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Originally Posted by WarChild
Right but the higher your blood sugar, the more insulin you will release. If you have a nice steady blood sugar, you're going to have less insulin spikes.
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i've been thinking about this, i think we are both not using the term insulin spike correctly. a normal increase in insulin in response to a reasonably balanced meal is not a spike. i had forgotten that.
so let's take 2000 cals of a reasonable macro-nutrient split.
that 2000 cals will increase your blood sugar the same, generally speaking, whether you consume it in 1 meal or 10 meals.
an insulin spike is the result of an abnormal ingestion- high carbs or more cals than needed. both of those will result in both a true spike, which must also include a crash, and more insulin secreted.
i think that is how i understand it.