New study adds to new thinking on sugar in the diabetes diet Patients with type 2 diabetes are often advised to cut out sucrose (table sugar) all together.However,in recent years this traditional advice has been questioned by some researchers who suggest that moderate amounts of sugar can be safely consumed as part of the diet of patients with diabetes.Now a new study has been published that is consistent with this revised approach.It showed that patients who increased their daily sugar intake(in the form of carrot cake) but maintained a stable body weight,showed no adverse changes in their blood glucose.
The study was conducted by the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at London'sHammersmith Hospital.There slices of carrot cake were added to the daily diets of nice,overweight type 2 diabetes patients over 24 days (bringing their daily total to 88g or 18 teaspoons of sugar).Consumption of the carrot cake slices was evenly distributed across the day.Several measurements were recorded at the beginning and end of the study,including the patients'weight,blood sugar(glucose) levels,cholesterol levels,and insulin sensitivity(which is a measure of how well the body responds to the hormone insulin).
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