Method for Measuring Glycemic Index of Human-Consumed Food

摘要

The glycemic index is determined based on the results of blood glucose concentration measurements by evaluating time Δt from the beginning of food-related increase of blood glucose concentration until the peak of glucose concentration is reached, after which maximum increase ΔG_max of said glucose concentration is determined over the given period of time. Thereat, the glycemic index of food is defined as a ratio of maximum increase of blood glucose concentration ΔG_max versus maximum increase of said glucose concentration in case of pure glucose intake in the amount equal to carbohydrate content of the consumed food, which is proportional to the product of ΔG_max by Δt. The invention substantially simplifies the procedure for measuring the glycemic index of real food and facilitates the development of simple personal devices for monitoring carbohydrate metabolism.