Children, adolescents, adults, and older adults may have different blood sugar goals. Share on Pinterest Getty Images/RichLegg Keeping track of your blood sugar is a key part of diabetes management.

But the sugar in whole fruit and veg does not count towards free sugars, so it is not this type of sugar we need to cut down on. This is different to the free sugar in drinks, chocolate ...

So when my health editor challenges me to go sugar-free for a month, it feels like a chance to reset my sugar sensitivity. The rules are simple. No added sugars.

That means adults should have no more than 30g of free sugars a day (roughly equivalent to seven sugar cubes). Bear in mind that a 330ml can of Coke contains 35g sugar, which is 39 per cent of the ...