and this is the real point, what spikes one person doesn't another, when i
was testing for education, i found i could eat a regular sized banana if i
ate it later in the day and didn't eat them too often, i can eat a half
serving of potatoes or white rice occassionally as well but not a whole
serving and certainly not as often as i would like, my brother who sis
insulin dependent, has little/no problems with corn or potatoes but simply
can't have rice of any kind or in any quantity, Lee
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>> And I know apples are not low carb. But one small apple or 2 or 3 slices
>> won't have many carbs.
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> And its all down to an individual's response to any carb food. I
> personally have been able to eat apples, pears, mandarins, watermelon and
> rockmelon without spiking from day one. Berries of course have always been
> fine. Other fruits I had to eat in tiny quantities with full fat cheese or
> not at all.