[Sylvynne]

As a nurse and as a fellow Type 2 diabetic, I have to agree.

I have the extreme pleasure of working ocassionally with an "enlightened" endocrinologist. He is of the opinion that the food, diet, drug and disease management industries will not change until there is no longer money in what they are peddling.

Remember when Enteman's fat-free pastries came out? I recall a friend's mother (a physician's assistant) freebasing those suckers like they were from the fountain of youth...and then being "apauled" when she had gained weight. Have you ever looked at the sugar content on those things?!?

Bottom line - our brains are hardwired to want sugar. Goes back to caveman days, when we needed to gorge on summer fruits in order to have enough adipose around our middles to make it through the long winter. Sure, we should be smart enough to avoid sugar...but it, like most other white powdery substances, is addictive. And our brains like things that make us feel good.

Here's to overthrowing the sugar establishment!