From Erik Foxcroft, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK
Like Clare Wilson, I too tried a blood glucose monitor from ZOE, partly out of curiosity and partly for potential health benefits. I wasn’t too concerned about blood glucose “spikes”. It was the resulting “dips” I wanted to eliminate. What I had surmised were that periods of low glucose, which felt like having a hangover, made me lethargic and less clear-headed until I ate again (3 February, p 40).
The monitor confirmed my suspicion and allowed me to identify the – sometimes surprising – foods with the worst effects. I doubt I could have done this with careful experimentation with the same speed or with such ease.
