Testing My Blood Sugar: Do These Blood Sugar Hacks Work?
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- In this video, I will be using my Freestyle Libre 2 Continuous Glucose Monitor to test the effects of ice cream on my blood sugar. In this blood sugar experiment, I'll be testing some hacks that supposedly blunt blood sugar spikes. Does apple cider vinegar reduce blood sugar spikes? Does pairing high-carb food with nuts help reduce blood sugar spikes? The results just might surprise you! Watch to find out!
A little history about my blood sugar journey... I was told I was insulin resistant in 2017 after a glucose tolerance test my reproductive endocrinologist ordered for me when I was having trouble getting pregnant. And after conceiving, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes very early on. Since then, I've been diligently learning about blood sugar dysregulation and gathering data through constant finger pricks and CGM experiments since I am now at greater risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes in the future. I've learned A LOT about what works and doesn't work for my body, and how my body responds to different foods. I hope this video helps you on your path to a healthier lifestyle!
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00:46 Ice Cream Alone
05:26 Ice Cream + Almonds
08:19 Ice Cream + Apple Cider Vinegar
13:01 Takeaways
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The book “The Carbohydrate Addict’s Diet” reveals something bizarre about insulin levels. The first meal of the day becomes the insulin gauge your body uses for the rest of your meals. For instance the first meal, your body will determine how much insulin it will use for this meal alone. Next meal your body will make a new determination and also dump out the amount it remembered for the prior meal. Hence double the insulin and then the last meal the body remembers the full amount from the 2nd meal and will then dump this amount plus more from the new determination of the new meal, essentially triple the amount. Snacks are considered to be a meal by the body. The book is far better at explaining insulin levels. The almonds and apple cider vinegar worked extremely well and actually dropped your score very well considering how insulin works. Crazy cool.
I'll have to look into this book! Thanks for the recommendation.
Do you mean that it's better to have a very low carb meal in the morning because this will have a positive impact on our insulin response during lunch and dinner ???
That’s my understanding of what the book recommends.
The book Glucose Revolution also recommends to avoid sweet breakfasts (breakfast is your first meal even if it is at noon). It was not explained in detail but I guess this is the reason.
Low Carb Breakfast is best failing that just low sugar
Both the almonds and the ACV extended the curve so the rise and fall were more gradual and better for your body than a sharp rise and fall.
Agree! You don’t want the fast spike up or down you want the gradual change.
Says who?? Rise and fall are OK as long it gets back to baseline and not bellow. If you keep blood sugar higher for longer time you are increasing the chances of glycation...
Someone needs to explain that. How would a non insulin resistant persons glucose readings be? Would it not be a faster decrease in glucose? I thought non insulin resistant people can clear the high glucose faster than insulin resistant people?
@@EricAjiminethe amount of glucose that needs to be processed is the same. A sensitive person can process it with less insulin being secreted. A smaller glucose spike typically correlates with less insulin being secreted.
@@luiscolon921 Thanks for the answer but if we look at it from the point of view of the definition of diabetes (one that I actually don't agree with) as A1C, then ACV does nothing to reduce A1C number as the average glucose is the same (area under the curve the same. One case higher glucuse, shorter time. Other case lower glucose for longer amount of time.). So technically speaking, it does not help with diabetes.
It makes sense. Vinegar is the best by far. Point of Vinegar is to slowly keep glucose stable for longer period of time. This way you don't have huge drop. If you have huge drop, then your body will want more right away and you'd feel hungry and you'd eat again. Remember, you need glucose. Your brain runs on it, so sustained release of glucose is great for brain.
Thanks for the feedback!
Practically every cell in the body runs on glucose, not just in the brain.
Yes I don’t think people have figured out that eating is about moderation…. Eg portion sizes matter…..Enough water and exercise….
ACV works for the other problem - it makes the spike slower. This is key as rapid spikes can cause all sorts of problems over time. Our bodies aren’t meant to yo-yo, which is caused by modern foods.
Vinegar in general (acrtic acid) or ACV ? I truly think there is a hype and exagerated marketing about ACV in particular.
I just cannot have enough of these I stumbled on your wonderful channel. I am so grateful for your hard work you put into each video. You are
Extremely articulate and give us the info that are so so important for daily life. Keep them videos coming please
Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching!
No,. The results are good, that's what ACV do
I am insulin sensitive. I would suggest you keep eating healthy and using acv. My blood sugar was 100 or102 in the morning. After taking acv at night, my morning readings are low to mid 90s. Sometimes exercising and eating healthy are not enough. ACV is cheap easy to use, but don't eat the sweet foods too often. Stay healthy everyone.
