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. 2008 Aug;31(8):1485–1490. doi: 10.2337/dc08-0331

Table 2.

Fasting BGL, peak BG excursion, time to peak BGL, time to fasting BGL, and AUC for each test condition

Fasting BGL (mmol/l) Peak BG excursion (mmol/l) Time to peak BGL (min) Time to fasting BGL (min) AUC (mmol · h−1 · l−1)
Low-GI meal, preprandial ultra-short-acting insulin 8.8 (7.3–10.4) 4.6 (3.0–6.2) 70 (45–95) 137 (99–175) 2.5 (−2.9–7.8)
High-GI meal, preprandial ultra-short-acting insulin 7.7 (6.3–9.1) 8.1 (6.2–10.1)* 75 (61–88)* 179 (150–209) 13.8 (6.4–21.2)*
Low-GI meal, preprandial regular insulin 9.1 (7.0–11.2) 5.7 (4.3–7.1) 73 (54–92) 136 (100–172) 6.4 (1.9–10.9)*
Low-GI meal, postprandial ultra-short-acting insulin 8.9 (7.5–10.2) 6.3 (5.1–7.5)* 63 (52–74) 160 (133–186) 5.9 (0.7–11.1)

Data are means (95% CI).

*

Statistically different when compared with result for the low-GI meal, preprandial ultra-short-acting insulin (LSD, P < 0.05).