To calculate the standard deviation of those numbers: 1  1. 2  Work out the Mean (the simple average of the numbers). 3  2. Then for each number: subtract the Mean and square the result. 4  3. Then work out the mean of those squared differences.
General Practice. In brief: Blood sugar and food. The carb in the popcorn will be start to be absorbed into your blood stream within 30 min, but if your insulin response is good, your blood sugar may not go up at all. If you have type 1 diabetes, it would depend on how much insulin you take. In brief: Blood sugar and food.
Instead, you should be reaching for complex carbohydrates like whole wheat bread, non-starchy vegetables, popcorn, and fruit, Maxson says. These foods break down slowly, and so help stave off the blood sugar spikes or crashes that could mess with your sleep or appetite, she explains.