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Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994) by IdontRememberIt on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @12:37PM (#19370011)
My wife had gestational diabetes. She had to mesure and log the values and her food. She is from the north of europe and I am from the south europe. Actually, her body gave permutated values between potatoes and pasta. In a same condition (starting G level, same plate, same quantities, same level of activity, same hour, etc), she could eat potatoes without issue, pasta (even whole wheat) was systematically making her GI skyrocket. It was the opposite for me. A tool to mesure your G level is very instructive.
Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994) by ghostbrainalpha on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @12:57PM (#19370301)
So many people don't realize this. There is a lot more to it than just this sandwich has 200 carbs.

Each person is processing things differently. I'm hoping someday for a startup that makes it easy for me to track my insulin response for all my favorite foods so I can make better choices.

After testing on my own I found that the "sugar free Worthers candy" I was eating on my failing low carb diet, actually triggered the same change in my blood sugar as the non "sugar free" version of the candy. I guess this is because some artificial sweeteners act like REAL sugar for some people.

Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994) by johnkpaul on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @02:26PM (#19371367)
I found the same with the amount of sugar that's in a Splenda packet. Some of us are just very very sensitive to carbohydrates and live our whole lives without realizing.
Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994) by yaronhadad on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @02:46PM (#19371596)
You can use the Nutrino FoodPrint app to measure it
Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994) by LockNess0 on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @12:58PM (#19370322)
If she was Northern European, she evolved with potatoes, and you, a Southern European, evolved with Pasta, clearly /s