Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

since they vary from factory run to factory run. I wouldn't rely on them much, at all. They tend to underestimate them and multiple sugar sources are used.

I'd also shy away from them if I wanted strict diabetic control.

Food in China is prepared from fresh ingredients, very little they eat over there is packaged. People who are lousy cooks patronize street vendors serving homestyle foods. The flavor enhancers they use in Chinese cuisine are various fermented soy products plus sugar and occasionally MSG, the latter especially necessary in late spring when the previous year's stored veggies are not very good. They don't have much of a sweet tooth and sugar is used in small amounts to counteract sour and bitter flavors.

I'm not a bit surprised she had better control in China. She'd probably have good control here if she lived on hospital food, again made from fresh ingredients with few additives, or did her own cooking from 100% fresh foods.