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Poll Results   Do you consider the glycemic index of foods in your meal planning?         Yes, always     9%   61         Yes, sometimes     21%   140         No     32%   218         I've never heard of the glycemic index     36%   245

Do you consider the glycemic index of foods in your meal planning? Poll dates: January 20 - 27, 2002 Total Votes: 664 The glycemic index is a measure of how much a food increases blood sugar after eaten. For example, some people find that a food raisess their blood sugar more than another food, even though the two foods have the same carbohydrate content. The food that causes the larger increase is said to have a higher glycemic index. While many people find the glycemic index helpful in their meal planning, a study published in 1999, entitled Carbohydrate Counting Works Regardless of Amount of Carbohyrdate Eaten, found that the glycemic index of foods did not affect pre-meal insulin requirements. Furthermore, new ADA guidelines on diabetes and nutrition discount the effect of the glycemic index on diabetes control: Although low glycemic index diets may reduce postprandial glycemia, the ability of individuals to maintain these diets long-term (and therefore achieve glycemic benefit) has not been established. The available studies in persons with type 1 diabetes in which low glycemic index diets were compared with high glycemic index diets (study length from 12 days to 6 weeks) do not provide convincing evidence of benefit.1 This table compares the results of this poll with an identical poll conducted in January 2000: Answer  2002   2000  Yes, always 9% 12% Yes, sometimes 21% 17% No 32% 22% Not heard of glycemic index 36% 47% For more information, see The Glycemic Index by Rick Mendosa. 1Evidence-Based Nutrition Principles and Recommendations for the Treatment and Prevention of Diabetes and Related Complications, Diabetes Care 25:202-212, 2002 [Return to the current poll]

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