I was looking at the insulin index, and was interested in how insulinogenic some zero-carb foods are (for instance, most animal protein). Being something of a voracious carnivore myself, I've had huge steak, chicken or fish lunches, but they keep me full forever and I don't hypo from them. On the other hand, one sugar cookie will have me shaking and sweating in no time.
Anyway, super curious, are hypos in response to insulinogenic proteins something that can happen?
Being curious is strangely okay, you need to know because it will help with how you get to grips with the RH and avoid the food that causes symptoms.
My food diary is my best friend, and getting those results from experience and experimenting, was a real eye opener!
However I cannot answer your question because it is so individual. But, I will give you an idea of what you are going to find out. You have already realised that carbs are the real enemy with sugars a close second. The glycaemic index, would suggest that high GI carbs are the worst, but I have found that a carb is a carb, regardless of what the index says, it will still spike my blood sugar, and cause and trigger the symptoms and hypos. It is the same with the insulin index. However, it also depends on what protein and good healthy fats you have with the carbs, because good fats will slow digestion process. Too much protein is also not recommended either. Too much of one particular food is always not healthy.
The need to find a dietary balance, is essential to your health.
This is where your food diary will help.
It will show you which foods to avoid, which foods you have an intolerance to.
I knew I had lactose intolerance from early years, but it is the lactose that causes the glucose derived to cause the spike.
I also have wheat and grain intolerance. But the worst for me is the potatoes!
The spike I get from the starchy vegetables are really high. I can go from normal fasting levels to mid teens within half an hour!
That is called glucose dumping.
Hypos are caused by an overshoot of insulin, because the spike is too much from the initial insulin response, the brain signals the pancreas to provide more insulin, but it does not switch off and the excess insulin drives the blood sugar levels down into Hypoglycaemia.
That is why, if you don't spike, you don't go hypo!
Good question
Best wishes