Patient #3: Leo is a 25-year-old accountant. He is not anemic, but has experienc

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Patient #3: Leo is a 25-year-old accountant. He is not anemic, but has experienced two fainting spells recently. One happened after accidentally drinking a non-diet soda; the other after eating naturally sweetened" fruit salad. His family physician referred him to Dr. Saccharo's clinic. Dr. Saccharo suspects Leo may have hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) and has recommended a closely monitored fructose tolerance test, which involves monitoring a patient's blood glucose levels following a bolus fructose injection. Leo is scheduled for the test and an observation bed at the local hospital that afternoon. Below are Leo's test results. 100 80 70 60 50 40 0 15 30 45 60 Time After Fructose (250 mg/kg) Injection (Minutes)

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9. Glucose was administered to Leo.

10. Leo got fructose induced hypoglycemia because of which he had fainted.

11. Foods to be avoided are:high fructose foods such as:

Some lower fructose foods can be tolerated in limited quantities,such as:

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