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There have been increasing reports of the clinical use of xylitol solution as a parenteral infusion fluid mainly in Germany and in Japan. Particularly as an infusion fluid for diabetic patients, it is presumed to have several advantages; it does not raise the blood sugar so much [1]; it has an antiketogenic action [2, and it probably enters the cell independently of insulin action [4].

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Kosaka, K. (1969). Stimulation of Insulin Secretion by Xylitol Administration. In: Horecker, B.L., Lang, K., Takagi, Y. (eds) International Symposium on Metabolism, Physiology, and Clinical Use of Pentoses and Pentitols. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46191-0_19

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