Thank you for your input! I've had mixed results with ACV. How long would you say it took after taking ACV daily at night for you to notice lower blood sugar numbers?
@@thegoodenoughmama I take 2 tablespoons at night I noticed the change immediately. I also found that it works better if you have natural food that may spike blood sugar a little vs processed foods, sweets and carbs. I always use 2 tablespoons instead of one.
Hi. Did you dilute ACV in the water?
@@germainevillanueva7949its must... Bcs its so acidic that can be harmful for your teeth
@@germainevillanueva7949I wish the person would have responded. I’m curious because AVC gave me acid reflux so bad I had to stop using it for one year. Now I only use it 2-3 times a week diluted with my meals because it works for me.
Thanks for doing this for those who don’t have a CGM
I’m glad to see you include 30 minute and 1 hour posprandial readings to see when you spike. I see too many people on the beginning diabetes group that I’m in on Facebook thinking that the 2 hour post meal number is the only thing that matters. That mindset needs to change. Those people are also very lenient in whatever carbs they consume. Boggles my mind.
There seem to be varying schools of thought on this. When I had gestational diabetes, my doctors only cared about my 2 hour numbers 🤷♀
Doctors only care about the morning fasting and two hour numbers. My dad was going to a T2D clinic. He followed their diet (from the ADA guidelines), 30gr with each meal and snacks. 150gr/day. He got more sick. He opted to go back the way he ate before, which wasn’t terribly low carb, but much better and more real foods. His numbers were perfect. The clinic told him he had to change to their diet or leave the clinic. So he left.
I’m so glad I found your Channel. Enjoying your videos
Your videos are better education than the diabetes education from some professionals I've consulted. I wish my insurance would cover the Dexcom sensors as I do not like sticking myself. My goal (at my age) is to beat this type 2 diabetes as I do not want to end life on dialysis. Thank you for sharing your journey!
Thanks so much for watching and good luck on beating type 2 diabetes! You can do it! 💪💪💪
Even if you can’t get a continuous glucose sensor, just reading food labels and eliminating or cutting way down on added sugars and high carb foods will do the job.
My husband and I have a flex spending account connected to our insurance and we are able to purchase items from Band-Aids to blood pressure machines. You might want to look into it to get your health machines covered
Appreciate your such technical and yet easy to comprehend. Please continue this great work for all your audiences ..Live Happy
Thanks for watching!
I agreed. I think portion control + exercise is key to live with T2D. I know we can still enjoy treats (bread, pasta, rice, ice cream, fruits, etc), but at a much smaller portion.
Love the channel! Great experiments!
The slower swinging is because the Vinegar decreased the insulin level. This is my guess. It doesn’t reduce glucose, it reduces insulin, less insulin, longer lasting glucose in the blood. The problem is not glucose, the problem is insulin spikes and drops, which was decreased in the third experiment. As a result, you were longer fed by glucose. Which is maybe a positive result.
Interesting! I never heard that ACT reduces insulin response. I'll have to look into this more. Thank you!
That's actually not correct. Because if the acv did reduce insulin, then the blood sugar spikes would be much greater. It's insulin that controls blood sugar, it's the hormone that pushes blood sugar where it needs to go. People who are insulin resistant have higher blood sugar levels because the insulin isn't able to do its job.....the cells don't respond to it. And saying that she was longer fed by by the Glucose in the blood is also wrong, because we only use glucose when it's pushed from the blood into the cells by insulin. We don't want it in our blood, we want it in our cells and muscles.
The actual reason is that the acetic acid in acv slows the breakdown of carbohydrates in the stomach, and THIS is probably why there was a longer period of elevated blood sugar.....because it was being released more slowly. But even though blood sugar was elevated for longer, it still wasn't as elevated as with ice cream on its own.
@@Markhypnosis1 Thanks for your thorough response! So is it safe to say then not that ACV reduced my insulin level but that ACV made it so that my body didn't need to release as much insulin because it slowed down the breakdown of carbs in my body?
@@thegoodenoughmama Yes that's right. It's the increase of blood sugar that signals the pancreas to produce more insulin in order to regulate and get rid of the excess blood sugar. So the slower release of sugar into the blood from taking ACV, and the lower amount of blood sugar signaled a smaller amount of insulin to be released.
So the conclusion is that it is good to take ACV with foods as it won’t let the body produce too much insulin hence
less fat storage hence weight loss.
