![]() With both types of diabetes, faster glucose release from high GI foods leads to spikes in blood sugar levels. Why? People with type 1 diabetes can't produce sufficient quantities of insulin and those with type 2 diabetes are resistant to insulin. Long-distance runners would tend to favor foods high on the glycemic index, while people with pre- or full-blown diabetes would need to concentrate on low GI foods. Low GI foods tend to foster weight loss, while foods high on the GI scale help with energy recovery after exercise, or to offset hypo- (or insufficient) glycemia. Foods high on the glycemic index release glucose rapidly. ![]() Foods low on the glycemic index (GI) scale tend to release glucose slowly and steadily. The glycemic index is a value assigned to foods based on how quickly and how high those foods cause increases in blood glucose levels. LeWine, MD Measuring carbohydrate effects can help glucose management.
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