Six months ago I went in for a quadruple bypass heart surgery and at that time they discovered I was extremely diabetic. I made it through the heart surgery very well and I feel extremely good for 70 years old and I want to thank you for all of your videos. Because it has been extremely difficult for me to change my eating habits and to know exactly what foods I can eat. So thank you so much for all your hard work and videos. It has been very, very helpful.
I’m glad you’re still here. You still have a lot of life left and now is the perfect time to watch your diet. I was on the border of becoming a Type 2 myself, but fortunately, I changed my ways a few years ago and am doing well. High insulin is so destructive.
As long as you stay away from most doctors, diabetic associations, heart associations for advice you'll be fine. You'll find better advice and info here (love this channel) plus a few really good Dr's on TH-cam including Dr Berg and some who promote a carnivore diet. I'm a vegetarian but I genuinely believe that their advice is invaluable for any meat eater.
Please look into and speak with your doctor about vitamin D3 with Vit K2. Extra Virgin Olive oil from one country, sourced from one region. Do your research on good olive oils. This is a good channel. 🙏 ❤
This channel has changed my life. Avoiding carbs like the plague but chasing them with protein, fiber, and fats when I do have reasonable amounts. Weight loss is continuing down now 20 lbs since Oct. Neuropathy in my feet is hugely better like a 2/10 from an 8/10. Thanks for the new life!!
Why the heck would you want fibre in your diet? It‘s non-essential. We were told to include fibre in our diet but it is a fallacy. There is no magic in fibre. Instead if taken in high amounts in can lead to unpleasant constipation and prevent the nutrients from being absorbed. Stick to animal protein and animal fat. That‘s all it takes. Helps immensely with your diabetes.
It's more than simple carbs. It is eating way too much carbs, especially high GI foods (like caramel popcorn), late in the evening and going to bed with a raised blood glucose (sugar).
These videos are the gift that keeps on giving. I want to thank you for doing these demonstrations especially doing it on an empty stomach. I consider this channel as having my own lab rat. Thanks again.
I hope you continue creating your content. It’s been 4 months. Hope all is well. As a diabetic without health insurance, your experiments help and inspire me.
Not eating within 2-3 hours of sleep is always a prudent idea. One of the worst things people do that creates metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance is eat a large amount of food with carbs, something like a pizza, and then fall asleep.
I was preDM for 4 yr and last April my A1C was 6.4. I saw your vid and asked my doc to prescribe a CGM but he said No. so I got the discount from you and ordered a CGM from Signos in May…. OMG I saw my glucose spiked like mad, a bite of banana spiked to 200. I had no appetite for all of those food. Now I have been on a CGM diet, what ever no spike that will be my diet. 4 months later I still have my CGM on and still learning on how to eat from my CGM, I lost 20 lb without even trying and my A1C as of this week is 5.4
Using a glucose monitor, even an accurate finger pricking one, is a good tool to motivate and aid people towards improving their health. Your doctor sounds like an idiot. At least he could of prescribed a finger pricking one.
I'm a 73 year old grandma diagnosed with T2 diabetes 3 years ago and on a budget. I would like to have a CGM but my insurance will not cover it unless I'm on insulin. How do I go about getting one? I've heard it's the sensors that are expensive?
This is precisely why time-restricted eating is so beneficial to me to control those types of bad habits. I limit eating to two meals a day, no snacking, and, ideally, eat a dinner with adequate protein and healthy fats 4 to 5 hours before bedtime. That way, I am satiated and want nothing else to eat until the next day. If I do want to allow myself something more carb-heavy, I force myself to eat it for that first meal of the day (and to have any sweets at the end of that meal to help lesson the glucose spike). Then some activity immediately after lunch, even just a 20 min walk helps. This is not hard once the body gets adapted. Now night eating is no longer a problem.
Wow, that's crazy. Thanks for this video! I used to eat refined carbs before bed all the time - it's no wonder i developed type 2 diabetes. I eat much better now, but videos like this will keep me on track. Thank you 🙏
I used to eat carbs before I went to bed, but I finally pretty much beat that bad habit. From time to time, I will have four or five baby carrots or a dill pickle, but no longer any big carb snacks. Thanks for reminding why this is so important. Diane
I've struggled with night eating (usually the worst kinds of foods) for years. My weight and blood sugar show it. When you say you beat it, did you just stop or did you have ways of helping with the cravings? I learned years ago I sleep better if I eat carbs at night - it's that whole sedative effect they have - but now I really struggle not to continue the habit. It's harder than one might think to stop.
@@thefitzsI keep a can of diet root beer in my fridge for late night sweets attack. It helps a lot for that. I use one of those can saver lids. I could buy it in a bottle, but it takes days to finish even a small can and it tastes terrible when the carbonation fizzles away. Popcorn replacement is still an issue however. Let me know if you find a solution.
@@thefitzs I agree that it's a struggle not to continue a habit that you've had for a long time. In the beginning when I was trying to break the habit of snacking after supper before bed, I would allow myself 3 large potato chips, several dill pickles, and a few baby carrots. I would make those 3 potato chips last for at least 15 minutes, taking a few bites of the pickles and carrots between the chips. I also made sure that I had something to drink. I either had water or caffeine free Diet Coke (I know - that's not very good for a person). Over time, I began to think that if I could make 3 potato chips last 15 minutes, I really didn't need them. Now, I don't ever have chips in my house and I can truthfully say that I don't miss them. I do still like the carrots and pickles and don't want to give those up. I wish you much success conquering what I also know personally is harder than people might think. Diane
I've struggled with night snacking for so long. Tried so many things, so many " healthy" snacks, but they only led to unhealthy snacks as i could never snack in moderation at night. During the day no problem I can stay away from sugar easily or have a little bit and that's it. The big issue was night time and marching in and out of the kitchen. I eventually told my brain. No more food after 9 ( when my cravings tend to show up) not even warm milk ( since that was enough to make me crave some other sweets). You can have herbal tea though. Well it's been a few weeks and it's been so easy. The voice in my head telling me to go get that snack stopped. The new rule is nothing after 9 and that's it. I've had herbal tea maybe once. Seems my brain is not keen on that lol. Sometimes you just have to stop negotiating and make one simple ground rule I guess.