Obviously factors such as portion control and lowering carbs/ sugar and excersise/ stress have to be taken into consideration….but ACV is a good hack right?
@The Good Enough Mama,
I would like to make a suggestion: Next time when you do these experiments, you can buy a blood pressure monitor to measure your heart rate and blood pressure at 30-minute intervals. That way, you know how your hard your heart works at different blood sugar levels which provide viewers like me with more data (more than just post-meal blood sugar levels) to see what kind of impact certain foods have on our blood sugar level as well as heart rate and blood pressure.
Thank you for this suggestion! I never thought to measure blood pressure. I did have a fit bit previously and could see my heart rate increase when I ate more carbs. Scary.
RHR and BP do not react to glucose unless it puts the body to stress. it is adrenaline, sympathicus, elevated body temperature, infection
I love your videos! Discovered your channel & became a subscriber last week. Just have to say, that umbrella behind you, coupled with your long black hair, makes it look like you’re wearing a Wicked Witch of the West hat. 😆. I haven’t finished my first cup of coffee yet, but it took me a few seconds to realize what I was looking at! LOL! Keep up the great work.
😂😂😂 It was not intentional to have that umbrella placed directly behind my head like that! Thanks for watching!
Gr8 , this is what exactly runs into every diabetic minds…. CGM are making big impact and is a boon for diabetics people..
Thank you for making this video. The body will release insulin to direct the glucose to go the cells anytime we eat. The goal is to avoid the glucose spikes & drops and aim for a more flattened pattern…gradual climb and gradual drops. Just think of riding a roller coaster or flying in a plane. The quick increase & decrease in altitude. How does it make you feel? ACV and high fiber veggies before your sweets should help reduce the spikes. BTW, beans are high in fiber and they taste great with ice cream (think azuki / red beans).
Your videos are really useful for people who are Insulin Sensetive.
I'm so glad!
...All the numbers are good. Look at how strait the green acv line is! This is the benefit of acv. It stretches out the ups and downs.
Nice job, thank you. This is a test that seems enjoyable 😊.
Thanks for watching!
I stumbled upon your video two years after its release, so I'm not sure if you're already aware of this. Nonetheless, I wanted to share some insights about apple cider vinegar (ACV) that might be useful.
The benefit of ACV is that it helps release sugar into the bloodstream more slowly. Each time you ate the same amount of ice cream, your body had to process the same amount of sugar. The vinegar can't change this. So with ACV, you still process the same amount of sugar, BUT at a slower rate.
This means your body needs less insulin to handle the sugar from the ice cream, which is good.
Your CGM reads the glucose levels, not insulin levels. If there was a way to read your insulin, you would've seen that with almonds and ACV, your body needs less insulin to handle ice cream.
Also, I noticed you didn't mention any heart palpitations when you had almonds or ACV, which is another sign that they're helping.
Hope this is useful!
Nice video. Glad I found it :)
The ACV graph does not look the worst. It looks the best. You want your graph line to be stable with little to no peaks and valleys. That straight line of the ACV that is gradually increasing is exactly how it should be. The very curvy lines are showing rapid spikes and falls... not what you want.
Correct.
This is interesting thankyou. One thing to bear in mind is your prior meals definitely have an effect on your insulin response as you say. Next is checking the sugar content of the apple cider vinegar. Also the icecream has a lot of fat which slows absorption anyway so it would he better to have a purely carb rich meal like rice to check true effect
thanks for the feedback! According to the nutrition facts, the ACV I used has 0g sugar and 0g added sugar. 0g carbs.
Thanks for doing the experiments - one suggestion - when you do a graph, please label the colored lines as to which is what color. Thanks.
Thanks for watching! You can see the labels on the bottom of the chart but maybe it's not too apparent. Thanks for the feedback.
This is very helpful! Keep it up!
Thanks so much for watching and for your encouragement!
What a fun and interesting experiment!
I think the results of the apple cider vinegar make sense. I guess it’s supposed to provide a slow release of energy rather than the dramatic sugar spike followed by the dramatic drop. So if apple cider vinegar allowed for sugar to be released in a slow manner, arguably, it would make you feel full for longer whereas a dramatic drop of sugar would cause cravings, mood swings, fatigue, etc. Just my two cents🤔
Thanks for the feedback! I think if I had seen a huge drop in my blood sugar when eating the ice cream by itself and with the almonds, then I would've thought the continuous gradual rise in my blood sugar with the ACV was better. But my blood sugar didn't have a huge drop - it was a normal curve where it returned to baseline before the 2 hour mark both by itself and with the almonds. So confusing! 🤷♀
@@thegoodenoughmama drop? or rise?
