Originally Posted by ModoVincere
In a healthy individul blood sugar is normally maintained within a narrow range. The AACE considers normal blood glucose to be between 70mg/dl and 100 mg/dl. I read an article in Diabetes Forecast where a doctor , I believe she was an endocrinologist, wore a CGMS (continuous glucose monitoring system) for several days to see if her blood sugars ever deviated from the normal range. Despite her consumption of donuts and fried foods, her blood sugars never rose above 106 mg/dl and never fell much below 80 mg/dl. She was completely unaware of the changes except for the reading by the CGMS.
Sounds like a study with n=1. Maybe other people would be aware of changes of that magnitude or maybe the magnitude of their blood sugar swings would be greater.
Anyway, not to be too argumentative but I've bought into the "advice", eg. in Dr. Hymen's Ultrametabolism, not to eat sugar without fiber to avoid spikes in blood sugar which he says cause additional cravings. This has worked for me but maybe there is another biological mechanism at work. No doubt more complex, but then advice for the masses has to be less technical and less nuanced for it to be understood and put into practice. But that doesn't mean it isn't helpful or true. Isn't it a good thing to eat an apple and raw cashews at break instead of a Snickers bar, my old vice?