"RPS" > wrote in message
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>I am not the greatest chemist out there, but I do remember that foods
> contain several kind of "sugars", among them glucose, fructose,
> maltose, etc.
>
> However, the diabetic narrative is full of glucose and nothing else.
> Never heard of a "blood fructose meter". :-)
>
> So I am wondering: Are all sugars bad for T2's, or is it just glucose?
>
> Thanks.

I think you are confused. When we talk of blood glucose, we mean blood
sugar. This has nothing to do with sugar that we eat.

There is no such thing as a fructose meter, but there is a fructosamine
test. This is like the glycoslated hemoglobin AKA A1c but it doesn't track
the cells back as far.

In terms of eating, some would say a carb is a carb is a carb. Meaning that
say...a slice of white bread is no worse for your blood sugar than the
equivalent in spoonfuls of that white powder we call sugar.

Some people find that certain foods affect them badly and they must either
never eat these things or eat them in really small quantities. Potatoes are
one such food. I personally have no problem with them, provided I watch my
portion size.

Sugars in their natural states do not present a problem to the body, other
than perhaps raising BG (blood glucose). But when they are extracted from
foods and used as a concentrated source, they can present a problem. For
instance, high fructose corn syrup. It has been linked to all sorts of bad
things. This is not to be confused with corn syrup, which AFAIK has not
been linked to anything bad.

For the diabetic, fructose can be bad. However, that is in and of itself.
By that, I mean that honey-like stuff you buy in a jar that is labeled
fructose. It can lead to heart problems. Nature intended it to be combined
with other natural sugars like sorbitol. If you eat a piece of fruit, there
will be fructose in it but also sorbitol and other natural sugars. When you
eat them in relatively small amounts like that and combined the way nature
intended them, they do not harm the body. Might spike your BG, but won't
cause other damage like heart problems.