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cornstarch is metabolized by the body into glucose. therefore, since diabetics are glucose intolerant, cornstarch would be contraindicated in their diet. cornstarch is metabolized by the body into glucose. therefore, since diabetics are glucose intolerant, cornstarch would be contraindicated in their diet.

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There is no reason you can't have cornstarch when you have Diabetes. Just like anything else, moderation is the key. My mother was diagnosed as a diabetic when she was 35 years old (went in for a gall bladder operation and was then diagnosed with it) and she had to take the shots of insulin. She lived to be a ripe old age of 83 with few illnesses.

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Diabetics have to be careful about what they eat, but corn starch is not nearly as risky as sugar.

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