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harry1
Mon, Jan-15-07, 16:56
O.k. question is when it comes to diabetes and glucose control is whats important is the total carb amount or the glycemic index of a carb.. For example a small carrot has a low total carb count but high glycemic value vs a big bowl of oatmeal which has a lot of carbs but is low glycemic...Am i making sense with this.....Thamks !!
RobLL
Mon, Jan-15-07, 18:46
For a while glycemic index or load was considered possibly a breakthrough in nutrition, especially for diabetics. After a couple of years the doubters seem to have prevailed. Count total carbs. There may be situations or persons where low glycemic is useful.

Possible use of glycemic index: Note, I do not take insulin, so this needs to be confirmed by someone experienced. Low glycemic foods result in full utilization of the carbs, but entering the blood system over a longer period. If someone is taking slow action insulin, it might match the release of low glycemic foods. I don't know if this is actually true.
dina1957
Thu, Jan-18-07, 14:17
O.k. question is when it comes to diabetes and glucose control is whats important is the total carb amount or the glycemic index of a carb.. For example a small carrot has a low total carb count but high glycemic value vs a big bowl of oatmeal which has a lot of carbs but is low glycemic...Am i making sense with this.....Thamks !!
Glycemic load makes more sense for me, and raw carrots behave differently than cooked, so it also depends of raw/versus cooked, hot versus cold ( even potatoes), and overall GL load of the meal: adding protein and fat to carbs makes the difference in the glucose absorbtion rate, but overall, all the carbs (GL ) will eventually turn into glucose, just slowly. OTOH, grains and starches broken down into siple sugars and absorbed very fast. Large bowl of oatmeal is about 40g carbs, while a small carrot is 6 or so (no time to check fitday). Also oatmeal is cooked, and if carrot is raw, it is safer to eat carrot than oatmeal. Just don't eat entire bag of baby carrots at once.
IMO, eating on a lower GI side (<50) and counting GL of each meal works the best.
HTH