★ Must-know
📌 Low blood glucose is managed by eating slow-release or low-GI carbohydrates at every meal to keep the blood glucose level stable.
Further detail
Hypoglycaemia means glucose is too low, whereas hyperglycaemia means glucose is too high.
1. Which dietary approach is recommended for managing low blood glucose?
2. A food has a Glycaemic Index of 50. How should it be classified?
3. What does the Glycaemic Index measure?
What does blood glucose level indicate?
The amount of glucose in the blood.
What causes hypoglycaemia?
A sudden removal of glucose from the blood.
What does the Glycaemic Index measure in foods?
How much a carbohydrate food raises blood glucose.
What Glycaemic Index range defines low-GI foods?
A Glycaemic Index of 1 to 55.
Blood glucose level
Normal around 10 mmol/litre.
Hypoglycaemia
Low blood glucose from sudden drop.
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