What the heck?


(Consensus is Politics) #21

Maltodextrin. It’s in many things. It’s in a lot of things marketed as “safe for diabetics”, and THAT should be criminal. Maltodextrin has about twice the glycemic index as table sugar.

I kept having really high BG tests, not really high, but in the 120’s to 140’s. That’s eating ZERO CARBS for weeks, so wtf? Why was my BG so high all the time. One of my staples at the time was Metamucil. I figured a fiber supplement wouldn’t hurt. It was the sugar free version. It tasted enough like orange juice to scratch that itch, and I was drinking it several times a day. After checking with my doctor of course who said “yeah, that’s fine”. :roll_eyes:

Turns out it has maltodextrin in it. A lot of powdery or grainy products use it to prevent caking. Iodized salt has it to. I don’t know how much maltodextrin is in either of those two products, but I stopped using them and the next day my BG levels were staying in the 80’s instead of 120+ range.


(cheryl) #22

I ran across your post while searching ‘maltodextrin’ …i was reading labels in the grocery store, and some flavors of unsweetened Kool-Aid brand drink mixes have maltodextrin as the third listed ingredient… i realize it is used as an anti caking agent but it does disturb me that it is so frequently used .


(Consensus is Politics) #23

It especially gets my goat when I see something labeled “safe for diabetics”, and yet it has a higher glycemic index than the sugar based product.

This should be criminal.


(cheryl) #24

i completely agree !