Approx. how much inulin does your body make after a meal?

[Governor]

Tweetlest say a meal of 100 carbs..... how much natural insulin would the body make??


in IUs please becuase this would be the best way to measure.


Ive been wondering about this for a long time. Anybody know?

[Lethal]

TweetJust to remind ya I'm Diabetic.... Everyone is different... But your pancreas just releases insulin until your blood level return to a normal range ie 85-100mg/dL. For us Type 1 diabetics our pancreas does not work anymore so we take enough insulin to cover any glucose we ingest. Lots of calculating to do every meal... My magic numbers are 25 and 4.... For every 25grams of carbs I eat I have to give myself 4 iu. So if I eat for example 1 cup of oatmeal which has 50 carbohydrates I would give myself 8 iu. NOW if I was not diabetic I would assume that my body would release around the same amount.... but I dont know if this is a apples to apples thing. WE are dealing with something synthetic verses natural and its power maybe different. Hope this helps.

[prolangtum]

Tweetdid you know that a powerbar raises your insulin more than 10ius of humalog? Only difference is taht humalog is more sustained, a powerbar raises them quickly and drops them just as quickly.

[Governor]

Tweetthanks for your imput guys.....and no I did not know that pro, but it is interesting.

[Governor]

Tweethey pro....do you ever use a glucose monitor and do you think there would be any advantage to using it?

[Ronin]

TweetI've used a glucose monitor, i think they are essential if you are using slin

[prolangtum]

Tweetglucose monitor would allow you to refine you carb and slin dosage, but im lazy...