Saturday, October 20, 2007
Diabetes? BEWARE!!!
Caveat Emptor - Latin for 'let the buyer beware'. It implies that the buyer bears the risk and is responsible for assessing the quality of a item before purchase.
It is faulty to assume something is good for us just because it is listed as sugar-free or listed as diet. But what is making it sweet or should it be sweetened? Case in point... Read the label and know your ingredients. Sometimes I feel that I have to be a chemist to determine what is good or bad for me. But when you foray into the grocery store or into the field of supplements and vitamins, you must determine what is good and what is bad. All I can say is thank heavens for the internet to help me find answers and products.
In the last year I have found that some items, generally marketed for improving the health of to individuals with diabetes, include ingredients that would be detrimental to individuals with diabetes. Let it be known, that you can locate products without the harmful ingredients, but it does take some diligence.
My most recent experience is with the ingredient SORBITOL. A substance produced by the body in people with diabetes that can cause damage to the eyes and nerves. Having diabetes. I do not want to have sorbitol listed as an added ingredient in products that I buy.
With today's information changing so rapidly, it is best to find several sources to verify the content and use your own judgement as a guide.
Some helpful resources have been:
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