Is the glycemic index really helpful to people?
Absolutely. You don’t need to eat a particular food to know what effect it will have on your blood insulin levels. This work has already been done on all major foods. Some foods cause little or no insulin to be produced in your body. Others cause a great amount of insulin to be produced. People with type 2 diabetes cannot metabolize carbohydrates properly, so it is important to eliminate or severely limit any food that causes significant insulin production. The glycemic index labels every food according to the amount of insulin it causes to be produced in the body once it is eaten. Glycemic index numbers tell us what foods are good choices for people with type 2 diabetes and what foods are not good. You can find much more information about the glycemic index on our web site under “research reports.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
