Sugar is sugar. I pay attention to the sugar content in fruit as well as vegetables. The only fruit I have eaten in the past five years are lemons, one-half of a green apple every other day, and 5-6 berries per day. Absolutely no fruit juice. I also avoid high-sugar vegetables such as beans, peas, root vegetables. I am actually allergic to sugar at this point. I also check the amount of sugar in my medicine. I have to get infusions of IVIG every three weeks. I found a type of IVIG that has less sugar - it is used by diabetics and now I am using that brand only. Last time I had to have a colonoscopy, I used pills rather than drink the stuff in the big jug because it has a lot of sugar in it. I check the amount of sugar in everything I eat. I do not consume bread. I did find a sugar-free chocolate I can eat - but I can only eat a little of it because it has Maltitol in it which can cause diarrhea. It can also cause me to have hives unless I eat it with something high protein (nuts). I do not consume things like maple syrup, honey and other "healthy" sugars because sugar IS sugar and it is all bad for your body. I'm my case, I have candida overgrowth because I must take a low dose of cortisone for my adrenal insufficiency. Sugar feeds candida (as well as cancer). In order to starve the candida (or cancer), you have to stay off ALL sugar. I use Stevia and Xylitol if I need a sweetener - which is very rare. Sugar causes inflammation and inflammation causes disease. The only way you can realize what an effect sugar has on you is to go off it. My life is SO MUCH BETTER since I stopped consuming sugar.