On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:04:26 -0600, Alan Moorman
> wrote:

>On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:50:16 +1100, Alan S
> 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.
>>
>>See my reply to Alan Moorman. I'm not concerned whether it's
>>diabetes 101 (I'm not exactly a newby these days, see sig)-
>>and I spike from both lentils and sugar, just in different
>>timeframes. As Alan noted - there is little research to say
>>whether fast or slow spikes cause greater damage.
>>
>>My meter has shown me that the number that matters on the
>>ingredients list is almost always the carb count, not the
>>sugar.
>>
>>But the most important aspect is what my meter tells me, not
>>the ingredients list.
>>
>>Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
>>d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg
>>Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
>
>But, of course, you will have learned, over the years, how
>certain ingredients affect your "meter" right?
>
>Alan Moorman

Yes - in effect that is my own personal GI and GL list.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
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