whey protein for diabetic?

steven14791 · Post by **steven14791** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:04 pm

Anyone know any whey protein that is suitable for diabetics that can be purchaed in the UK, all the ones iv tried have raised blood sugar to levels such as 25 and 30.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:36 pm

Difficult, as most Whey Proteins contain something like Maltodextrin, which is high GI, and can elevate Bloodsugar up after workouts, after it's dipped.

Possible alternatives.

1. Soy protein powder + small quantity of Lucozaze, should such powder lack simple Carb content I.E. Maltodextrin.

2. Nutrisport "Protein 90+ Vegan", made from Vegetable sources, followed by a small quantity of something like Lucozade. Same reason as stated above with Soy.

3. Several Egg whites,+ 1 Yolk Scrambled, and quantity of Lucozade.

Lucozade doesn't have to be the Bloodsugar elevator, as you could try a small quantity of something like Powerade, Gatorade, Grapejuice etc etc. A quantity of simple Sugar, you can control.

Whey Proteins often have a fixed quantity per scoop, which obviously isn't beneficial for you to ingest.

steven14791 · Post by **steven14791** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:15 pm

ok i was thinking of making own drink with bananas but i dont know how many grams of protein is in 1 banana

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:11 pm

about 33g carbs per medium to lge sized banana i think...you can get carb less powders which is what i get when buy them and that way you can add what you want

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:09 pm

Large Bananas have typically around 28-30g Carbs. Protein wise about 2g.