Diabetes ,sugars and Health
Sugars are natural need of body , since glucose with help of insulin is building block of cells and source of cell energy। Nature provides sugars in food we eat। Additional source is not needed Sugars are three types : Glucose Fructose Sucrose Sucrose has to be broken into glucose in liver। glucose and fructose can be directly absorbed in small intestine। Sucrose is 50% glucose 50% fructose।When we put sugar in mouth the saliva partly breaks it into glucose and fructose While some glucose may be absorbed in mouth , sugars are absorbed in small intenstine । Knowing this much the harmful sugars are fructose and sucrose as they may cause fat addition and weight gain। Fructose found in fruit does not increase blood sugar as thought। When insulin is deficient , glucose in blood is not used and blood sugar goes up । By hemoglobin memory test we can find average blood glucose over last 3 months(life of blood cell) Hence Hb1AC is a better measurement than direct blood sugar test , which f...