Are sucrose substitutes acceptable for diabetics?
A. Fructose is not better because it is converted to glucose in the body. One artificial sweetener is made of hydroxylated phenylalanine. People with PKU can’t use that. If you have to use a sweetener, artificial sugar substitutes are okay for most people. Q. Why have you studied wound healing? A. It seems that so many things are involved nutrient deficiencies, oxidative stress, and immune function. In diabetics, wound healing is impaired and, as I mentioned, may lead to amputation. The immune system is affected by stress, and that can also cause delayed wound healing. The first stage of wound healing is the blood clot. Of course, if clotting is impaired, you continue to bleed. Too much clotting is also dangerous it may cause a heart attack or stroke if the clot migrates to other organs. The immune system responds when we have a wound by producing inflammation, which does two things. One, it kills the bacteria at the wound site. It also sends out a signal for cells to grow to prolifera
