I have spoken to several docs and a nutritionist but none have done as a good a job as you in discussing this issue. Thank you. I particularly appreciated your 'real world' approach that acknowledges that there will be occasions when we will eat the foods that can spike blood sugar (birthday cake!). Giving us a recipe (pun intended) to combat that blood sugar spike was so very helpful. As a sugar addict, I certainly can't be 'good' every day. I indulge in one cookie a day (vs a whole sleeve of cookies as I ate in the past). Now I know that it is helpful if I time or tie that cookie to my daily exercise routine and help mitigate its impact. Also, I have received conflicting advice from all the health professional I have consulted, thus leaving me confused. For example, can I eat sweet potatoes or not? Or, if I am supposed to significantly reduce my intake of animal protein such as milk and yogurt (per the nutritionist), then I am not getting enough calcium for my osteopenia. (I am 68 yrs old with a slight frame, fair complexion, and a very strong family history of osteoporosis). I am not a kale nor seafood lover and there is only so much broccoli one person can erat! lol. Your discussion of carb tolerance was helpful in my determining how to address these problems. I am only sorry that you do not practice in my area (New Jersey). If you are able to refer me to a physician who can help me on this journey, I would appreciate your advice. BTW. I recently lost 10% of my body weight. Here's hoping that that will reduce my 6.3 A1c
Sorry to be a haunt. But i just listened to your video again to take notes.Am realizing that eating a cookie after I exercise is not enough. I need to eat carbs with high quality protein or high quality fat. I will go back to my old system of exercising before my dinner which always contains high quality protein. I will then have my cookie after that dinner and perhaps with some lemon juice as well! Thanks
I have recently been diagnosed with pre-diabetes. The advice I got was keep losing weight and eat healthy. I began looking into this. I got/am so confused about it all it was driving me nuts!! Thank good I found someone who talks and makes sense!!
Thank you soooooo much for this video. I’ve been searching for information and you answered so many questions all in one video. I do have one question. Does eating fiber with carbs help with the sugar spike in the body?
It’s not that hard to figure out. Carbs are literally unnecessary for survival; they are the only macronutrient not needed from food at all, as the body will make its own to use. By the time pre-diabetes is diagnosed, insulin resistance has typically been in place for years, and insulin resistance IS carbohydrate intolerance. Use a CGM to determine how your body responds to carbs and go from there. Why not limit or even eliminate most (if not all) carbs to reverse prediabetes and diabetes and insulin resistance, which is the cause of every major chronic disease (heart disease, obesity, autoimmune, mental health issues, IBD, Alzheimer’s, etc.).
My body doesn't like carbs. I would have never known this whithout a CGM.
I have spoken to several docs and a nutritionist but none have done as a good a job as you in discussing this issue. Thank you. I particularly appreciated your 'real world' approach that acknowledges that there will be occasions when we will eat the foods that can spike blood sugar (birthday cake!). Giving us a recipe (pun intended) to combat that blood sugar spike was so very helpful. As a sugar addict, I certainly can't be 'good' every day. I indulge in one cookie a day (vs a whole sleeve of cookies as I ate in the past). Now I know that it is helpful if I time or tie that cookie to my daily exercise routine and help mitigate its impact. Also, I have received conflicting advice from all the health professional I have consulted, thus leaving me confused. For example, can I eat sweet potatoes or not? Or, if I am supposed to significantly reduce my intake of animal protein such as milk and yogurt (per the nutritionist), then I am not getting enough calcium for my osteopenia. (I am 68 yrs old with a slight frame, fair complexion, and a very strong family history of osteoporosis). I am not a kale nor seafood lover and there is only so much broccoli one person can erat! lol. Your discussion of carb tolerance was helpful in my determining how to address these problems. I am only sorry that you do not practice in my area (New Jersey). If you are able to refer me to a physician who can help me on this journey, I would appreciate your advice.
BTW. I recently lost 10% of my body weight. Here's hoping that that will reduce my 6.3 A1c
Very informative thank you will check out your website. This was good for me.
Forgot to mention... I definitely would like the training on how to monitor my blood sugar after meals/eating. Thanks
Not sure where you live, but if you can go to Walmart, you can get an inexpensive BS tester. No Rx needed and you test your blood whenever you want.
Thank you for the great practical advice! I exercise for a few minutes after meals and it helps a lot.
Sorry to be a haunt. But i just listened to your video again to take notes.Am realizing that eating a cookie after I exercise is not enough. I need to eat carbs with high quality protein or high quality fat. I will go back to my old system of exercising before my dinner which always contains high quality protein. I will then have my cookie after that dinner and perhaps with some lemon juice as well! Thanks
I have recently been diagnosed with pre-diabetes. The advice I got was keep losing weight and eat healthy.
I began looking into this. I got/am so confused about it all it was driving me nuts!! Thank good I found someone who talks and makes sense!!
YES!
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TELL ME MORE,
What about intermittent fasting? Does it change our levels of carbos tolerance?
Thank you soooooo much for this video. I’ve been searching for information and you answered so many questions all in one video. I do have one question. Does eating fiber with carbs help with the sugar spike in the body?
research "net carbs" it often does but varies with the type of sugar, my understanding as I learn...
Question? When should I check my glucose level
Whole grains 🙈
It’s not that hard to figure out. Carbs are literally unnecessary for survival; they are the only macronutrient not needed from food at all, as the body will make its own to use.
By the time pre-diabetes is diagnosed, insulin resistance has typically been in place for years, and insulin resistance IS carbohydrate intolerance.
Use a CGM to determine how your body responds to carbs and go from there. Why not limit or even eliminate most (if not all) carbs to reverse prediabetes and diabetes and insulin resistance, which is the cause of every major chronic disease (heart disease, obesity, autoimmune, mental health issues, IBD, Alzheimer’s, etc.).
Sir very informative vedeo
Thank you. Glad it was useful.
Thank you Sir
But doc sucrose is sucrose whether its in a vanilla wafer or an apple.
sugar is about 50-50 glucose and fructose, has a glycemic index of 64. Apples are fructose in it's naturally state a glycemic index of 39...