Before I moved in with mom I had nearly eliminated high fructose corn syrup from my diet at the suggestion of my doctor.  At first I didn’t believe that it would make me feel better, but I am sure that was just my resistance to change and convenience.  This is difficult to do, but it is possible.  I already read almost every label I bring into the house because THBQ (a common preservative) causes me horrible asthma (which is apparently common).  I switched from drinking soda with HFCS to soda with cane sugar.  I found ingredients on fast food websites so I could make smarter choices while I was out and about.  Instead of carb loaded snacks (like Chex mix) I kept fruit on my counter, easy at hand and yummier to boot!  Whole wheat instead of white, brown rice instead of white.

Now, if I eat something with HFCS in it I can actually taste it.  It tastes nasty, little did I know! Wendy’s burger buns have it.  Most all sodas and lemonades at restaurants have it (I chose iced tea or water now).  Subway’s whole wheat bread has it, but the white does not, go figure!

After I eliminated HFCS in my diet my BG levels became more normal, I was not as tired or exhausted and my lungs even felt a little better.  Now that my diet is not solely in the hands of my own, I am eating more HFCS again, I am exhausted, my lungs feel cruddier and my BG levels are soaring then tanking or just acting like a bizarre rollercoaster.