Does Glycerol Raise Blood Sugar

Glycerol is used as a peroral

Does glycerol affect blood sugar?

Blood glucose levels were not affected by glycerol loading while glicemia followed the same pattern of a glucose tolerance test in the group treated with glucose plus glycerol.

Does glycerol cause diabetes?

Glycerol is a gluconeogenic substrate and stimulates gluconeogenesis (3), but its role as a predictor of type 2 diabetes has not been previously investigated. In contrast, fasting FFA levels (4–7) and total triglycerides (8) have been shown to predict type 2 diabetes in prospective studies.