On Sat, 17 Aug 2019 19:57:27 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 17/08/2019 19:15, Alister wrote:
>> On Sat, 17 Aug 2019 16:14:14 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> On 17/08/2019 15:57, Bud Spencer wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Not according to medical research
>>>>
>>>> Reading the wrong research then? There is so many peer reviewed
>>>> "research" and "study" out there that has nothing to do with reality.
>>>> But that's academia for you.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway. This is off-topic, but say this much,  sugars are the worst
>>>> and fructose and such nastyness in fruits is the worst of the sugars,
>>>> so it's kinda no brainer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> No. According to research starch, which converts directly to glucose,
>>> is way nastier tha fructose.
>>>
>>> Bread  is the worst form of starch as well.
>>> And is nearly ALL starch.
>>>
>>> Fruits - even tropical fruits - have far more roughage vitamins and
>>> water than they do sugars
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Keep up the good heatlh anyway!
>>>
>>> Bit late for that
>>
>>
>> As a type 2 diabetic who has spent a considerable time monitoring my
>> blood glucose levels I can confirm that starches do indeed raise your
>> BG levels considerably & for a prolonged period white bread is
>> definitely the worst offender.
>> Although fruits do have a varying amounts of sugar (grapes are
>> considered Sugar bombs by most diabetics they do at least contain
>> nutrients & vitamins. also if high in fibre the slow down the
>> absorption of sugar causing less of a spike. Apples & strawberries are
>> surprisingly good in this respect
>>
>>
> This is precisely what my pre-diabetic course taught.
>
> I eat strawberries and cream with some cane sugar and feel better than
> when I eat bread, by miles


Indeed & I must be doing something right
my HbA1c at diagnosis was 107
with metformin & small doses of insulin my recent results were 37,36,37 &
the docs are complaining I am too low :-)

No white bread, no white pasta & no sugar fizzy drinks, beyond that i
don't fuss too much any-more

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