Not all sugars are equally fast.
Glucose is already Glucose.
It is the sugar your blood runs on, which is why it is the fastest way back into range.
If you treat a low with glucose products, they are precise and pre-measured. Dex4 Glucose is purpose-built to relieve mild to moderate episodes of low blood sugar—not for open-ended snacking. It works faster to calm the panic so you are far less likely to over-treat.
Some carbs take a detour.
Some carbs
take a detour.
Others come with extra baggage.
Not all sugars are equally fast.
Juice and candy are made of sugars other than glucose that your body must process first, broken down in the gut or sent through the liver, before entering the bloodstream to raise blood sugar.
Dex4 is made with glucose: the exact sugar your body absorbs right away, purpose-built with no sugar conversion required.
Some sugars come with extra baggage.
Heading off or treating a low with everyday carbs means the sugar ingredient doesn't travel alone because of drag-along ingredients.
The added fat, fibre, and protein slow the sugar down, so relief takes longer. Because it's working slower and feels like it's taking too long, it's easy to eat more and end up with a rebound high.
Dex4 Glucose products have nothing slowing them, always delivering a precise amount of exactly what you need, without all the unnecessary stuff.
Dex4 has nothing to slow it down
Dex4 Glucose products have nothing slowing them down. They always deliver a precise amount of exactly what you need, without all the unnecessary stuff.
That's why Dex4 is the #1 brand of fast-acting glucose tablets in Canada.
Meet the Not So Fast-Acting Carbs.
They all eventually get to their destination. Some just have a few stops along the way, and a little extra baggage.
What happens when you use
Not So Fast-Acting Carbs to treat a low.
Processed in the stomach
Carbs mixed with fat, fibre or protein create a delayed, prolonged blood sugar rise.
Processed in the gut
Your body first has to produce an enzyme called sucrase in the small intestine to chemically snip the bond between the glucose and fructose. This digestive conversion step costs precious minutes.
Detour to the liver
When you ingest fructose, it has to travel down to your digestive tract, get absorbed, and take a mandatory detour straight to your liver. Your liver must then convert that fructose into glucose before releasing it into the blood.
Delays to the blood
This liver detour delays how fast your Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) or Blood Glucose Monitor (BGM) reading will trend back upward.
How They Measure Up.
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Primary Sugar Ingredient
Made with D-Glucose (Dextrose)
Majority Sucrose & Fructose
Majority Sucrose & Corn Syrup
Digestion Required?
None. Absorbs instantly.
Yes. Must break double-molecules apart.
Yes. Chemical breakdown and delay
The Fructose Factor
0% Fructose. No liver detour.
High Fructose. Part of the sugar gets delayed in the liver detour.
High Fructose. Delayed response due to liver processing.
How it gets you back in range
Precise and predictable. Gets you back in range quickly.
Slower, more gradual climb. Harder to predict exact rise.
Delayed start. The spike happens later, often leading to over-eating.
A low shouldn't turn into a rebound high.
There is a behavioural benefit to using glucose over juice or candy.
When blood sugar drops, the brain triggers a panicked urge to eat.
If you treat a low with juice, candy or cola it triggers the reward centres of the brain. Because it takes time to work, you keep eating because you still feel low. That leads to a spike later.
If you treat a low with glucose products, they are precise and pre-measured. Dex4 Glucose is purpose-built to relieve mild to moderate episodes of low blood sugar—not for open-ended snacking. It works faster to calm the panic so you are far less likely to over-treat.
The biggest cost is insulin. Over-treating can create a frustrating cycle: excess carbohydrate, a rebound high, potentially more correction insulin, and more insulin raises the chance of another low and which can lead to more dollars out of pocket.
Dex4 Fast-Acting Glucose*. Measured. Purpose-built. Ready.
Every Dex4 format delivers a pre-measured glucose amount. Choose the one that fits your life.
Liquid
Gel
Tablets
Tablets
*For relief of mild to moderate hypoglycemia.
Where to find Dex4 Fast-Acting Glucose.
On Amazon.ca and in the diabetes section of pharmacies across Canada.
