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<blockquote data-quote="jddukes" data-source="post: 618075" data-attributes="member: 49946"><p>Hi Artemis,</p><p>Honey is an interesting natural source of "sugars". It is a form of invert sugar which increases it's hygroscopic properties and this is why it does not easily go off and is often used heavily in the confectionery business.</p><p></p><p>Being a natural invert sugar it is therefore a mixture of glucose and fructose. Fructose does not have the same time sensitive effect as glucose does on blood sugar as the body processes it differently, thus it may be of greater benefit in a hypo situation to stick with a primarily glucose based approach. It should work to relieve a hypo however other sources of glucose are perhaps better at it.</p><p></p><p>J</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jddukes, post: 618075, member: 49946"] Hi Artemis, Honey is an interesting natural source of "sugars". It is a form of invert sugar which increases it's hygroscopic properties and this is why it does not easily go off and is often used heavily in the confectionery business. Being a natural invert sugar it is therefore a mixture of glucose and fructose. Fructose does not have the same time sensitive effect as glucose does on blood sugar as the body processes it differently, thus it may be of greater benefit in a hypo situation to stick with a primarily glucose based approach. It should work to relieve a hypo however other sources of glucose are perhaps better at it. J [/QUOTE]
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