"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 08:24:54 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
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>> Tell him not to mix fatty meats and carbs. The fat keeps the carbs in
>> your blood longer. That's why pizza is such a no-no for diabetics. Eat
>> the pastrami with a knife and fork and forgo the bread.
>
> Thank you! I had already told him that he should try using lettuce as
> a bread substitute. He says the ham and pastrami he buys is only
> around .5-1 gram of saturated fat per serving. That little keeps
> carbs in the blood longer? Wow! Thanks for the explanation.
>
Yes. Fat delays the absorption of carbs. A little fat in a meal is good.
A lot is not. Then you get what some call the pizza effect. Huge spike in
blood sugar later than you'd think. Of course this applies only to a meal
with carbs.