Re:An Insulin Index of Foods (1994)
by GordonS on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @10:35AM
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I have reactive hypoglycemia, so I need to keep my carb intake really low, or I have a hypo.
The absolute worst thing I can eat is potatoes - their GI is higher than that of pure glucose, and sure enough I'll hypo only 30 minutes after eating them!
I spent a lot of time reading about and testing various things to see if they could allow me to eat carbs while keeping my blood sugar down. I tried cinnamon, but found no difference in my blood sugar readings (but cinnamon tea is quite delicious!).
The only thing I found that reduced my blood sugar was turmeric. Problem is that when it reduces your blood sugar is quite unpredictable, and actually caused me to hypo quite badly (I presume it depends on what else you eat).
The absolute worst thing I can eat is potatoes - their GI is higher than that of pure glucose, and sure enough I'll hypo only 30 minutes after eating them!
I spent a lot of time reading about and testing various things to see if they could allow me to eat carbs while keeping my blood sugar down. I tried cinnamon, but found no difference in my blood sugar readings (but cinnamon tea is quite delicious!).
The only thing I found that reduced my blood sugar was turmeric. Problem is that when it reduces your blood sugar is quite unpredictable, and actually caused me to hypo quite badly (I presume it depends on what else you eat).