| A Low Carb Experiment
The tons of low-carb messages that hit me everyday made me think of doing a low-carb experiment this morning.
I don't eat eggs normally. But to do a low carb experiment I decided to eat eggs. I kidded myself into believing that I am still holding on to ahimsa (non-killing, non-violence) and am doing no himsa (killing, violence) as the eggs are supposed to be non-fertilized and have no potential whatsoever to develop into a living bird.
Normally, I eat a medium carb breakfast which I tolerate not too badly. My glucose level would be around 7.9 mmol/L after one hour and 6.4 mmol/L after 2 hours. Today I took an omlette of one-and-a-half eggs, one small, thin dosa, and a chutney made of grated coconut, onion, chili and condiments all blended to paste consistency in a mixer. My lunch was not low carb - it was my typical medium carb lunch.
Glucose results are attached. What is noteworthy is that glucose levels are excellent 1, 2, and 4 hours after breakfast. But the lunch post prandials were significantly poorer than my normal readings (I couldn't test the 1 hour post lunch level as I had to attend a meeting then.)
Why did the post lunch levels detereorate? One explanation that comes to mind is this: I have read that the "first phase" insulin secretion depends on the quantity secreted for the previous meal. Since less insulin was secreted to cover the "low carb" breakfast, less insulin was secreted to cover the medium carb lunch. The insulin was not sufficient to bring the glucose levels to my normal levels. Any other explanations?
Is it worth continuing with the low carb breakfast?
Regards,
Rad | 
