# RKS: CHECKMATING CARBS LOAD - The Carb-Response Equation Dissected
# RKS: CHECKMATING CARBS LOAD THE CARB-RESPONSE EQUATION DISSECTED RKS / 2026-2027 / Ser 9 / Blog 5 1st August 2026 PANCREAS - THE MARVEL INSULIN PRODUCER THE MATHS BEHIND RESPONSES OF INSULIN TO CARBS Dear Reader, They truly said: ‘Ignorance is Bliss’ is extracted from a phrase that was coined by in 1742 by English poet Thomas Gray. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is 90% of type 2 variety (T2DM) in which the pancreas-secreted insulin is not working. It only implies that all non-diabetics as well as most T2DM cases have circulating insulin and a responsive pancreas which liberate the same when carbohydrates (carbs in the form of glucose) enter blood. If however there is no tight blood glucose control maintained in diabetics, 4-5% of pancreatic beta cells (producing insulin) start failing each year! Glycemic index (GI) has become the talk of the town but more important is the Glycemic Load (GL) as has been discussed in the previous blog of July 2026. This present blog is a longish an...