Yup. Fructose is the silent ninja kryptonite of insulin resistance. Whether or not it raises blood glucose directly - it doesn’t - is largely immaterial. Any insulin resistant diabetic consuming large quantities of fructose is very likely, unwittingly, exacerbating their condition. Even if only a little bit.
Sugar content of fruit
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Yup. Fructose is the silent ninja kryptonite of insulin resistance. Whether or not it raises blood glucose directly - it doesn’t - is largely immaterial. Any insulin resistant diabetic consuming large quantities of fructose is very likely, unwittingly, exacerbating their condition. Even if only a little bit.
Hepatic fat is the harbinger of type 2 diabetes. Followed by pancreatic fat. If you are T2DM then it’s fairly certain that you have, or have had, some degree of fatty liver. Not that I’m suggesting you have cause for concern right now, and I’m definitely not telling you what to put in your own body, but just wanted to clarify the fatty liver situation. Fatty liver and fatty pancreas are at the very heart of the disease. Fix them both and it goes away. From this perspective it’s easy to see why some view fructose as their worst enemy