I really like that you get right to the point , can’t stand videos that fill in with a lot of nothing can’t watch them , please continue awesome way of presenting important info !!!!
Sir I want to thank you for the information because I myself sometimes eat before bed and I wake up like I have been beat up and I’m feeling lousy. Now I understand why. Keep up the great information. Have a blessed day
I am so used to eating anything I come across before bedtime but this video just made me changed my mind, thanks for all you do for the wellness of the people
*THANK YOU!* for sharing this video. It speaks volumes to me as I've been on a fasting state of mind for the past 3 months and have lost 20lbs. I still have 10 more to go. I watch your videos religiously and it has helped me lose weight and feel better about myself.
Can you share what you've done to lose the weight? I need to lose 18 more pounds to go back what I used to be in my 20s and 30s. Just recently diagnosed as pre-diabetic. What changes have you made from before and after? Thank you in advance!
Entschuldige,ich weiß jetzt nicht,ob du mich gemeint hast, aber ich antworte dir gerne mal. 😊 Ich habe im Grunde seit meiner Kindheit mit meinem Gewicht zu kämpfen .Und habe an Diäten alles gemacht,was man so kennt. War mal mehr und mal weniger erfolgreich. Habe aber am Ende leider immer mehr als vorher gewogen.Wer kennt nicht den Jojo Effekt!😮 Seit ich aber jetzt Low Carb Ernährung mit Intervallvasten verbunden habe, geht es ENDLICH bergauf. 👍🤔 Aber es ist auch keine Diät, sondern eine Ernährungs Umstellung! Für mich die beste Entscheidung! Alles Liebe und Erfolg für dich!🐞🍀✨️
@@gsp0819kri Well, it's complicated. 3 months ago, when my Dr. told me my blood test came out prediabetic, it scared the shit out of me because my mother suffered a lot with type 2 diabetes. Since then, I took it upon myself to take on fasting as a supreme concern because it's the ONLY way to get the weight off. Think about it. In the fasting mode, the body uses ITSELF to lose weight and return us back to our ideal weight. No amount of exercise, Ozempic injections, or diet fads can make all our complex organs and cells to work together to lose weight for optimum health. To me, fasting is the definitive answer as I witness it firsthand when the pounds came off. Fasting has become akin to a religious conviction for me. Even though Dr. Mindy Peltz speaks to women, her videos has helped me a lot in learning how to fast. th-cam.com/video/kcgy_joX-hk/w-d-xo.html Dr. Beck Gallaspy has also helped in my quest. She's vey good at getting at the heart of the matter. Mindy is far more passionate. Both have a different approach and I learn a lot from them th-cam.com/video/_nugIzEXTtA/w-d-xo.html
@@gsp0819kri Well, it's complicated. 3 months ago, when my Dr. told me my blood test came out prediabetic, it scared the shit out of me because my mother suffered a lot with type 2 diabetes. Since then, I took it upon myself to take on fasting as a supreme concern because it's the ONLY way to get the weight off. Think about it. In the fasting mode, the body uses ITSELF to lose weight and return us back to our ideal weight. No amount of exercise, Ozempic injections, or diet fads can make all our complex organs and cells to work together to lose weight for optimum health. To me, fasting is the definitive answer as I witness it firsthand when the pounds came off. Fasting has become akin to a religious conviction for me. Even though Dr. Mindy Peltz speaks to women, her videos has helped me a lot in learning how to fast. th-cam.com/video/kcgy_joX-hk/w-d-xo.html Dr. Beck Gallaspy has also helped in my quest. She's vey good at getting at the heart of the matter. Mindy is far more passionate. Both have a different approach and I learn a lot from them th-cam.com/video/_nugIzEXTtA/w-d-xo.html
Hi insulin I’ve watched all your videos, keeping doing what you’re doing. You’re an amazing person, may god bless you for helping the people. I also want to help others too it’s something wonderful keep moving forward and never change.
Asalamalaikum brother please try regular popcorn with avacado oil Orville redenbacker makes it and test please. Please thumbs up people so he tries it. God bless everyone
Thank you for making and sharing these short videos on CGM results after consuming different foods. You have made more of an impact on me to modify my diet and to get a CGM than all the other medical glucose TH-cam videos put together! Please keep making these videos!
Thank you for these videos. I am so thankful for this information. I struggle with the night time spikes and the habits of eating late. These videos are inspiring.
I feel so blessed to have found this man's channel. I had already started watching what I eat and meal prepping, but his information about how what we eat (and combing certain foods) impacts our blood sugar is so appreciated. Thank you, kind sir. ❤
Try going to bed a little hungry, eat early. You'll love your overnight glucose numbers! (tip: drink a bottle of water 1/2 hour or so before retiring to suppress hunger)
I really appreciate your videos and shorts. They made me much more conscious about the impact of what I eat. Thanks a lot, stay healthy and keep posting.
I've noticed by exercising after I eat something with carbs will drastically reduce the spike. Try doing 20 burpees and or some curls and squats half an hour after eating. It's incredible!
do you have a feeling for when is best? 30 minutes after like you say? or maybe right after or and hour later? i dont have a sense for when might be the best time. running some stairs would be good i imagine and i have that opportunity.
Absolument true. I also spike for hours and then go through night hypoglycemia because of mistakes like that. Wearing a CGM made me realize what I do to my body and how to improve. If I want to eat high carbs I now eat them at lunchtime and make sure to stay active. No more late night snacks. And no more naked carbs. Well at least no more on a regular basis for sure.
