Digestion Speed-Sandy: was- Digestive enzymes

[Guest guest]

I don't know about digestive enzymes, but here's what I do about the speed

of digestion & maybe it's the opposite effect from what you get from the

enzymes.

I make deliberate choices to eat a fair amount of fat when I eat carbs

because fat will slow digestion of those carbs, delaying the bg increase into

the

blood. The effect if to lower the peak of the spike after eating carbs,

although the lower spike is spread over a longer period of time. I haven't

graphed

it, but I suspect that the AUC may be the same. I just prefer to have a

lower peak bg after meals.

Anyway, I consider slower digestion a good thing unless it gets " really

slow " as when we get gastroparesis.

Perhaps you should try stopping the enzymes to see how they effect the peak

bg's & the timing of the peak after eating.

Have you had a slow digestion problem prior to diabetes? Just curious.

, T2, Diagnosed 4/98, with 350mg/dl fasting bg & HbA1c 15.5%

controlling until last month with LC-D & E

Past Average Fasting bg 105mg/dl, Last HbA1c 6.0%

Historical HbA1c 5.6%-6.0%

Now experimenting with Metformin & Glyburide to get HbA1c neareer 5.0%

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Hi - I have another question. I've been taking digestive enzymes with meals

for a long time after reading how important they are. But since being

diagnosed recently, I'm wondering if these are a good thing for diabetics? I

see

some of the medications actually seem to block breakdown of food (so it

enters the bloodstream slower) and digestive enzymes are supposed to help break

down food so you absorb the nutrients better and have a better overall

digestive health. Nobody I ask seems to know whether it is good or not to take

digestive enzymes if diabetic (even the diabetic center/nutritionist).

Sandy