Most people can see the faint bluish line of their radial artery; place your fingertips here. Count the beats for 1 minute. Or, if you have a short attention span, count for 30 seconds and multiply by 2. During your workout, take your pulse about every 15 minutes and be sure to concentrate. You may want to slow down or even stop while you take your pulse.
High (avoid / limit) = 21+. Questions about portions and glycemic load is one of the most common questions we receive. To understand it, you need to first have a basic understanding of the glycemic index itself. Without a glycemic index for a given food, you can't calculate it's glycemic load. Reference: See our glycemic index chart for a full table listing of food GI and GL scores.
ESTIMATED GLYCEMIC LOADâ¢ Glycemic load is a way of expressing a food or meal's effect on blood-sugar levels. Nutrition Dataâs patent-pending Estimated Glycemic Loadâ¢ (eGL) is available for every food in the database as well as custom foods and recipes. How to interpret the values: Experts vary on their recommendations for what your total glycemic load should be each day.