On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:58:57 -0600, Alan Moorman
> wrote:

>On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:49:04 -0500, "Ed"
><ekirstein*nospammers*catskill.net> wrote:
>
>>If you ate the same number of carbs worth of glucose and lentils. You will
>>spike big time from the glucose and not spike (for many type 2's) from the
>>lentils. That's why there are good carbs and bad carbs. I thought this was
>>basic diabetes 101. I'm surprised there's anyone questioning this.
>>
>And, there is a question about this:
>
>is a fast, high spike which comes and goes quickly better or
>worse for you than...
>
>a long, slow rise in your bG?
>
>Does ANYONE really know if 45 minutes of high is worse for
>you than 3 hours of medium?
>
>I doubt it.
>
>Someone, undoubtedly will respond saying something like: "It
>stands to reason that......"
>
>Or: "Common sense says.........."
>
>But, has ANYONE ever researched this?????
>
>
>Alan Moorman

That is why I asked Ed

"Whether they convert fast or slow - they still convert. So,
what is the advantage that you see in slow conversion?"

I agree with you Alan, there is little definitive research
on this part of the problem. So I try to avoid both until
the experts do know. I tend to agree with Derek Paice and
others who look at the "area under the curve" but I also
think that a short sharp spike may cause damage regardless
of that AUC.

That's just my opinion, but it's what I will follow until
shown otherwise.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
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