Example: The slower/faster I eat does/does not have impact on blood sugar levels...
2007-09-10 07:33:25 · 7 answers · asked by lilys.petal 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
If it is the amount of time to eat one meal, then the only way it makes a difference is if it takes you longer than an hour to eat your meal. Otherwise if it takes 5 minutes or 30 minutes there isnt much difference. But there will be some, the longer it takes you i beleive the higher you will be because it spreads out your digestion. if you eat your meal in a regular/normal amount of time then you shouldn't notice too much of a change between normal eating and super fast.
2007-09-10 08:41:27 · answer #1 · answered by sassycat_0910 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the time frame. If you eat a meal all at once fast or slowly, there probably isn't any difference. If you took the same amount of food you eat in a single meal and divide it up into 2 or three smaller meals spread over a few hours, there is is a big difference.
With a single meal, you get a rapid increase in blood sugar levels, a period of a few hours where blood sugars remain at a high level, and a period of time there they taper off. The type of food you eat affects the amount of increase and the time it takes for the sugars to drop back to normal levels.
With a meal split into several smaller meals, the blood sugar levels will remain much more constant, with a smaller spike after eating, and less of a drop after eating.
2007-09-10 14:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The quantity and quality of food has an impact on blood sugar levels. How fast you eat may be a little gluttonous but as long as it is within the guidelines of your diabetic diet it should not make a difference in your blood sugar levels.
2007-09-13 23:08:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with what everyone else is saying. But it also depends on what you eat. For example: if you eat, say, pork chops, applesauce, and potatoes, your blood sugar will go up faster than if you ate spaghetti or other pastas (pastas such as spaghetti or pizza are slower acting on affecting the blood sugar, or so they seem to be with me and others I know). You will still end up with raised blood sugars with either meal, but the pastas will make the raised blood sugar come in a much slower amount of time than the other foods.
2007-09-10 19:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by honey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not the rate absolutely that effects levels as much as the DENSITY of the carbohydrate and sugar of the foods over time.
For example, you can eat a bowel full of micro green as quickly as humanly possible but still not have the same glucose sugar level spike as someone who ate a normal serving of oreo cookies. To be clear you will get a sugar spike outside of normal if you are a diabetic with the cookies but probably not with the micro greens.
The harsh reality is that it is the choices we make. Unfortunately a person who has diabetes choices can prove deadly over the span of 10 - 20 years.
Good Luck!
2007-09-10 16:16:21 · answer #5 · answered by J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rate (speed ) of food consumption has no bearing on blood sugar,it is the amount that matters.A diabetic should eat five small meals per day.This metabolizes your system.
2007-09-13 13:27:55 · answer #6 · answered by james m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, absolutely. This is the reason why a diabetic must regulate their food intake.
2007-09-10 14:41:25 · answer #7 · answered by dan 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