Inability to metabolise glucose and sugar

  • Research at the Royal Hospital in Adelaide, 1992. Chief researcher Dr Richard Burnet, speaking in Hobart said when people with ME use their muscles, the glucose turns into lactic acid - in effect poisoning their system. "We believe it is very important, because at long last it provides some unifying theory that will fit together the problems these people have," he said.

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