I just got a 95 reading after an overnight fast. The one before that, was 104. I think it's from me not having eaten past 6 pm in the former case. I'm an athlete and so this can be hard to stick to, sometimes. As long as you avoid naked carbs and stick to complete meals, especially protein first and fiber with the carbs, your system will have more time to send insulin. Having fewer, and larger meals had improved my numbers slightly. Nicola Guess (by my standards, offering the best advice on here about blood sugar) says that if you eat frequently throughout the day, your beta cells don't function as well, and not as much insulin gets sent. That is to say, the idea that we will improve our blood sugar by trying to flatten blood sugar spikes through eating smaller meals, is flawed. I had refused the offer for a CGM, as I had seen my best post prandial value in over a year (95) after I had eaten a big meal right after a workout, and with dessert. Blood sugar had been a problem for me, for over ten years, and I had been far beyond the standard "lose weight, exercise, and avoid highly refined sugars" advice. Good luck.
I don't worry about my spikes anymore because I don't eat carb, sugary fruits, or sugars. My T2 diabetes went away. A1c 4.8. I eat heathy salads with vinegar and oil dressing. I eat lots of meats, and cheese, yogurt, nuts, blueberries.
Wow, this is great to know even as a non-diabetic. I "knew" eating after 3-4 hours before bedtime was unhealthy, but this is ridiculous!!! No more snacking before bed for me!
This is so true! I want to add that at age 81, eating too many carbs before bed has a very bad effect on my sleeping patterns. I will lie awake for hours without being able to fall asleep. Really! And it wasn't until I tried intermittent fasting last year that I realized what my problem stemmed from. With intermittent fasting, I would eat dinner at about 5 p.m. (always with plenty of fats and protein to keep me satisfied, along with few carbs) and not eat again until 11 to 12 the next day! Believe it or not, my sleeping problems disappeared! And I suddenly realized that what I thought was a sleeping problem was actually caused by consuming too many carbs! (I didn't have a glucose monitor, so I could not track blood sugar spikes.)
I have made caramel with erythitol and allulose. It would be interesting to see how using that to make caramel popcorn and adding nuts might impact blood sugar.
I wonder how much, adding some fat like extra virgin olive oil, avocado oil, or grass fed butter, can slow the spike from the high carbohydrate popcorn.
@@davidaomene it seems like microwave popcorn that has vegetables oil can range from low to high GI, depending on the brand. The fat or oil added to make popcorn will reduce the GI. I guess the only way to tell,is by testing your blood glucose level before eating and 2 hours after. There are about 30g of carbs in a serving of popcorn. A serving of popped popcorn is roughly 4 to 5 cups popped, which is the amount you get from 2 tablespoons of unpopped kernels, so quite a lot 👍
I am diagnosed type 2 diabetic since 2021 but I was feeling the symptoms years before the diagnosis. I have been trying hard to control my diet and sugars intake via social media education on the chronic disease. Your videos are so helpful, clear, articulate and like watching a science experiment every video. Science playing with our health. Thankyou so much , they are so intriguing and incredibly helpful. Stay healthy and keep up the experiments please.
The idea of addiction to sugar is a wake up call. I am trying a change of life style. I pay attention to what your experiments is guiding me to with possitive results. Please keep on sharing your results even with more than one item at the same time.
Big lesson there...thank you for that. Is there any chance in the future to do a test on Combination Fried Rice that usually has different meats and Vegs in it? Very interested to see if the fats and proteins have any affect eating them the same time as rice. Thanks for your work, great help and much appreciated.
For me, it doesn’t matter. Starch is a starch is a starch. My BG goes up 40-50 points and stays forever. I know my results may vary and are unofficial and unique to me, just saying. Rice is a bad one.
@@user-wi3xh8pt5q Yep, certainly agree with you if you're diabetic. It would be great if rice in combo with fats and proteins was only half as bad, then I'm moderation it maybe not so bad...
Wow. I knew eating carbs before bedtime was not good, but this really drove home the point. And you are not even full-blown Type 2 and hopefully never will be. I have been diagnosed Type 2 so my glucose would no doubt really go wild. So far, by following your example of avoiding carbohydrates in favor of protein and fiber, my A1C is under 6 and I don't need meds.
I’m not diabetic, but it runs in my family. Luckily I don’t have a sweet tooth. I find your information wonderful for preventing diabetes. It’s great that you are offering this information. I’m learning a lot!
Thank you so much. Im even more committed to my 16:8 intermittent fasting. This explains alot. A snack of ice cream or a popcycle at night to help "cool down" a hot flash was a really bad idea. Seeing the numbers helps reinforce this. 😊
Absolutely .... I've tested my blood sugar for over a year, and found very high BG numbers in the morning. It was obvious why that was happening. The problem is stopping that bad eating behavior. I am eating late many times in the evening because of lack of hunger due to excessive heat this time of the year .... ie. too hot to cook.
I find that my body doesn't send more insulin until I eat breakfast.. until then my blood sugar tends to stay lousy. I would ask for fasting c-peptide, insulin and cortisol, to be tested in addition to the standard panel. I had just done that and it was very informative. You can find out how insulin resistant you are with fasting insulin and fasting glucose. Elevated cortisol and inflammatory markers can make your blood sugar worse.
I also used to eat carbs or other crap before bed, not realising how damaging to my blood sugar this was. It was also the reason for getting up countless times throughout the night to pee. Now i dont eat anything once ive had my healthy dinner (low carb and low GI) and dont wake up during the night anymore. Its only been a couple of months since i made the change to my lifestyle but i can see positive changes.
