Increasing My Daughter's Energy Level - the Glycemic difference

I tend to write a lot about food because I think it is so important to our overall health.  I think it is especially important to kids with Hypotonia who tend to have tend to have low energy levels.  My daughter's energy levels have been very low over the past year and I have been trying to figure out why.  Even people who are familiar with Hypotonia and the symptoms comment on her low energy and stamina.  It always made me worry that something else was going on.....

I tried a gluten free diet after reading a blog and how it had helped a child with Hypotonia.  I didn't notice a difference in my daughter's muscles but noticed a big difference in her energy level and have been trying to figure out why.  Well, with the help of a friend I think I have cracked the case!
My friend suggested I try organic wheat.  She thought perhaps she was having a reaction to the pesticides.  So I switched to all organic wheat products.  I didn't notice a difference right away but I didn't expect too.  Then after she sent me an article about bread I started giving her sprouted bread and noticed a difference right away.

 http://foodbabe.com/2014/02/24/healthiest-bread-on-the-market/

I immediately investigated.  The packing on the bread said a low Glycemic Index.  Honestly, I thought this sounded like a fancy marketing word and was not taken in by it but decided to look it up.  What I found out amazed me.

Turns out not all carbs are created equal.  We process some carbs much faster than others.  The reason for this is there are two different types of starch.  Amylose and Amylopectin.  We convert Amylopectin starch to sugar much faster than Amylose starch.  If you have high blood sugar the Amylose starch is much better for you.

My husband has a family history of type II diabetes.  In fact when we were first married he had high blood sugar levels and was considered pre-diabetic.  Since then we have changed our diet and his blood sugar levels are on the low side of the normal range.  I think since my husband issue had been solved and we were so busy looking for other issues for my daughter I hadn't considered her blood sugar!   She eats pretty much what we eat so if my husband isn't having an issue with blood sugar why is she?

I don't know the answer to that.  I can only speculate that her inactivity is having an impact.  Since figuring this out I have reduced her carbs and gone back to the "High Amylose" carbs.  We are on day 2 and her energy level is great.  She gets up in the morning and wants to play.  She comes home from school and wants to go outside (it is finally warmer in the NE yay!). This is a stark contrast to before.  She would get up in the morning and plop in front of the tv.  She would get home from school and plop in front of the tv.  I thought this is just par for the course with Hypotonia but I was wrong.  She still tires from activity and this is normal but it is not like before.

Keeping up this diet I can see will be challenging since there are so many carbs for kids and there are just so many times I can get away with veggies and hummus for snack!  But now that I know the driving force behind the issue I will have too.  It will impact her overall health!