Thanks for all your helpful videos on insulin resistance! Very interesting!
Thanks for watching!
The vinager is the best graph. Slow sustained absorption which is what we want.
Thanks for planning and sharing this test with us! My understanding was ACV slows the spike but you will still have something of a spike. Maybe not as high. Thanks for saying honestly you probably ate more than a serving when you ate directly from the carton. We think we can guesstimate but we often underestimate the amount. I am a longtime "snacker from the sack" and have to realize that does not serve me well now, if it ever did.
The best way to reduce your blood sugar after eating carbs?
1. Go for a 30 min walk or do soleal calf squeezes if you cannot go for a walk
2. Eat veggies and proteins first, then carbs. Do not eat high glycemic carbs alone or naked
@gcs7817 succinctly stated! You should make this comment as its own thread, people don't always read replies and it's good stuff!
"Snacker from the sack" 😄Haven't heard that before. Thanks for making me giggle!
@@gcs7817 💯
@@gcs7817She has probably done videos where she does those things.
For me is good news, that demostrates that acv help maintain the sugar levels and don't create dramatic spikes awich causes cravings.
This was interesting to watched Insulin resistance is quite complicated & our body reacts differently. Your blood sugar levels are very good. I guess apart from you eating healthy, your body metabolism is faster reacting to control better your insulin levels.
The other thing I'm find fascinating is that the ice cream you ate is made with skinny milk, fat milk should be better because helps reducing the damage of the sugar in it. Actually ice cream itself it wouldn't be a problem for the body because the major ingredient is milk or cream ( full fat) some recipes also added eggs yoks. The problem is the amount of sugar added to it & if not home made artificial ingredients to give certain colours and flavours. That is why I used to eat vanilla, because usually they only use Vanilla extract that is not too bad. My body has a slow metabolism so I'm not confident enough to try any ice cream yet. Someone recommended Artic Zero Ice cream that has Monk fruit sugar instead of regular sugar, but I'm not ready to eat any ice cream yet.
One think you mentioned is the level stress. I always say that level of stress & the lack of sleep affect your body no matter how healthy you are eating. I have very terrible levels of sleeping, although I have improved my sleep, yet I haven't reach 7 to 8 hours of sleep that affect my insulin levels. Apparently my level of magnesium is low, so I need to add Magnesium in my diet to help balance my sleep & digestive system.
I use ACV when I cooking especially in my soups & curries meals I found helps slowing down my insulin.
I do Interment fasting because works wonders for me. I exercise in the morning before a meal & walk for 45 mnts after a meal. I also drink green tea every morning.
Anyway as long you keep a healthy style for time to time is good to satisfy your cravings. The body needs also those moments of satisfaction. You know your body, you know how much & what it can take.
Thank you for sharing your experiences in a search of healthy life.
You're doing a lot of great things that sound like are working for you! I've tried intermittent fasting as well, but now I'm trying to do more intuitive eating. If I'm hungry I eat, if not, I try not to. But I mess that up a lot still. I totally agree that moments of satisfaction are important in life! Thanks for watching!
Don't exercise in the morning. Exercise in the afternoon, like 4 PM. More heart attacks for people that exercise in the morning.
@nebojsa1976 I haven't had a problem since I have been exercising in the morning. I'm not sure what science evidence you got to sustain your facts. But here, the British Heart Association does recommend exercises in moderation in the morning. I do resistance exercises to help my muscles structure. I am in my 50th, and I need exercises to keep my muscles strong and not deteriorate. I always follow my Dr. advice. If he doesn't agree with what I am doing, then I stop.
@@puertoricanlady2023 I don't know, I watched it somewhere where they did lot of studies about this and afternoon exercise if preferred. A lot more heart attacks in the morning. It had something to do with blood pressure and morning.
You may also consider the finger tip blood tents to be 10-15 higher than dawned from vein due to adding glucose also added in fingers. Your cgm meter might be right.
to be honest, your sugar is perfect compared with people with insulinresistance. I would say not even in prediabetes zone.
But anyway, you did a good job to help people, so you are deserve my subscription 😅 thanks.
Right? I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes. My blood sugar spiked to 210 after eating 1 cup of ice cream and 4 oreos...
Really interesting and thanks for doing this, even if you got the side-benefit of a few servings of ice cream :). I am new to these hacks and the science but had just been listening to an interview ith GG and I think she said about it being important the trajectory of the spikes is slowed, using the analogy of tetris and it better for the blocks coming down slowly, i.e. your body doesn't want fast increase / decrease. Which also makes me wonder if you took the same serving of ice cream but spread it out over a few hours, how much better that could be.