My eyebrow raised when you said you decided to have popcorn, and both raised when you said it was caramel popcorn! That stuff is like crack. The temptations are many but when you remember how bad you feel when your blood glucose levels are high, it makes it so much easier to resist. I always make sure that I allow myself little cheat snacks only on days that I go on long rides or long runs to offset the extra carbs.
Having just fallen into the pre-diabetic range I have watched your videos ...they are great, very informative ...thank you so much !! If you combined all your quick easy 'low-spike' recipes into one video or pdf. that would be fantastic ...they all look delicious !!
I am diabetic and I am on farxiga and ozempic. And I did exactly the same thing you did only I ate skinny pop basically, just plain popcorn and salt. I will get a spike and then it will come down and stay between 70 to 90 all night.But maybe that's because I'm on meds. But what I'm finding also is that I can't sleep. And I Heard some Doctor say Especially don't eat carbs at night. Because your body thinks you're still awake and it will spend time processing those carbs. And then I finally can fall asleep at 6 in the morning. Or so, and by then, I've lost a whole night's sleep again. So word to the wise no matter whether you're diabetic or not. You shouldn't be eating anything for hours or more before you're going to go to bed because it's gonna affect your sleep. I think whether it's carbs or pretty much anything. Else, you might as well be in a fasting state as long as possible to burn fat before you eat again the next day. Just stop eating.We know it really does affect everything.
There have been studies that show if you have blood sugar issues exercising after your last meal of the day will greatly drop your blood sugar. I decided to just stop eating after 7pm and do 3 sets of pushups before bed, helps a lot.
OMG!!!! U are amazing to sacrifice your health to teach us. What a wake up for me based on your finding regardless of if the “results “The results may vary. “
This is one of the most important channels on the internet. Can I make a couple of requests? I don't know if this will be practical or not but it would be interesting. I've read that cinnamon helps reduce glucose spikes. Can you put a good quantity on a banana or applesauce or oatmeal and see how it affects you? Also, I'd like to see the role of physical activity. For example can you eat something with a high spike like watermelon, and then do 10 pushups and/ or squats to see the effects? I'm wondering if there is a standard number of reps that will turn the tide on a bad spike. Could be a whole new area of your channel. Awesome channel!!
Eating protein and fat with a carb will prevent large glucose spikes and more moderate glucose levels. Eating carbs by themselves never a good idea especially high glycemic ones. Also, cooking carbs like rice, pasta and potatoes the day before and refrigerating them for at least 12 hours will substantially reduce their glycemic load.
Hello, I'm a new subbie. I notice that you use Pure Via Stevia. It appears to have Dextrose in it also. I was taught that anything with ,(OSE) at the end of the word as far as sweetners are concerned is SUGAR. What is your opinion on this? I just started using Stevia and the ingredients is only Organic Stevia Leaf.
I guess this is the big lesson for everyone. don't eat heavy carbs before taking a nap or sleeping for the night. This is something my doctor never told me. Thank you so much for all of the experiments and testing that you do. Countless lives you are saving, thank you.
Funny, I ate regular popcorn last night that I made at home. It didn't go as high as yours but was still very elevated near 150. This morning my glucose was 101. Big mistake for me also!
The major difference between your popcorn and his was the sugar! He ate caramel popcorn. You probably used butter and salt on your snack. I wonder what would happen if you drank ACV before eating the popcorn.🤔🤔
My dude. this is invaluable and educational, you using your own body and the scientific method, we need more people like you on this earth. In this video you even look like you had terrible sleep, and now I understand why I look like this, waking up after a late nights dessert.
Six months ago I went in for a quadruple bypass heart surgery and at that time they discovered I was extremely diabetic. I made it through the heart surgery very well and I feel extremely good for 70 years old and I want to thank you for all of your videos. Because it has been extremely difficult for me to change my eating habits and to know exactly what foods I can eat. So thank you so much for all your hard work and videos. It has been very, very helpful.
I’m glad you’re still here. You still have a lot of life left and now is the perfect time to watch your diet. I was on the border of becoming a Type 2 myself, but fortunately, I changed my ways a few years ago and am doing well. High insulin is so destructive.
As long as you stay away from most doctors, diabetic associations, heart associations for advice you'll be fine. You'll find better advice and info here (love this channel) plus a few really good Dr's on TH-cam including Dr Berg and some who promote a carnivore diet. I'm a vegetarian but I genuinely believe that their advice is invaluable for any meat eater.
I just ate a bag of chips. Nite nite
Take a look at Beat Diabetes channel on you tube. Dennis will advise you to stick to a low carb diet and there are lots of good food suggestions
Please look into and speak with your doctor about vitamin D3 with Vit K2. Extra Virgin Olive oil from one country, sourced from one region. Do your research on good olive oils. This is a good channel. 🙏 ❤
This is incredibly helpful. It’s one thing to hear “don’t eat before bed” but quite another to see the damage so clearly.
This channel has changed my life. Avoiding carbs like the plague but chasing them with protein, fiber, and fats when I do have reasonable amounts. Weight loss is continuing down now 20 lbs since Oct. Neuropathy in my feet is hugely better like a 2/10 from an 8/10. Thanks for the new life!!
Why the heck would you want fibre in your diet? It‘s non-essential. We were told to include fibre in our diet but it is a fallacy. There is no magic in fibre. Instead if taken in high amounts in can lead to unpleasant constipation and prevent the nutrients from being absorbed. Stick to animal protein and animal fat. That‘s all it takes. Helps immensely with your diabetes.
Very helpful and warning about consuming simple carbs before bed ! Thank you !!
It's more than simple carbs. It is eating way too much carbs, especially high GI foods (like caramel popcorn), late in the evening and going to bed with a raised blood glucose (sugar).
Brutal, never realised it would be this bad. Super useful, thank you so much for sharing.
I feel better in the morning - if I don't eat a few hours before bed - it's easier to get up.
