Dr R K Sanghavi

  # 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...

  # RKS: GI vs GL FACE-OFF GI - THE FAD, BUT GL - A DICTATING HEALTH REALITY RKS / 2026-2027 / Ser 9 / Blog 4 1st July 2026 THE GI & GL COMBAT ENLIGHTENING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF GL Dear Reader, Glycemic Load (GL) is the most accurate predictor of how a specific food impacts blood sugar and insulin. While Glycemic Index (GI) only measures how fast carbs break down, GL calculates both the speed and the quantity in a realistic serving. This makes it pivotal for controlling insulin spikes.  When chased by a dog compared to a tiger one would accordingly run or gallop. So does the secretion rate of insulin from pancreas depends upon how glucose floods the blood. Facing one animal is different from confronting a hound. Similarly the carbs with varying GI can be conquered but GL needs to be factored whether the pancreatic insulin can counter the same. This blog is devoted exclusively to unveiling the GI of carbs as well as GL of foods consumed to make an educative choice whilst cho...