glycaemic index

I know every food affects us each differently but I’m just wondering if anyone knows roughly what the slowest time the lowest GI foods are likely to kick in....?! I’ve never understood if it’s like 1 hour or could be 12 hours?! I want to know if I eat some almond nuts for example what kinda...

Hi, My son is 6 years old, diagnosed recently type 1. We have been using the FS Libre for 3 months now. We had problems with the system recently, so we've been comparing the Libre readings with his Accu-chek Aviva Expert monitor readings over the weekend. He's on 7 units Lantus in the morning...

Hello everyone I'm new here and I look for your advise if I may have reactive hypoglycemia and what is the cause of it. I have read that lean women with PCOS often have it, along with high insulin, and 70% of them may have insulin resistance. I'm not diagnosed with PCOS but have had all...

One thing I’m not clear about is the idea of testing BG at 2 hours after a meal and whether it has any meaning. I can understand it being relevant if the meal carbs are in just the form of Glucose but meals tend to be a combination of fast carbs(sugars), slower carbs (starches) and fibre carbs ...

Hi Eveyone, Would anybody like to share their expreince of how well their insulin matches the glycaemic release of their carbs/meal. I've just got a freestlye libre and I am suprised at how high the bloodsugar can rise after eating, even when it's a low glycaemic index food, like porridge. I...