Plan ahead. Talk with your health care team before you start a new physical activity routine, especially if you have other health problems. Your health care team will tell you a target range for your blood glucose level and suggest how you can be active safely.
The basic ingredients of jelly beans include sugar, corn syrup, and pectin or starch. Relatively minor amounts of the emulsifying agent lecithin, anti-foaming agents, an edible wax such as beeswax, salt, and confectioner's glaze are also included.
Raw kidney beans contain high amounts of a toxic protein (lectin) called phytohaemagglutinin (1). Phytohaemagglutinin is found in many types of beans, but is in particularly high amounts in red kidney beans. Kidney bean poisoning has been reported in both animals and humans (52, 53).