Fructose is absorbed somewhat more slowly from the intestines and makes its way to the liver without causing the pancreas to release insulin.
Fructose undergoes no active absorption in the intestine mucosa but is slowly and incompletely absorbed by facilitated diffusion.
The liver does convert fructose to glucose, which goes into the bloodstream. Fructose also is converted to glycogen, lactate and to a small extent to triglyceride.
But because the process takes time and is without the ups and downs of sugar levels that may occur with sucrose, doctors have long allowed diabetics patients with ample natural to use fructose as a sweetener.
A high intake of fructose will increase the body fat. Fructose can also raise the blood glucose by stimulating glucose production in the lever.
One of the difficulties doctors already have is getting obese adult diabetics to avoid unnecessary calories.
Because fructose is a carbohydrate with just as many calories as sugar, many doctors see it as more of a problem than a solution.
The use of added fructose as a sweetening agent in the diabetic diet is not recommended.
However there is no reason to avoid fructose that occurs naturally in fruits and vegetables. It is a modest component of energy intake and should not be of concern.
Fructose from these sources usually accounts for only 3-4% of energy intake.
Fructose and Diabetes
