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Thank you everyone for your responses! The bottom line I can conclude from your answers is that glycemic Index/Load isn't as useful as I thought it was.

Ok, I get that. But they say Glycemic Load considers everything. So you can estimate the impact of glucose just by looking at the number. Still not sure why they have similar glycemic loads.

I am referring to fresh pineapple. Which is still considered not friendly for diabetics.

Portion size is actually taken into account by glycemic load. It is always the standard one serving size. Glycemic Index however only considers amount of sugar in 50 grams carbs. For example watermelon has a high glycemic index but low glycemic load because to get 50 grams of carbs, you'd have...

In simple terms, Glycemic load is a number assigned to one serving size of different food indicating how drastically it makes your blood sugar rise. At least that's what the experts say. The point you make about eating pineapple making your BG go up through the roof is probably common to most...

Thank you! The website you shared shows that both blueberries and pineapples have 12 net carbs per 100 grams. See what I mean? Yet, blueberries are good and pineapples are bad. I wonder why.

Hi! I have read in many places that glycemic load is a much better indicator (than glycemic index) of what is good/not suitable for diabetics. Now, as an example, I want to mention two fruits....blueberry and pineapple. Both of these fruits have a similar glycemic load but why is blueberry...