These videos are the gift that keeps on giving. I want to thank you for doing these demonstrations especially doing it on an empty stomach. I consider this channel as having my own lab rat. Thanks again.
I hope you continue creating your content. It’s been 4 months. Hope all is well. As a diabetic without health insurance, your experiments help and inspire me.
If you're type-1, how much do you pay? I hope that you can get some discounted insulin somehow.
Not eating within 2-3 hours of sleep is always a prudent idea. One of the worst things people do that creates metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance is eat a large amount of food with carbs, something like a pizza, and then fall asleep.
I was preDM for 4 yr and last April my A1C was 6.4. I saw your vid and asked my doc to prescribe a CGM but he said No. so I got the discount from you and ordered a CGM from Signos in May…. OMG I saw my glucose spiked like mad, a bite of banana spiked to 200. I had no appetite for all of those food. Now I have been on a CGM diet, what ever no spike that will be my diet. 4 months later I still have my CGM on and still learning on how to eat from my CGM, I lost 20 lb without even trying and my A1C as of this week is 5.4
Using a glucose monitor, even an accurate finger pricking one, is a good tool to motivate and aid people towards improving their health. Your doctor sounds like an idiot. At least he could of prescribed a finger pricking one.
I just paid for a CGM and only get one sensor that might last 14 days. What kind of deal do you get with Signos?
I'm a 73 year old grandma diagnosed with T2 diabetes 3 years ago and on a budget. I would like to have a CGM but my insurance will not cover it unless I'm on insulin. How do I go about getting one? I've heard it's the sensors that are expensive?
This information can save life and limbs
This is precisely why time-restricted eating is so beneficial to me to control those types of bad habits. I limit eating to two meals a day, no snacking, and, ideally, eat a dinner with adequate protein and healthy fats 4 to 5 hours before bedtime. That way, I am satiated and want nothing else to eat until the next day. If I do want to allow myself something more carb-heavy, I force myself to eat it for that first meal of the day (and to have any sweets at the end of that meal to help lesson the glucose spike). Then some activity immediately after lunch, even just a 20 min walk helps. This is not hard once the body gets adapted. Now night eating is no longer a problem.
Wow, that's crazy. Thanks for this video! I used to eat refined carbs before bed all the time - it's no wonder i developed type 2 diabetes. I eat much better now, but videos like this will keep me on track. Thank you 🙏
I used to eat carbs before I went to bed, but I finally pretty much beat that bad habit. From time to time, I will have four or five baby carrots or a dill pickle, but no longer any big carb snacks. Thanks for reminding why this is so important. Diane
I've struggled with night eating (usually the worst kinds of foods) for years. My weight and blood sugar show it. When you say you beat it, did you just stop or did you have ways of helping with the cravings? I learned years ago I sleep better if I eat carbs at night - it's that whole sedative effect they have - but now I really struggle not to continue the habit. It's harder than one might think to stop.
@@thefitzsI keep a can of diet root beer in my fridge for late night sweets attack. It helps a lot for that. I use one of those can saver lids.
I could buy it in a bottle, but it takes days to finish even a small can and it tastes terrible when the carbonation fizzles away.
Popcorn replacement is still an issue however. Let me know if you find a solution.
@@thefitzs I agree that it's a struggle not to continue a habit that you've had for a long time. In the beginning when I was trying to break the habit of snacking after supper before bed, I would allow myself 3 large potato chips, several dill pickles, and a few baby carrots. I would make those 3 potato chips last for at least 15 minutes, taking a few bites of the pickles and carrots between the chips. I also made sure that I had something to drink. I either had water or caffeine free Diet Coke (I know - that's not very good for a person). Over time, I began to think that if I could make 3 potato chips last 15 minutes, I really didn't need them. Now, I don't ever have chips in my house and I can truthfully say that I don't miss them. I do still like the carrots and pickles and don't want to give those up. I wish you much success conquering what I also know personally is harder than people might think. Diane
I've struggled with night snacking for so long. Tried so many things, so many " healthy" snacks, but they only led to unhealthy snacks as i could never snack in moderation at night. During the day no problem I can stay away from sugar easily or have a little bit and that's it. The big issue was night time and marching in and out of the kitchen. I eventually told my brain. No more food after 9 ( when my cravings tend to show up) not even warm milk ( since that was enough to make me crave some other sweets). You can have herbal tea though. Well it's been a few weeks and it's been so easy. The voice in my head telling me to go get that snack stopped. The new rule is nothing after 9 and that's it. I've had herbal tea maybe once. Seems my brain is not keen on that lol. Sometimes you just have to stop negotiating and make one simple ground rule I guess.
@@jimmiepatrumthank you!
I really like that you get right to the point , can’t stand videos that fill in with a lot of nothing can’t watch them , please continue awesome way of presenting important info !!!!
Sir I want to thank you for the information because I myself sometimes eat before bed and I wake up like I have been beat up and I’m feeling lousy. Now I understand why. Keep up the great information. Have a blessed day
Thank you. This is so beneficial.
Most important video ever!
I am so used to eating anything I come across before bedtime but this video just made me changed my mind, thanks for all you do for the wellness of the people
*THANK YOU!* for sharing this video. It speaks volumes to me as I've been on a fasting state of mind for the past 3 months and have lost 20lbs. I still have 10 more to go. I watch your videos religiously and it has helped me lose weight and feel better about myself.
Das wirst du auch schaffen!😮Ich bin auch dabei und ich werde noch so einige Kilos mehr abnehmen!👍😁
Wir bleiben einfach dran!💪
Can you share what you've done to lose the weight? I need to lose 18 more pounds to go back what I used to be in my 20s and 30s. Just recently diagnosed as pre-diabetic. What changes have you made from before and after? Thank you in advance!
