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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lucati" data-source="post: 86561" data-attributes="member: 16759">How quickly your glucose levels rise is essentially down to the glycaemic index (GI), or the rate at which the body breaks down and digests the carbs you eat. Basically the higher the GI of the food, the faster your body absorbs the carbs in that food. A ripe banana will have a higher GI than an unripe banana, for example. Ideally you want to have meals with a medium to low overall GI, so your glucose levels do not rise too quickly after eating.The GI range of any food with carbs will be between 0-100, where glucose has a GI of 100.As one previous post mentioned, perhaps the banana which caused a higher glucose level was riper, or perhaps you did less exercise?It's important that you know about GI and the effect it has, especially since you are a diabetic, so here are a few links for you to check out:<a href="http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/html/health_news/250505gifoodshealth.html" target="_blank">http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_informatio ... ealth.html</a><a href="http://www.diabetes.org.au/gi.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.org.au/gi.pdf</a> (requires Adobe Acrobat)<a href="http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/DIET/gi_diet/glycaemic_index_tables.htm" target="_blank">http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/DI ... tables.htm</a> (not just for losing weight, it's a useful article for diabetics too)Hope that helps!</blockquote>

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