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Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994) by will_brown on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @01:15PM (#19370527)
I have personally had to work through this concept...

When in deep ketosis I was experimenting with various types of protein supplements and (surprisingly) found whey would spike my insulin. Of course this seemed odd as my supplement was pure and contained no sugar/no carbs.

After researching come to find out this is well known and in fact whey has a bigger impact on insulin levels than pure glucose. Apparently the amino acids in whey trigger insulin secretion directly in pancreatic beta cells.

Edit:

I thought it kind of funny doughnuts made its way into your fat/protein list and not the carb list.

Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994) by GordonS on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @01:56PM (#19371053)
I'm not aware of any way to check insulin levels from home - how did you do that?
Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994) by will_brown on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @02:32PM (#19371445)
In my case I wasn’t measuring for insulin in the blood I was measuring ketones before and after intake of the various proteins. In the case of whey my ketone readings would be around or above 3 mmol/L and after whey it would be <.5 mmol/L which would be indicative of being knocked out of ketosis through an insulin spike.
Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994) by trentlott on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @02:38PM (#19371506)
Walmart blood strip tester?
Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994) by GordonS on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @02:48PM (#19371617)
Which can test blood sugar and ketone levels - I've never heard of strips for insulin levels.
Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994) by avinium on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:56PM (#19373933)
Did the whey contain artificial sweetener?