i would like to ask, does this mean fructose does not cause diabetes?
Is it safe for a diabetic patient to take fructose (honey)?
If yes, what is the difference between sucrose and fructose? Why sucrose causes diabetes but fructose not?
Is it due to the ketoses and aldehoses?

I’m here to appologize that i ask that much of question instead of giving comment. I’m just curious about it, and generally this article is well writen.

The fructose you are mentioning is from corn. What is the granulated fructose you buy in bulk made from ?

Dan, I bought some granulated fructose and I see on the package it’s made from corn. I don’t know if that’s the same as the high frutcose corn syrup this article tells about. But I think for now what I’ll use is a very small amount of sugar. I was using artificial sweeteners and have sworn off them! The tiny sugar in tea won’t make it nearly as sweet but I hope to get used to it. I’m trying to control diabetes II (no medication) and clear up a sinus problem.

I’ll write again if I find an answer and hope you will, too.

Donna

hi Donna,
Congratulations on trying to control your diabetes.

Both use corn fructose. High Fructose corn syrup is MUCH sweeter.
You can try stevia which is an herb.
You can also try sweet teas such as Rooibos - which is not
caffeinated. If you want caffeine, you could blend in some
Rooibos with the preferred caffeinated tea.
Another tea which is nice is Jasmine Green tea… caffeinated,
aromatic and a touch sweet.
-Patti

There are so many types of sugars listed, how do we know what are the right ones to eliminate?
Examples are carob syrup, dextran, diastase, maltodextrin, date sugar, etc. Many foods contain maltodextrin, is this a good sugar? It is very confusing as which foods to keep and which to get rid of.

[…] Fructose is healthier than Sucrose. – Sucrose (table sugar) is made from sugarcane.  Fructose is usually made from corn (also found in fruits) and is a cheaper alternative to Sucrose.  Once thought to be healthier, fructose actually has many negative downsides.  Some of these downsides include cholesterol increases and digestion difficulty, in addition to the fact that it converts to fat more easily than other types of sugar. […]

[…] Fructose is healthier than Sucrose. – Sucrose (table sugar) is made from sugarcane.  Fructose is usually made from corn (also found in fruits) and is a cheaper alternative to Sucrose.  Once thought to be healthier, fructose actually has many negative downsides.  Some of these downsides include cholesterol increases and digestion difficulty, in addition to the fact that it converts to fat more easily than other types of sugar. […]

To manufacture High Fructose Corn Syrup you have use a genetically modified enzyme. HFCS should be labeled as an artificial sweetener but because the unnatural process produces a product that contains sugars found in nature they don’t have to label it that way. It seems to me if you have to use something that is not found in nature to make something then the product shouldn’t be considered natural. In fact, Sprite or 7up had “All Natural” on their cans for a short period and had to go to court to change it to “All Natural flavorings” because of the HFCS. Look it up.

Ahh Jack,
It’s blatantly apparent you don’t work in government.
I’m familiar with Sprite & 7Up being “All Natural”.
There are specific qualifications to use “organic” on the label (tho there’s some sketchiness there). But the FDA has extremely broad regulation concerning “natural”.

There’s more teeth in the “truth in advertising” regulation that rests on what a typical person would believe about a claim. Hence, they decided to add “flavorings”.

By the way, have you seen the latest 7Up commercials. They’re equating 7Up with carrots out of the ground.
Right up there with “whole” wheat Trix.