I'm type 1 diabetic, I don't really take into account sugar from fruit, I just make sure I eat fruit earlier in the day. As I see it there are benefits to eating fruit, not so much cake.

Not all sugars are the same. Try to stay away from sugars added in foods (but you also need to be careful there cause if you buy no added sugar things they could be much higher in other things such as salt and fat).

My mother has a book that is really informative about sugar. Its called 'Sweet Poison" by David Gillespie. I haven't had a chance to read it yet cause she keeps lending it to other people, but I'm going to read it shortly. My mum learnt lots about the differences in sugars found in different producted such as fruit and processed goods. It could help you to understand where your sugar should be coming from and what you should avoid.

Sugar raises insulin and converts to fat to be stored or used up. How much you need depends on your lifestyle. Unless you are running or burning a lot of cals I'd keep it low- natural or otherwise.
Think of fruit as a dessert. A special lovely treat. Don't go nuts with it.
You'll do better with more vegies..You can marinate them and bake them to make them delicious if you don't like them raw.
The less sweet food you have to eat, the sweeter the vegetables will seem!
I go low sugar and am quite used to it .
good luck.

Thanks for the replies! I will stop with the cereal. Breakfast has always been a troublesome meal for me because I usually cant stand cereal/toast/egg etc. I guess I liked special k because it was so sugary xD I will also try not to count fruit sugars too much.

I am more concered about sugar as this diet is also largely about getting much healthier and I know its terrible but my diet before was pretty much just sweets (and just to mention you cant get diabetes just from too much sugar it is more to do with a larger waist line, but too much sugar still isn't good for you).

I'm not so sure you need to worry too much about the sugar.

I go over on sugar every single day, it's inevitable if your eating plenty of fruit. Fruit is very good for you and people shouldn't be avoiding fruit when it has so many benefits such as lowering certain health risks (cancer, high blood pressure), keeping your digestive system in good working order because of the fibre you obtain from fruit (& veg) it's also low in calories and can keep you feeling fuller for longer which is a plus if your watching your weight and tend to snack often.

If your that worried about sugar, don't add extra sugar to things like cereal or your tea/coffee and keep it to fruit and things with lower amounts of sugar =]

Hope that helps.

When it comes to sweeteners, the importance is in how they are "packaged" by nature and thus how they are metabolized. Whole sweeteners, or natural sweeteners, have their vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients intact. These nutrients, along with the good bacteria in the gut, might slow down the digestion of the food so that blood sugar doesn't spike and the pancreas is not strained.

http://www.real-and-healthy-food.com/types-of-sugar.html

hope this is helpful!

Sugar is sugar. I recommend anyone worried about sugar read a book called Sweet Poison by David Gillespie. It scientifically goes into explanation about what it is sugar actually does to the body, makes you rethink that cake or any processed foods really...

ETA - the only benefit of sugar in the form of fruits is the fibre that goes along with it.

there are some fruits and vegetables that are lower in sugar so you can get all the health benefits out of them without your sugar going through the roof.

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