Since Tropical Health Foods carao is 100% pure extract of carao, it contains some natural sweetness from the fruit.  I recently asked Dr. Luis Carmona to comment on the use of carao by diabetics.  His reply follows:

Although fructose and glucose in the diet can affect diabetes, it is also true that the diet of the diabetic needs from 40-60% of carbohydrates, both compound carbohydrates as well as monosacharides. What can be done is to reduce…

"Lloyd, here are the results in a nutshell from my mothers [Diane's] blood tests, pre and post carao.. 12/5/02 Hem-9.8,RBC 31 1/20/03 Hem-12.3,RBC 37"  Diane Chachere (USA) [Editor's note: this is 2.7 points in 7 weeks]

 "...I've been taking it for just over a week now...It seems like I'm already feeling better (i have very bad anemia)...I can stay up at night a little better now...waking up with more energy too."  Donna  (California USA) 

"I will note that my…

Dear Lloyd, Thanks for the update on Carao and the person with adult onset  diabetes.  It is good to hear of successes like that.  I have not been taking Carao for 6 weeks....and I can sure tell the difference!  The reason I quit is that my blood sugar was too high and my  holistic physician said there was way too much sugar in the Carao.  So what do I do?  I believe I am answering…