carbs and durations

[hopingandwinning]

Now I understand that blood sugar levels depend on what food you have, obviously. In general though, for a non-diabetic because their insulin response is fairly rapid, should they have their spike earlier?

What kind of food though takes longer to absorb and for the insulin process to occur? In other words, I hear that with some carb meals you can have your glucose spike taking as long as 2 hours after the meal?

 

[Copepod]

Generally, carbs from starchy foods hit the blood slower than sugary foods. Fat also slows down absorption.

 

[trophywench]

Fat also slows down absorption.

Yup - I get mine from pizza or pasta with a fatty sauce about 5 hours after eating it. Or rather - my second spike cos I have one in normal time after eating, and the other hours later.

Non-D's don't go up that much at all (usually by only 2.0 or 3.0 after eating) and if they actually do 'spike' then they need to get to the docs. There again they don't usually test their BG so how would they know? LOL

 

[hopingandwinning]

Non-D's don't go up that much at all (usually by only 2.0 or 3.0 after eating) and if they actually do 'spike' then they need to get to the docs. There again they don't usually test their BG so how would they know? LOL

Yeah, however exactly when that level rises is dependent on the food that is eaten, even for a non-diabetic, no? So foods with low GI (chocolates,juice etc.) would cause a sharp, fairly swift spike, as opposed to something like weetabix, oats and milk which has relatively high GI and is a more gradual release? So in the other words, your BS score after 2 hours would be a touch higher having eaten high GI foods compared to 2 hours after eating low GI?

 

[Robin]

Yeah, however exactly when that level rises is dependent on the food that is eaten, even for a non-diabetic, no? So foods with low GI (chocolates,juice etc.) would cause a sharp, fairly swift spike, as opposed to something like weetabix, oats and milk which has relatively high GI and is a more gradual release? So in the other words, your BS score after 2 hours would be a touch higher having eaten high GI foods compared to 2 hours after eating low GI?

Yes, a non-D eating low GI carbs ( or any carb eaten in combination with fat or protein) wouldn't spike, but would show a small steady rise, then falling back to normal. I think @Mark Parrott did an experiment, testing his non-D wife after she'd eaten something very carby ( high GI) on its own, and she did get into the 8s quite quickly, but then fell back to normal a lot quicker than someone with diabetes would.

 

[trophywench]

Yes Robin!

You're wrong about the chocolate but not the juice - choc has a fair bit of fat - so diabetics should not use anything covered in it - like eg a Mars Bar or Crunchie - to treat a Hypo. Both absolutely crammed with fast-acting carbs and MANY folk don't realise they're too slow for a hypo, which can so quickly become a 999 emergency if not self treated, effectively, as a 'home' 999 emergency!

I don't find Weetabix very slow, but there again we use 'blue' full fat milk, so that most likely slows it down a bit!

 

[hopingandwinning]

Yes, a non-D eating low GI carbs ( or any carb eaten in combination with fat or protein) wouldn't spike, but would show a small steady rise, then falling back to normal. I think @Mark Parrott did an experiment, testing his non-D wife after she'd eaten something very carby ( high GI) on its own, and she did get into the 8s quite quickly, but then fell back to normal a lot quicker than someone with diabetes would.

Thanks. Also I believe that research does prove that what matters more are the total amount of carbohydrates that you consumer per meal/snack than the GI rating of those items.

 

[SB2015]

I took the advice on here to increase my insulin above the normal ratio if I was eating more than 60g. Also to extend the delivery of the insulin. It seems to work, when I remember to do it.