I need soem sugar free electrolyte's what to get?

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::: Though the reason I can’t have any carbs is because I am glucose ::: intolerant. :: :: Are you sure it’s *glucose* you’re intolerant to, and not the crap :: that’s usually packaged with it? I mean, glucose is like water to :: the body – if you’re allergic to it, you’d be dead. Something to :: try: Go to your local pharmacy and get a small package of pure :: glucose tablets (diabetics use these). Make sure there’s nothing in :: them but glucose! It might say "dextrose" in the ingredients; :: dextrose and glucose refer to the same molecule. Then, try one. If :: that works out, try two, etc. Obviously, do not add anything else :: to your diet at the same time. The ones I have are all flavored, so there must be something in them other than glucose, right?

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The ones I have are all flavored, so there must be something in them other than glucose, right?

Yes, but ask the pharmacist, they might be able to procure pure tablets. If all else fails, mail order a bag of dextrose. http://store.yahoo.com/iherb/dextrose.html

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::: The ones I have are all flavored, so there must be something in them ::: other than glucose, right? :: :: Yes, but ask the pharmacist, they might be able to procure pure :: tablets. If all else fails, mail order a bag of dextrose. :: :: http://store.yahoo.com/iherb/dextrose.html Yeah….I have several of those bags….

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Though the reason I can’t have any carbs is because I am glucose intolerant. Are you sure it’s *glucose* you’re intolerant to, and not the crap that’s usually packaged with it? I mean, glucose is like water to the body – if you’re allergic to it, you’d be dead. Something to try: Go

Actually, if you do a web search, "glucose intolerance" comes up as a recognized condition, although it usually seems to be used as ~= insulin resistance. In the articles I read it doesn’t seem to work in quite the same way other intolerances do (e.g. lactose intolerance). Martha — "ALPO is 99 cents a can. That’s over SEVEN dog dollars!!" Revek – ASDLC

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Are you sure it’s *glucose* you’re intolerant to, and not the crap that’s usually packaged with it? I mean, glucose is like water to the body – if you’re allergic to it, you’d be dead. Something to try: Go to your local pharmacy and get a small package of pure glucose tablets (diabetics use these). Make sure there’s nothing in them but glucose! It might say "dextrose" in the ingredients; dextrose and glucose refer to the same molecule. Then, try one. If that works out, try two, etc. Obviously, do not add anything else to your diet at the same time.

any carbs really. it does not seem to matter what type including glucose and dextrose or any sugar. I have leaky gut and between both of them almost anything new would set me off. though finally I am starting to heal and I feel better. but I will stay away from carbs as much as I can till my body can actually use them. — Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

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my doc says that’s about the only type that comes up on goggle but there are several types. my body just does not use sugar well. it’s most likely from obesity and loosing the weight may fix it. but I could eat a 7oz Hershey bar and not get a sugar high and not gain weight it got so bad. but I have had heartburn since I was 11 or so and grains always set it off worse then anything else. — Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

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I have leaky gut and between both of them almost anything new would set me off.

Still, glucose is the form carbs take when they’re in the bloodstream. That’s why I thought about pure glucose – it doesn’t have all the additives that LGS would have problems with, and the glucose itself might be OK to cross that barrier. But it was just a thought.

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it might. hell though this has helped me get off all the sweet cravings. a little splenda and I am fine. I think I will be able to handle tiny amounts of sugar in the future. — Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

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I think I will be able to handle tiny amounts of sugar in the future.

Sugar – sucrose – is NOT something you normally find in the bloodstream. Hence I specifically mentioned dextrose (glucose) and not some other sugar. Again, ask your pharmacist if they have a PURE DEXTROSE or PURE GLUCOSE tablet you can try. If it happens to work, it’s yet another thing you can use to keep the calories up.

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Make your own. NaCl (salt) and water KCl (sodium free salt) and water What else do you want in your electrolyte?

how would I know? (G) I did find one at the health food store. it also has calcium magnesium manganese and chromium. no sugar or carbs. but it does have citric acid. that’s something I could live without. I also found smart water. it has electrolytes in it and nothing else. but at 1 to 2.00 a day it’s too spendy. — Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

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I did find one at the health food store. it also has calcium magnesium manganese and chromium. no sugar or carbs. but it does have citric acid. that’s something I could live without.

Ok, go to the supermarket and find Morton Lite Salt. Not NoSalt, not other brands. Morton Lite Salt has sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium. Yes, it has traces of dextrose, but (1) it’s negligible even on LC, and (2) if you have to have carbs, dextrose is the best carb to have. Mix 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon per 16oz water to start, perhaps a pinch of artificial sweetener as needed to offset the salty taste. Or, just use it like regular salt on your food. Warning: too much potassium can be dangerous. Don’t put in so much that you’re drinking brine.

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|| it can’t have any carbs at all. any idea’s? Add Lite salt to your food. (Potassium chloride) — Peter 270/219/180 website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

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I will check it out. Though the reason I can’t have any carbs is because I am glucose intolerant. and even a tiny amount can set off an allergic reaction. it drives me nuts sometimes even 1/2 packet of splenda in peanut butter was enough to trigger it. — Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

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Though the reason I can’t have any carbs is because I am glucose intolerant.

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it can’t have any carbs at all. any idea’s? — Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

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it can’t have any carbs at all. any idea’s?

Make your own. NaCl (salt) and water KCl (sodium free salt) and water What else do you want in your electrolyte?

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:: ::: it can’t have any carbs at all. any idea’s? ::: :: :: Make your own. :: :: NaCl (salt) and water :: :: KCl (sodium free salt) and water :: :: What else do you want in your electrolyte? How about from fruit 20 to make it have some taste?

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it can’t have any carbs at all. any idea’s?

I s’uggest you read "Going Po’stal" by Terry Pratchett. — Mogget, the Churl in the Puce Greatcoat

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