Low gi

[khskel]

Can anyone recommend a book or website which lists the GI of foods and is UK centric?

 

[Northerner]

Hi, welcome to the forum 🙂

Try the Collins Gem Glycemic Index diet - a useful, pocket-sized guide. You might also want to look into GL (Glycaemic Load), which is a more sophisticated method of choosing food combinations and takes account of portion size (which GI doesn't). The GL Diet for Dummies is a good introduction 🙂

 

[khskel]

Thanks they look worth investigating. My 'homework' from the dietician is to look at GI so I'll probably have a look at that first. I am currently on Steroids at the moment so anything sophisticated isn't worth it as the moment as they raise blood sugar levels.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Something to remember when looking into GI as a technique is that the quoted values are an average response from a relatively small sample. Additionally, GI of whole meals is complex - high GI elements can be 'slowed down' by other components of the meal.

They can be a very useful guide to general principles (bread with seeds in is *likely* to be slightly easier on the BGs than white sliced) but you can't use them in isolation. Your own individual body-response to porridge, or banana, or... or... or... may be quite different than the 'official' number.

Testing before and between 1-2 hours after different meals to see your peak glucose may end up giving you more information personally.

Good luck 🙂

 

[trophywench]

I agree that life's too short khskel !!

I wonder why GI (or GL) is regarded as important when taking steroids?

I mean a T1 still has the problem that if the release of the carb doesn't match the release of the bolus, then they are in trouble.

What end is the dietician aiming for ?