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Stenis49 said:
Maybee a strange question but does milk affect blood sugar level?
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Milk contains lactose which is the form of sugar found in dairy products.

It does affect your BG providing you're drinking sufficient quantities. For example, a pint of milk contains around 24g of carbs.

As a type 2 diabetic, how much impact milk will have on your BG is individual to you.
 
Yes it can.. it contains.. depending on type Full fat 4.7g of carb per 100ml - semi-skimmed and skimmed 5.0g per 100ml.
So if a glass is say 200ml it can have between 9.4-10g of carbs
I tend to go for the lactofree full fat which comes in at 2.7g per 100ml because some/most of the lactose (the sugar) has been removed.
Or of course double cream at 2.6g per 100 ml that goes in the coffee, the lactofree goes in my tea.
 
Stenis49 said:
But how come that milk has a low GI index?
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All milk is classed as "low" on the GI scale. I'm not talking for milkshakes or any self acclaimed 'fat free' milk that is loaded with added sugars... But any normal milk is typically low on the scale.

Which milk are you actually referring to by the way, your reply has confused me a bit?
 
I am talking about a 3% milk! But I have read an article about milk and blood sugar and it says that milk has an enzym which "protects you" from high blood sugar levels! I do not know if it s true but it sounds nice to me! The article is written by a Swedish scientist
 
All you can do is use a meter and test your personal reaction to it.
Test
Drink a specific quantity on its own and write down how much
Wait for an hour without further food or drink
test
Wait another hour without food or drink
Test.
Record all your results then repeat the experiment another day with a different quantity.
 
Stenis49 said:
I am talking about a 3% milk! But I have read an article about milk and blood sugar and it says that milk has an enzym which "protects you" from high blood sugar levels! I do not know if it s true but it sounds nice to me! The article is written by a Swedish scientist
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As we all know, you can get lots of information on the Internet. It's credibility is ultimately decided by you and your thoughts on the scientist's reputation and standard of research.

Personally, I've not heard of any enzymes protecting a diabetic from high BG. The only 'hormone' that can truly do this is insulin; providing that it is produced and utilised correctly by the host's body.

I'm not discrediting what you've read at all, as I've not read it myself...:)
 
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