NUTRITION: There has been a tremendous change in our food pattern within the last 2-3 decades. These are, consumption of too much fat in diet with decrease in fibre contents, consumption of fast food, soft drinks, alcohol, smoking and sugar etc. These diet contribute to the development of diabetes in two ways. First quantitatively- those [...]

Does the area under the curve give a true picture of the blood sugar responses? Why not use just the peak value? The area under the curve is thought to reflect the sum total of the glycaemic response, not just the one time point given by the peak. Statisticians recommend use of the area under [...]

Sugar is a sweetening agent, and as such has always been used as a food. Whether it is really safe for anybody to have unlimited sugar is not known, though the harmful effects of tooth decay and obesity are well recognized. What is certain, however, is that unlimited sugar is dangerous for persons with diabetes, [...]