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Glucose: sweetness and toxin [1]

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 11:04
Glucose is the fuel on which many parts of our bodies depend. It is also the blood-borne chemical responsible for the damage which causes so many potential problems to people with diabetes. Here Philip Home examines the link between these properties of glucose.
Issue: 
Volume 49 | Special Issue [2]
Author: 
Philip Home [3]
Attachment: 
article_305_en.pdf [4]
Keywords: 
glucose, blood sugar, meal time, post meal excursions, post prandial hyperglycaemia, food, diet, eating, glycogen, fuel, blood vessels, endothelium
Section: 
Health Delivery [5]
Theme: 
People with diabetes [6]
Research and studies [7]
Nutrition [8]
Diabetes treatment [9]

Source URL: http://www.idf.org/diabetesvoice/articles/glucose-sweetness-and-toxin

Links:
[1] http://www.idf.org/diabetesvoice/articles/glucose-sweetness-and-toxin
[2] http://www.idf.org/issues/04/12/01/volume-49-special-issue
[3] http://www.idf.org/authors/2/home-philip
[4] http://www.idf.org/sites/default/files/attachments/article_305_en.pdf
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[6] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/177
[7] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/174
[8] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/151
[9] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/148