Did you ever get a surprise you didn’t like? Well, I did last month. … My doctor called me frantically, saying I was just points away from a diabetic coma. Apparently, high sugar numbers are very bad. After 11 hours of fasting, my blood sugar was 385. (Our blood sugar should be between 70-99.) What can I say, I’m an overachiever. I knew something was up with my body: My … [Read more...]
Sunny Side Up: Sugarside Up
This month, after painstaking and careful deliberation, I’ve decided to address the topic of sugar. Modern day research tells us that there’s practically nothing good about the substance, so I suggest that if you’re going to swallow another article about the evils of sugar, you should do so with a spoonful of, um, molasses. My doctor brought the topic to mind after my most … [Read more...]
Food Science: Exploring the Link Between Sugar Receptors in the Gut and Metabolism
We all know about taste receptors on the tongue. But did you know other organs also “taste” sugars or even artificial sweeteners through the same receptors? Dr. George Kyriazis, Investigator at the Florida Hospital Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes (TRI-MD) and Assistant Professor at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) in … [Read more...]