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<blockquote data-quote="catherinecherub" data-source="post: 711521"><p><a href="http://www.glycemicindex.com/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.glycemicindex.com/index.php</a> is a good site for explaining the G.I. method. You can search for the food that you are querying.</p><p>To work out the overall G.I. of a meal you will need to add up the G.I. of all the foods on your plate and then divide it by the number of foods. G.I. becomes easier after a while, as do other methods once you understand it ,because you know the G.I. of foods and your individual response.</p><p></p><p>People who use the G.I. method know, that as a diabetic, regardless of the G.I. they have to be selective with what they eat and that is why testing is essential. A twix is not something most diabetics would opt for.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> It is no surprise to me that whatever method we use, there is an individual response to some foods. Potatoes, breads, pasta, rice and cereals are off the menu for some whereas others can eat them.</p><p></p><p>I find that using beans in a casserole. stew, salad or soup means that I don't need to add potatoes, rice pasta or bread and the fact that beans are resistant starches means there is less impact on my blood sugars.</p><p>I eat porridge but add seeds and nuts because that gives a better nutritional value and works out as a lower G.I.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catherinecherub, post: 711521"] [url]http://www.glycemicindex.com/index.php[/url] is a good site for explaining the G.I. method. You can search for the food that you are querying. To work out the overall G.I. of a meal you will need to add up the G.I. of all the foods on your plate and then divide it by the number of foods. G.I. becomes easier after a while, as do other methods once you understand it ,because you know the G.I. of foods and your individual response. People who use the G.I. method know, that as a diabetic, regardless of the G.I. they have to be selective with what they eat and that is why testing is essential. A twix is not something most diabetics would opt for.;) It is no surprise to me that whatever method we use, there is an individual response to some foods. Potatoes, breads, pasta, rice and cereals are off the menu for some whereas others can eat them. I find that using beans in a casserole. stew, salad or soup means that I don't need to add potatoes, rice pasta or bread and the fact that beans are resistant starches means there is less impact on my blood sugars. I eat porridge but add seeds and nuts because that gives a better nutritional value and works out as a lower G.I. [/QUOTE]
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