Entschuldige,ich weiß jetzt nicht,ob du mich gemeint hast, aber ich antworte dir gerne mal. 😊
Ich habe im Grunde seit meiner Kindheit mit meinem Gewicht zu kämpfen .Und habe an Diäten alles gemacht,was man so kennt. War mal mehr und mal weniger erfolgreich.
Habe aber am Ende leider immer mehr als vorher gewogen.Wer kennt nicht den Jojo Effekt!😮
Seit ich aber jetzt Low Carb Ernährung mit Intervallvasten verbunden habe, geht es ENDLICH bergauf. 👍🤔
Aber es ist auch keine Diät, sondern eine Ernährungs Umstellung!
Für mich die beste Entscheidung!
Alles Liebe und Erfolg für dich!🐞🍀✨️
@@gsp0819kri Well, it's complicated. 3 months ago, when my Dr. told me my blood test came out prediabetic, it scared the shit out of me because my mother suffered a lot with type 2 diabetes. Since then, I took it upon myself to take on fasting as a supreme concern because it's the ONLY way to get the weight off. Think about it. In the fasting mode, the body uses ITSELF to lose weight and return us back to our ideal weight. No amount of exercise, Ozempic injections, or diet fads can make all our complex organs and cells to work together to lose weight for optimum health. To me, fasting is the definitive answer as I witness it firsthand when the pounds came off. Fasting has become akin to a religious conviction for me. Even though Dr. Mindy Peltz speaks to women, her videos has helped me a lot in learning how to fast. th-cam.com/video/kcgy_joX-hk/w-d-xo.html Dr. Beck Gallaspy has also helped in my quest. She's vey good at getting at the heart of the matter. Mindy is far more passionate. Both have a different approach and I learn a lot from them th-cam.com/video/_nugIzEXTtA/w-d-xo.html
@@gsp0819kri Well, it's complicated. 3 months ago, when my Dr. told me my blood test came out prediabetic, it scared the shit out of me because my mother suffered a lot with type 2 diabetes. Since then, I took it upon myself to take on fasting as a supreme concern because it's the ONLY way to get the weight off. Think about it. In the fasting mode, the body uses ITSELF to lose weight and return us back to our ideal weight. No amount of exercise, Ozempic injections, or diet fads can make all our complex organs and cells to work together to lose weight for optimum health. To me, fasting is the definitive answer as I witness it firsthand when the pounds came off. Fasting has become akin to a religious conviction for me. Even though Dr. Mindy Peltz speaks to women, her videos has helped me a lot in learning how to fast. th-cam.com/video/kcgy_joX-hk/w-d-xo.html Dr. Beck Gallaspy has also helped in my quest. She's vey good at getting at the heart of the matter. Mindy is far more passionate. Both have a different approach and I learn a lot from them th-cam.com/video/_nugIzEXTtA/w-d-xo.html
Hi insulin I’ve watched all your videos, keeping doing what you’re doing. You’re an amazing person, may god bless you for helping the people. I also want to help others too it’s something wonderful keep moving forward and never change.
Asalamalaikum brother please try regular popcorn with avacado oil Orville redenbacker makes it and test please. Please thumbs up people so he tries it. God bless everyone
Corn has high level of carbonhydrates !
It is not only the problem of oil.
more likely it’s the combo of the carbs plus the spike from the caramel. just popcorn for carbs would likely be less problematic
Thank you for taking time out of your day to educate us .
😮 my goodness. You showed us the chart of DEATH of this ancient knowledge of NOT eating late at night. Pure 💀
So helpful to see this overnight spike thank you! Please do a series on various foods
eaten at night and maybe play with 1hr before bed vs 2 or 3.
Thank you for making and sharing these short videos on CGM results after consuming different foods. You have made more of an impact on me to modify my diet and to get a CGM than all the other medical glucose TH-cam videos put together! Please keep making these videos!
Thank you for these videos. I am so thankful for this information. I struggle with the night time spikes and the habits of eating late. These videos are inspiring.
Yours is the most valuable content on YT. Thank you.
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I feel so blessed to have found this man's channel.
I had already started watching what I eat and meal prepping, but his information about how what we eat (and combing certain foods) impacts our blood sugar is so appreciated.
Thank you, kind sir. ❤
Great teacher of our time. I watch your every posting. Keep teaching us please. Blessings! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
You are a blessing to so many of us! Thank you so much for your videos. They really truly help!
Thank you! I am hugely grateful for these enlightening videos. God Bless You! ❤❤❤
Try going to bed a little hungry, eat early. You'll love your overnight glucose numbers!
(tip: drink a bottle of water 1/2 hour or so before retiring to suppress hunger)
I really appreciate your videos and shorts. They made me much more conscious about the impact of what I eat. Thanks a lot, stay healthy and keep posting.
I've noticed by exercising after I eat something with carbs will drastically reduce the spike. Try doing 20 burpees and or some curls and squats half an hour after eating. It's incredible!
do you have a feeling for when is best? 30 minutes after like you say? or maybe right after or and hour later? i dont have a sense for when might be the best time. running some stairs would be good i imagine and i have that opportunity.
Absolument true. I also spike for hours and then go through night hypoglycemia because of mistakes like that. Wearing a CGM made me realize what I do to my body and how to improve. If I want to eat high carbs I now eat them at lunchtime and make sure to stay active. No more late night snacks. And no more naked carbs. Well at least no more on a regular basis for sure.
I just got a 95 reading after an overnight fast. The one before that, was 104. I think it's from me not having eaten past 6 pm in the former case. I'm an athlete and so this can be hard to stick to, sometimes. As long as you avoid naked carbs and stick to complete meals, especially protein first and fiber with the carbs, your system will have more time to send insulin. Having fewer, and larger meals had improved my numbers slightly. Nicola Guess (by my standards, offering the best advice on here about blood sugar) says that if you eat frequently throughout the day, your beta cells don't function as well, and not as much insulin gets sent. That is to say, the idea that we will improve our blood sugar by trying to flatten blood sugar spikes through eating smaller meals, is flawed. I had refused the offer for a CGM, as I had seen my best post prandial value in over a year (95) after I had eaten a big meal right after a workout, and with dessert. Blood sugar had been a problem for me, for over ten years, and I had been far beyond the standard "lose weight, exercise, and avoid highly refined sugars" advice. Good luck.
