Ryan Cormney <[log in to unmask]>: >About Honey: I would think the imediate entering of glucose into the >blood wouldd be hard on the pancreas(secretion of large amounts of >insulin to keep the blood sugar level stable). Anybody have a take on >this? Tom: The term glycemic index is a measure of how fast the blood sugar rises after eating food; pure glucose (honey is close to this) has an index of 100, and most other foods are lower than 100. So, yes, eating large amounts of glucose (honey) does elevate the blood sugar afterwards. As to how hard it is on the pancreas, I will let others address that. Regards, Tom Billings [log in to unmask]