# What?!?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** Fun\ **Created:** [December 6, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what/10601 "2020-12-06T03:28:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what/10601/41 "2021-11-17T14:53:16Z")
I know you are joking, but it’s interesting. In its storage form, glucose is stored in long strands as glycogen. And glycogen does not activate the taste receptor for sweetness. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what/10601/42 "2021-11-17T22:54:50Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > And glycogen does not activate the taste receptor for sweetness I know I will probably regret this, but how exactly do you know how glycogen tastes? ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what/10601/43 "2021-11-18T00:35:24Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > I know I will probably regret this, but how exactly do you know how glycogen tastes? Easy, just search for it. The gustatory system recognizes chemical stimuli that elicit 1 of 5 distinct perceptual qualities: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami (the savory taste of glutamate) ([1](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738222/#bib1)). Stimulus detection occurs through specialized taste cells, clustered together in small groups (taste buds) found predominantly on the dorsal surface of the tongue and soft palate. Activation of these cells by taste stimuli releases neurotransmitters onto afferent cranial nerve fibers, causing transmission of taste information to the brain. The brain then processes this taste information, along with other sensory information (including olfactory, thermal, and textural), to elicit the perception of flavor and in the context of experience, ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what/10601/44 "2021-11-18T00:44:05Z")
Somehow I believe that Eric might have more “experimental” and personal results than googling it. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what/10601/45 "2021-11-18T01:44:20Z")
Do you remember the attempt to insert the Dexcom sensor into my vein, to remove the lag? Hematoma fun-times! 😂 ---
**Author:** ![MarkP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@MarkP](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MarkP)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what/10601/46 "2021-11-25T01:26:44Z")
If I’m too lazy to walk to the other side of the room, or reach under the couch, I’ll use a syringe sometimes. Interestingly, never tried that in my first 25 years of blood testing. ---
**Author:** ![TiaG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tiag/32/594_2.png) [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what/10601/47 "2021-11-25T16:15:45Z")
Well presumably other animals’ livers play a similar role? ---
**Author:** ![macjoel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@macjoel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/macjoel)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what/10601/48 "2022-09-22T07:30:10Z")
You can get it on eBay for like $5. It is incredibly beneficial for me, though I have a bit of a unique set of circumstances. I have raynaud’s syndrome and have poor circulation in my hands. The vacuum on the genteel never fails to get blood, even when every other device I have would. [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what/10601.md?page=2)