Abstract: The glycemic index is determined based on the results of blood glucose concentration measurements by evaluating time ?t from the beginning of food-related increase of blood glucose concentration until the peak of glucose concentration is reached, after which maximum increase ?Gmax of said glucose concentration is determined over the given period of time. Thereat, the glycemic index of food is defined as a ratio of maximum increase of blood glucose concentration ?Gmax versus maximum increase of said glucose concentration in case of pure glucose intake in the amount equal to carbohydrate content of the consumed food, which is proportional to the product of ?Gmax by ?t. The invention substantially simplifies the procedure for measuring the glycemic index of real food and facilitates the development of simple personal devices for monitoring carbohydrate metabolism.

Abstract: The glycemic index is determined based on the results of blood glucose concentration measurements by evaluating time ?t from the beginning of food-related increase of blood glucose concentration until the peak of glucose concentration is reached, after which maximum increase ?Gmax of said glucose concentration is determined over the given period of time. Thereat, the glycemic index of food is defined as a ratio of maximum increase of blood glucose concentration ?Gmax versus maximum increase of said glucose concentration in case of pure glucose intake in the amount equal to carbohydrate content of the consumed food, which is proportional to the product of ?Gmax by ?t. The invention substantially simplifies the procedure for measuring the glycemic index of real food and facilitates the development of simple personal devices for monitoring carbohydrate metabolism.