Insulin Index

Glycemic Index vs Glucose Score: Best Way to Lower Your Blood Sugar Levels After Eating

You’ve probably heard of the Glycemic Index (GI), which is a measure of the rise in glucose after eating. But sadly, it’s only used to rank higher-carb foods. To remedy this gap, in this article, we’ll dig into the Glycemic Index data to help you find foods and meals that will keep your blood glucose …

Making Sense of the Food Insulin Index

by Marty Kendall

The food insulin index can provide powerful insights to help you optimise your food and meal choices to stabilise your insulin and blood glucose. For people with diabetes who need to inject insulin, the food insulin index can also improve the accuracy of their dosing calculations by considering the insulin response to protein and fat. …

Does Protein Spike Insulin (and Does It Matter)?

by Marty Kendall

The insulin response to carbohydrates is well known. But many people are surprised to learn that dietary protein also provokes an insulin response. Because high insulin levels are associated with poor metabolic health, some worry that consuming ‘too much protein’ will adversely affect their health, make them fat or even lead to a shorter life. …

Keto Lie #5: Fat is a ‘Free Food’ because it Doesn’t Elicit an Insulin Response

by Marty Kendall

This is one of the cornerstone beliefs of many low-carb and keto diet subscribers. Many theorise that because carbohydrates raise insulin the most and insulin is related to fat storage, eating more carbohydrates will lead to greater body fat storage. Thus, dietary fat should be the primary energy source because it doesn’t impact blood sugar …

The Insulin Load… the Greatest Thing Since Carb Counting!

by Marty Kendall

how to manage the insulin load of your diet for better blood glucose control and weight loss

Insulin Dosage Calculator for Type 1 Diabetes (including Protein and Fiber)

by Marty Kendall

How to calculate insulin dosing for type 1 diabetes (including protein and fibre)

Blood Glucose, Glucagon and Insulin Response to Protein vs Carbs

by Marty Kendall

Background Protein doesn’t significantly raise blood sugars, at least compared to carbohydrates. At the same time, it is generally acknowledged (at least by people with Type 1 Diabetes) that protein requires insulin to metabolise. Managing the blood glucose response to protein is a challenge for diabetics, particularly if they are minimising carbohydrates and hence may …

What is the Difference Between the Glycemic Index, the Insulin Index and Insulin Load?

by Marty Kendall

The glycemic index (GI) compares the rise in blood sugar for a particular food relative to glucose. The theory goes that it is better to eat low glycemic index carbohydrates that will not raise our blood sugar too much and will take longer to digest. Building on the glycemic index is the concept of glycemic load which …