I try to learn something new everyday. I knew that the sweetener Fructose was not good for most people and especially people with Diabetes. I just didn't know how bad it was. Here are some facts from Dietician Joan Endyke and others who ask if YOU knew the following regarding Fructose:

• As opposed to other sugars, fructose is metabolized in the liver, converted to triglycerides (fat) and sent to the bloodstream, causing triglyceride levels to rise and  increasing the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
• Fructose  diminishes the effects of leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite,  leading to overeating, weight gain and belly fat.
• Excessive fructose can lead to gout. 
• Sucrose, better known as table sugar, contains 50% fructose
• Commonly used sweetners like molasses, honey, apple & grape juice concentrates all contain at least 50% fructose.
• Pepsi, Coke, and Sprite contain "Really High Fructose Corn Syrup" (RHFCS) with 65% fructose. These results were  recently published in the journal Obesity and easily explains why consuming large amounts of soft drinks can also  lead to diabetes and heart disease.
• There is growing evidence that excess fructose consumption may lead to insulin resistance and eventually Type 2 Diabetes.

To everyone, eat healthy, excercise daily , and read the labels on your food. Avoid foods containing high amounts of fructose.

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Developers of a new device to treat diabetes retinopathy say that their invention will be implanted behind a patient's eye to deliver medication on demand."We wanted to come up with a safe and effective way to help diabetic patients safeguard their sight," lead author Mu Chiao, a mechanical engineering associate professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, told Science Daily. "This new device offers improvements upon existing implantable devices for drug delivery", added Chiao.

Diabetic retinopathy, a disease that damages the retina, is the leading cause of blindness among adults with diabetes between the ages of 20 and 74, according to the American Diabetes Association. It is currently treated in two different ways.

• Photocoagulation-laser therapy where tiny burns are made on the retina to seal the blood vessels.
• Anti-cancer drugs, which are  given in high doses because they clear quickly from the bloodstream; they may adversely affect surrounding tissue.

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Patients with previous cardiac episodes who were taking a low dose of aspirin daily -- usually 81 mg -- had very little benefit in terms of prevention of a second heart attack or a decreased risk of mortality according to new research based on 21 differerent studies. According to Scot Simpson of the University of Alberta,"We found that, if those same patients took up to 325 milligrams of aspirin per day, they had a 23 percent lower risk of death."

"People with diabetes are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and there is evidence that suggests as much as 60 percent of deaths in diabetics are attributable to heart disease," Simpson said.

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Fajita Turkey Burgers

 

 

Total time 22 min

Prep 10 min

Servings 4 servings

 

 

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