Fructose has a lesser effect than glucose

[jago25_98]

I've noticed something.

I can eat 3 oranges and I don't get pain in my eye.

But if I eat one digestive biscuit I can feel the pressure in my eyes go up.

I really need to get myself a meter and I will when I can but it's just something I notice.

I guess this doesn't really mean much... just interesting. Wondered if anyone else gets this.

I eat the oranges for a source of vitimin C, which I combine with L-Arginine to boost Nitrogen Oxide, which in turn boosts circulation. I've found it's actually been working enough to stop my hands going numb when waking up but I don't like the fructose in it.

Pine bark extract is probably better.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/30054

 

[AMBrennan]

Wondered if anyone else gets this.

Well, yes. As the article you linked to explains, fructose is metabolised differently from glucose (and thus starch, which is lots of glucose molecules chained together).

Linked article says:
Fructose, which is the main sugar found in fruits, is a monosaccharide, like glucose. But unlike glucose, which requires insulin to move it into the body's muscle tissue where it's processed into energy, fructose is metabolized by the liver.

There, it's converted into glycogen, a starch, and lipids, Rosenzweig explained.