All sugars are not alike: Isomaltulose better than table sugar for type 2 diabetes patients

(Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZD) Like sucrose (table sugar), the natural disaccharide isomaltulose (PalatinoseTM) consists of glucose and fructose, but it is apparently more suitable for people with type 2 diabetes with regard to regulating blood glucose levels. The favorable metabolic effect of isomaltulose is due to the almost opposing release profiles of the gut hormones GLP-1 and GIP. This has now been shown in a study by the German Center for Diabetes Research.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news