They are taken with or shortly before meals to boost the insulin response to each meal.
The insulin index is also useful for providing a direct measure of the insulin response to a food.
Caffeine ingestion increases the insulin response to an oral-glucose-tolerance test in obese men before and after weight loss.
But, he said, 17 of them turned out to have completely normal insulin responses.
It was thought to be an insulin mimetic, improving insulin response of diabetics.
Animal studies have indicated that a sweet taste induces an insulin response in rats.
Ketogenic diets rely on the insulin response to blood glucose.
Because ketogenic dieters eat few carbohydrates, there is no glucose that can trigger the insulin response.
Sugar is the most pro-inflammatory food that causes excess insulin response, which damages blood vessels.
These are rich in fiber, slowing their absorption, preventing an insulin response.