You hear a lot of talk nowadays about glycemic index/load. It is not only a factor of what food you eating but also the form of the food.

For example, oats are good for you and are not considered that high on the glycemic index. However, if you use oat flour or finely ground oats, you increase the effective glycemic index. So, I add finely ground oats to my post-workout protein shake. This may help to produce a (minor) insulin spike but for me having a spike doesn't matter that much. The ground oats make the post-workout shake tasted better and I get fiber and other benefits of oats.

Bottom line is that if you want to take advantage of an insulin spike, you can do it with regular food much more cheaply than costly supplements. The only supplements I think are really important are creatine, fish oil and probiotics (acidophilus) which are hard to get from diet. I also take garlic and cinnamon supplements which may be helpful or not depending upon what you read.

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