I don't worry about my spikes anymore because I don't eat carb, sugary fruits, or sugars. My T2 diabetes went away. A1c 4.8. I eat heathy salads with vinegar and oil dressing. I eat lots of meats, and cheese, yogurt, nuts, blueberries.
Wow, this is great to know even as a non-diabetic. I "knew" eating after 3-4 hours before bedtime was unhealthy, but this is ridiculous!!! No more snacking before bed for me!
Your videos and shorts are very helpful .. thank you
Thanks for sharing....it's a huge eye opener for me. I love bedtime/TV snacks but will focus on protein snacks from now on.
What a powerful eye opener!!!
This is so true! I want to add that at age 81, eating too many carbs before bed has a very bad effect on my sleeping patterns. I will lie awake for hours without being able to fall asleep. Really! And it wasn't until I tried intermittent fasting last year that I realized what my problem stemmed from. With intermittent fasting, I would eat dinner at about 5 p.m. (always with plenty of fats and protein to keep me satisfied, along with few carbs) and not eat again until 11 to 12 the next day! Believe it or not, my sleeping problems disappeared! And I suddenly realized that what I thought was a sleeping problem was actually caused by consuming too many carbs! (I didn't have a glucose monitor, so I could not track blood sugar spikes.)
I have made caramel with erythitol and allulose. It would be interesting to see how using that to make caramel popcorn and adding nuts might impact blood sugar.
Popcorn is a high GI food (it raises the blood glucose level quickly).
@@luisv007you are right he already made one video
I wonder how much, adding some fat like extra virgin olive oil, avocado oil, or grass fed butter, can slow the spike from the high carbohydrate popcorn.
@@davidaomene it seems like microwave popcorn that has vegetables oil can range from low to high GI, depending on the brand. The fat or oil added to make popcorn will reduce the GI. I guess the only way to tell,is by testing your blood glucose level before eating and 2 hours after. There are about 30g of carbs in a serving of popcorn. A serving of popped popcorn is roughly 4 to 5 cups popped, which is the amount you get from 2 tablespoons of unpopped kernels, so quite a lot 👍
Thank you so much for another reminder on how and what to eat especially at night or before bed.
Thank you for this. Years of this same behavior has gotten me pre diabetic. At 70, I am just now beginning to get it figured out. Thanks again!
I am diagnosed type 2 diabetic since 2021 but I was feeling the symptoms years before the diagnosis.
I have been trying hard to control my diet and sugars intake via social media education on the chronic disease.
Your videos are so helpful, clear, articulate and like watching a science experiment every video. Science playing with our health.
Thankyou so much , they are so intriguing and incredibly helpful.
Stay healthy and keep up the experiments please.
The idea of addiction to sugar is a wake up call. I am trying a change of life style. I pay attention to what your experiments is guiding me to with possitive results. Please keep on sharing your results even with more than one item at the same time.
Could you show your glucose on a night that you didn't eat carbs? I'd love to see a comparison.
Yeah, it's easier for me to go to bed if I eat dinner an hour before bed. I want to see what a keto meal does.
I would too.
@@calimarcella yeah my glucose levels if I eat carbs before I go to bed will go to about 160 or even higher and stay that way all night
Me too!
I do not think he even read these.
Big lesson there...thank you for that.
Is there any chance in the future to do a test on Combination Fried Rice that usually has different meats and Vegs in it?
Very interested to see if the fats and proteins have any affect eating them the same time as rice.
Thanks for your work, great help and much appreciated.
For me, it doesn’t matter. Starch is a starch is a starch. My BG goes up 40-50 points and stays forever. I know my results may vary and are unofficial and unique to me, just saying. Rice is a bad one.
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Yep, certainly agree with you if you're diabetic.
It would be great if rice in combo with fats and proteins was only half as bad, then I'm moderation it maybe not so bad...
Wow. I knew eating carbs before bedtime was not good, but this really drove home the point. And you are not even full-blown Type 2 and hopefully never will be. I have been diagnosed Type 2 so my glucose would no doubt really go wild. So far, by following your example of avoiding carbohydrates in favor of protein and fiber, my A1C is under 6 and I don't need meds.
I’m not diabetic, but it runs in my family. Luckily I don’t have a sweet tooth. I find your information wonderful for preventing diabetes. It’s great that you are offering this information. I’m learning a lot!
One of Best Simple healthy information videos.
👍🏿 video! Avoiding hi carb foods too😊
Thank you millions of thanks. You are a gem. I have no words to appreciate what you are serving to humanity ❤
You’re a life saver 🛟
God bless !! 🙏♥️💕
thanks for this information, yeah i too experienced same when I ate rice at dinner. had same feeling
Thank you so much. Im even more committed to my 16:8 intermittent fasting. This explains alot. A snack of ice cream or a popcycle at night to help "cool down" a hot flash was a really bad idea. Seeing the numbers helps reinforce this. 😊
Thank you so much for that information. That could explain why I have headaches as so as I wake up, sometimes.
Love your content. I forget to 👍. I will be consistent moving forward. Your Iinfo has helped me become more aware ❤
Absolutely .... I've tested my blood sugar for over a year, and found very high BG numbers in the morning. It was obvious why that was happening. The problem is stopping that bad eating behavior. I am eating late many times in the evening because of lack of hunger due to excessive heat this time of the year .... ie. too hot to cook.
