Diabetes Brain Teasers with dLife

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Mr. Divabetic will be playing his game, “Diabetes Brain Teasers” at the Easter Parade in New York on Sunday, April 5, 2015 with parade goers to raise awareness for diabetes in a fun, new way.

“Diabetes Brain Teasers” are quick, fun questions about fitness, food and the different aspects of diabetes self-care which test people’s knowledge of diabetes wellness. Several experts including Susan Weiner MS, RDN, CDE, CDN, Dr. Beverly Adler PhD, CDE and the staff of dLife are helping to contribute questions.

Can wait for the parade to test your knowledge? Try your luck  now with a “Diabetes Brain Teaser” from dLife team:

What does the glycemic index (GI) measure? 

The glycemic index was created in 1981 by David Jenkins and his team at the University of Toronto.

ANSWER: The glycemic index measures the potency of a food’s carbohydrates. In other words, measures how quickly and how forcefully they raise blood sugar levels. 

The glycemic index  is a number associated with a particular type of food that indicates the food’s effect on a person’s blood glucose (also called blood sugar) level. The number typically ranges between 50 and 100, where 100 represents the standard, an equivalent amount of pure glucose

A food with a high GI raises blood glucose more than a food with a medium or low GI.

Meal planning with the GI involves choosing foods that have a low or medium GI. If eating a food with a high GI, you can combine it with low GI foods to help balance the meal.

Examples of carbohydrate-containing foods with a low GI include dried beans and legumes (like kidney beans and lentils), all non-starchy vegetables, some starchy vegetables like sweet potatoes, most fruit, and many whole grain breads and cereals (like barley, whole wheat bread, rye bread, and all-bran cereal).

Meats and fats don’t have a GI because they do not contain carbohydrate.

The American Diabetes Association supports glycemic index but warns that the total amount of carbohydrate in the food is still the strongest and most important indicator, and that everyone should make their own custom method that works best for them

dLife was established to address the overwhelming consumer need for real, practical solutions to the 24/7 challenge of managing diabetes vs. episodic clinical treatment. Since its inception in 2004, dLife has become the premiere platform to inform, inspire, and connect with millions of diabetes patients, consumers, and caregivers and in the process positively impact engagement and ultimately health outcome.

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