin has been triggered by the allulose even though glucose is reduced. I remember Dr Fung talking about insulin being triggered by artificial sweeteners and even just the act of chewing - even if glucose doesn’t rise. I think the insulin is being triggered and creating an inflammation response,

@charlesfuchs

3 ай бұрын

its called being fat

@dahnoied6893

Ай бұрын

It's been tested well with insulin monitors as well as blood sugar monitors and shows that insulin isn't spiked by allulose. It was probably a reaction to a variety of the other ingredients in that candy bar.

I think your body was fooled into thinking it was sugar and had some of the same reactions. I love allulose at this stage in my journey, but I know at some point I will probably get off of it

@ketokarbs3671

3 ай бұрын

Why would u get off something that lowers blood sugar

I think that the bar caused an insulin spike, lowered the blood glucose further.

How long have you done keto tor dr Boz?

inflammation 🔥from the other ingredients like pea protein, tapioca fiber, mysterious “natural flavors” - I often get a stomachache and next day runny nose from trying fun keto treats - I keep hoping for one that doesn’t cause inflammation for me (eating just real food is difficult!!) 🤣

My guess is that the RX Sugar bar spiked your insulin because it tastes sweet and your pancreas secreted insulin in anticipation of dealing with an expected increase in blood sugar. That didn’t occur but it explains why your blood sugar went down. It would be interesting to do a serum insulin test before and after eating an RX Sugar bar. Even though they don’t spike blood sugar, it sounds like RX Sugar bars are contributing to the insulin resistance epidemic.

@dahnoied6893

Ай бұрын

There have been a lot of insulin tests using allulose and it doesn't seem to spike insulin. These are candy bars with a lot of other ingredients as well though so it wasn't a good test.

@vikingcat794

5 күн бұрын

@@dahnoied6893 Dark chocolate (Allulose, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Powder, Sunflower Lecithin) Soluble Tapioca Fiber, Allulose, Cocoa Butter, Proprietary Vegan Protein (Pea, Pumpkin, Sunflower, Flax), Cocoa Powder, Natural Flavors, Salt.

Try allulose by itself and see if your reaction is the same or similar, then make judgement!!