I find that my body doesn't send more insulin until I eat breakfast.. until then my blood sugar tends to stay lousy. I would ask for fasting c-peptide, insulin and cortisol, to be tested in addition to the standard panel. I had just done that and it was very informative. You can find out how insulin resistant you are with fasting insulin and fasting glucose. Elevated cortisol and inflammatory markers can make your blood sugar worse.
Amen!!! This has blessed me.❤
That’s eye opening information, thanks a lot. Please keep doing this
I also used to eat carbs or other crap before bed, not realising how damaging to my blood sugar this was. It was also the reason for getting up countless times throughout the night to pee. Now i dont eat anything once ive had my healthy dinner (low carb and low GI) and dont wake up during the night anymore. Its only been a couple of months since i made the change to my lifestyle but i can see positive changes.
My eyebrow raised when you said you decided to have popcorn, and both raised when you said it was caramel popcorn! That stuff is like crack. The temptations are many but when you remember how bad you feel when your blood glucose levels are high, it makes it so much easier to resist. I always make sure that I allow myself little cheat snacks only on days that I go on long rides or long runs to offset the extra carbs.
How do you feel when your glucose spike is high?
This is brilliant! Thank you so much for posting these videos!
Great content!!! I’m starting my journey with a cgm as well. I’m not diabetic but want to see how my glucose spikes when I eat certain foods.
Having just fallen into the pre-diabetic range I have watched your videos ...they are great, very informative ...thank you so much !! If you combined all your quick easy 'low-spike' recipes into one video or pdf. that would be fantastic ...they all look delicious !!
This might be your best video yet. Thank you! ♥
It is often recommended in the body building community to drink casein protein before bed. It would be interesting to see what that does.
My goodness 😢!! Thank youuuuuu
Thanks for another great and helpful video .
Wow! I needed to 👀 that😮 thank you.
I am diabetic and I am on farxiga and ozempic. And I did exactly the same thing you did only I ate skinny pop basically, just plain popcorn and salt. I will get a spike and then it will come down and stay between 70 to 90 all night.But maybe that's because I'm on meds. But what I'm finding also is that I can't sleep. And I
Heard some Doctor say Especially don't eat carbs at night. Because your body thinks you're still awake and it will spend time processing those carbs. And then I finally can fall asleep at 6 in the morning. Or so, and by then, I've lost a whole night's sleep again. So word to the wise no matter whether you're diabetic or not. You shouldn't be eating anything for hours or more before you're going to go to bed because it's gonna affect your sleep. I think whether it's carbs or pretty much anything. Else, you might as well be in a fasting state as long as possible to burn fat before you eat again the next day. Just stop eating.We know it really does affect everything.
Always informative. Thank you
This is because our bodies follow a circadian rhythm and insulin production decreases at night! If you eat before bed, make it a salad or a protein.
Wow 😮 thank you!
Thank you brother for your content,we have to be careful eating too late
Excellent video. Thank you for helping us.
Thank you for very good information
There have been studies that show if you have blood sugar issues exercising after your last meal of the day will greatly drop your blood sugar. I decided to just stop eating after 7pm and do 3 sets of pushups before bed, helps a lot.
Omg you are so right. Your informations are correct! Thanks a lot!❤❤
Excellent content, thank you
Not only the carbs. But the huge amount of sugers that contain fructose. Stay clear of sugars as often as possible
OMG!!!! U are amazing to sacrifice your health to teach us. What a wake up for me based on your finding regardless of if the “results “The results may vary. “
This is one of the most important channels on the internet. Can I make a couple of requests? I don't know if this will be practical or not but it would be interesting. I've read that cinnamon helps reduce glucose spikes. Can you put a good quantity on a banana or applesauce or oatmeal and see how it affects you? Also, I'd like to see the role of physical activity. For example can you eat something with a high spike like watermelon, and then do 10 pushups and/ or squats to see the effects? I'm wondering if there is a standard number of reps that will turn the tide on a bad spike. Could be a whole new area of your channel. Awesome channel!!
Thank you so much for your information
Eating protein and fat with a carb will prevent large glucose spikes and more moderate glucose levels. Eating carbs by themselves never a good idea especially high glycemic ones. Also, cooking carbs like rice, pasta and potatoes the day before and refrigerating them for at least 12 hours will substantially reduce their glycemic load.
Hello, I'm a new subbie. I notice that you use Pure Via Stevia. It appears to have Dextrose in it also. I was taught that anything with ,(OSE) at the end of the word as far as sweetners are concerned is SUGAR. What is your opinion on this? I just started using Stevia and the ingredients is only Organic Stevia Leaf.
Thanks for uploading this information!
Thank you for this very helpful warning. I am diabetic and I usually eat popcorn in the evening while watching soccer games.
😢 thank you for sharing!!!
Amazing! you are providing data driven analysis. Keep this going. Cheers from India
I guess this is the big lesson for everyone. don't eat heavy carbs before taking a nap or sleeping for the night. This is something my doctor never told me. Thank you so much for all of the experiments and testing that you do. Countless lives you are saving, thank you.
Funny, I ate regular popcorn last night that I made at home. It didn't go as high as yours but was still very elevated near 150. This morning my glucose was 101. Big mistake for me also!
The major difference between your popcorn and his was the sugar! He ate caramel popcorn. You probably used butter and salt on your snack. I wonder what would happen if you drank ACV before eating the popcorn.🤔🤔
Exactly, right on brother....
My dude. this is invaluable and educational, you using your own body and the scientific method, we need more people like you on this earth. In this video you even look like you had terrible sleep, and now I understand why I look like this, waking up after a late nights dessert.
Thanks for the experiment and information. The results are surprising and very useful. No more late night snacks
A good video, thanks. My problem is eating carbs before bed and waking up to eat, like all night. This video may help curb that nasty habit.
THANK YOU! Watching EVERY one of you posts!
AMAZING! Thank you for performing this test.