[1auralynn]

I dunno, when I had gestational diabetes, a little bit of ice cream was mostly fine - the protein and fat content kept my blood sugar from spiking. In contrast, white rice was much much worse. Maybe it's just all about the glycemic index, paired with the fact that ice cream is so satisfying so it might keep you from other carb-heavy snacks.

[m463]

The book "glucose revolution" talks about glucose spikes. They cause the problems - not only do they do damage, but the crash afterwards leads to low energy, poor concentration and cravings (that start the cycle again)

The book talks about plenty of hacks to prevent spiking/crashing - mainly by either speeding up the intake of glucose (walking after eating) or slowing down the spiking (combine with fiber, protein, fat).

I also wonder about ice cream made with invert sugar, or fiber.