Glycemic Response

SeptimusFry22 said:

Can someone point me to a link where I can see typical glycemic response curves? Particularly the peak/maximum values.

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There's some curves in Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar_level#/media/File:Suckale08_fig3_glucose_insulin_day.png. You'll notice that they are biphasic (one peak at 1-2 h and another at 4-5 h) and this is normal as insulin is secreted in two phases (stored insulin first and then newly made insulin, which takes a while - https://www.veri.co/learn/biphasic-curve-metabolic-health).

It also depends what type of carbs you're looking as those with a high glycemic index (GI) means faster glucose uptake into blood - compare popcorn (high GI) with peanuts (low GI) - see Table in https://beyondtype1.org/glycemic-index-diet-diabetes/. Hence, lower GI carbs can stretch out the peaks in the response curve..

Hope that helps.