Aniruddha:

Thank you for the correction! I must have had too many windows open...

JS

Walter:

It is true that fructose overload causes its own set of problems -- most notably fatty liver, which is a symptom of many other problems.

Unfortunately, trying to explain every contingency of the glycemic index often obscures the main point!  This is an issue I continually struggle with. 

It's also difficult to balance the desire to explain everything with the desire to write only one article, instead of a 5+ article series.

JS

Bella

You're correct that Type I and Type II diabetes are not at all the same thing, and require different treatments. It's scary how many doctors recommend insulin to Type IIs. And yes, any meal and treatment plan that spikes BG to 250-300 is killing people, and everyone responsible for recommending or enforcing it should immediately have their professional licenses revoked.

Seriously: we are in the Dark Ages of blood sugar management. These are the same sorts of people that drove Ignaz Semmelweiss into the insane asylum for suggesting that doctors should wash their hands between doing autopsies and delivering babies.

That's a great point about the breakfast studies...I'll bet you that children whose parents feed them breakfast at home are better off financially, more likely to be a two-parent family, and have other qualities that we know are associated with doing better in school. Meanwhile, you might enjoy my articles on "The Breakfast Myth: Part I, Part II.

JS