Hi Marshall, I thought the release of insulin happens due to the presence of glucose and other similar carbohydrates. I didn’t know that insulin was released based on taste. Do you remember where you learned that? I am really curious about the news. That would mean that stevia, a sweet but non-glucose-releasing compound, triggers insulin? Cheers Frank
From: Marshall Dudley Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 10:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Question abou Xylito and dogs! The mechanism is interesting. From what I understand when they taste the sweetness, the automatic nervous system immediately starts pumping insulin into their system to handle the sugar, but no sugar arrives, and their blood sugar plummetsm sometimes to the point of death. Marshall On 2/2/2011 11:46 PM, Lin wrote: In case this hasn't been brought up. Please know that xylitol can be deadly for dogs. They are attracted to the sweetness and seem to be able to sniff it out from places it's stored easily. ----- Original Message -----
