Definition
Relating to the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood or how quickly blood sugar levels change after eating.
Etymology
From Greek 'glykys' (sweet) + 'haima' (blood) + '-ic' (relating to). The term emerged in the 20th century as medical science began measuring and studying blood sugar levels.
Kelly Says
The glycemic index of foods became a game-changer for athletes and diabetics—it turns out that a bowl of instant oatmeal spikes your blood sugar much faster than steel-cut oats, even though they're basically the same food!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ደም ሽ Sugar
dem sh sugar
ARالعربية
سكر الدم
sakkar ad-dam
BNবাংলা
রক্তের সুক্র
rokt-er sukro
CACatalà
glicèmic
glice-mee-k
CSČeština
glykemický
glik-e-mik-ky
DADansk
blodsukker
blod-sukker
DEDeutsch
glykämisch
glik-a-misch
ELΕλληνικά
γλυκαιμικός
gli-kai-mikos
ESEspañol
glicémico
glee-see-mee-ko
FAفارسی
قند خون
gand khun
FISuomi
veren sokeri
veren sokeri
FRFrançais
glycémique
glik-e-mik
GUGU
રક્ત શર્કરા
rakt sharkaara
HAHA
kwarya jini
kwa-rya ji-ni
HEעברית
סוכר בדם
soker badam
HIहिन्दी
रक्त शर्करा
rakt sharkaara
HUMagyar
vércukorszint
ver-tsukor-szint
IDBahasa Indonesia
glikemik
gli-kem-ik
ITItaliano
glicemico
gli-see-mee-ko
KMKM
សុគារឈាម
su-gaar chheam
KO한국어
혈당 지수
hyeol-dang ji-su
MRMR
रक्तात शर्करा
raktat sharkaara
MSBahasa Melayu
glikemik
gli-kem-ik
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေပြာ
shwe-pya
NLNederlands
glycemische
glik-e-misch
NONorsk
blodsukker
blod-sukker
PAPA
ਖ਼ੂ sangue
khhoo sang
PLPolski
glikemiczny
glik-em-it-chny
PTPortuguês
glicêmico
glice-mee-ko
RORomână
glicemic
gli-see-mik
RUРусский
гликемический
gli-kee-mi-cheskiy
SVSvenska
blodsocker
blod-soker
SWKiswahili
sukari ya damu
soo-ka-ree ya da-moo
TAதமிழ்
ரத்த சர்க்கரை
raththa sarakkarai
TEతెలుగు
రక్తంలో సక్కర
rakthalo sakkar
THไทย
น้ำตาลในเลือด
naam-taan-nai-leoat
TRTürkçe
glisemik
gli-sem-ik
UKУкраїнська
глікемічний
hly-kee-mi-chnyy
URاردو
خون کی شہد
khooni sheed
VITiếng Việt
chất đường huyết
chat duong hyeut
ZH中文
血糖指数
xuè táng zhǐ shù