Thanks for that input! I think spreading out the serving of ice cream might have some pros, but also cons. The most notable con to me would be that every time you eat another bite of ice cream after waiting for some time to pass, you are telling your body to create another insulin response. As opposed to if you eat it all at once, your body will have one big insulin response, come down from that, and then it'll have a few hours of rest/break time before your next meal forces another insulin response, if that makes sense. Thanks for watching!
@@thegoodenoughmama I can think of another notable con of spreading out the serving of ice cream. Soup!😂😉
Very helpful video thank you 🙏
Nice test, the vinegar is still great, it slow down the sugar absorption into blood, avoid sugar spike which cause fatigue and sugar craving.
In my opinion the ACV did what was expected, It helped/sustained the spike and a quick down of the glucose. The grafic didn’t show a curve it’s like a line. 😊
But what are your thoughts about the fact that two hours after eating the icecream and ACV, my blood sugar was higher than without the ACV? That's what I wonder about, whether it's better for my blood sugar to come back down to baseline faster or to have a gradual increase without it coming down until much later. I don't know!
I’d be interested in a stand alone apple cider vinegar test. I find when I have a large glass of water in the morning with two tbsp of ACV I don’t feel hungry until well into late afternoon. But that’s just anecdotal…you have the groovy technology!
That's interesting that ACV curbs your appetite so dramatically! Thanks for your input. I'll add it to my list.
I too have noticed that ACV in the morning curbs my appetite somewhat. I suspect that sometimes I eat more out of habit than of hunger.
I am opposite: with water and vinegar, I am hungry all the day.
I am defect? 😁
Thank you for the video! I guess this is very personal, I have tested my glucose with and without ACV and even though I got a lower response it was nowhere as good as yours.
Thanks for sharing! I think I need to replicate this experiment with a glucose monitor rather than the CGM. I stopped using the CGM because I noticed that my blood sugar readings constantly read way lower than my glucose monitor, and accuracy was off.
Soooooo helpful.... thank you.
Something to consider- while I know exactly what you mean by the blood sugar racing heart you may also be making that worse from the caffeine in the coffee ice cream. One of my fav hacks is decaf black tea. The research on this is strong and I notice up to 30 points reduction when I drink it at or before a meal. For me the black tea does better than the ACV.
Interesting! I wonder why that would be but I'm going to try it. I don't mind ACV, but don't really want it 3-4x/day.
Thank you for sharing this video. Just wondering if you could try the veggie starters please. Or walk 10 mins post eating please. Thanks heaps
I love videos that test all these internet wizards like Dr. Berg. That guy just throws stuff out there. Where’s the study to back the claim? Nice video.
Thanks for watching! I want to test more of these "tricks" and "hacks".
Your final conclusion was the best. Too many variables to draw a conclusion.
Unless I quarantine myself into a laboratory, there will always be confounding variables at play! Thanks for acknowledging that.
Those watches that purport to measure blood glucose are very inaccurate and the reading process unreliable (how tight, position, your movement, etc.). Even repeatability is off by enough to nullify experimenting with them as you (and I) do. Either finger prick or wear a continuous monitor to make good comparisons. I love your experiments. You are helping us who struggle with A1c.
I was using a continuous glucose monitor here! It's not a watch. It's the Freestyle Libre 14 day sensor. I still find it to be inaccurate and prefer finger pricks.
Thank you for these tests 😊Is it possible for you to test with Psyllium husk as well?
Thank you for watching and for the suggestion! I'll make note of it.
Just found your channel via the Facebook GD group and I'm loving your videos. Could the insulin be what's making your pulse feel off? I'm still trying to figure this thing out for myself as well. Keep the videos coming!
Thank you so much! I really hope my videos can be informative and helpful. And yes! I had the same exact thought about insulin and my pulse! I think when my pancreas releases way too much insulin to counteract the sugar, that's when I start experiencing all these bodily symptoms.
Wow, really interesting, I actually watched this once already, but must’ve spaced out. So I wonder what effect, if any, would ACV before bed have with regards to your next day fasting BG.🤔 I will try this myself tomorrow night.❤
Apple Cider Vinegar as a hack is ONLY effective when used against complex carbs like pasta, rice, potatoes etc. It has no effect against simple sugars like you consumed with the ice cream.
What works as a hack against simple sugars is mulberry extract.
Interesting! I've never heard that about ACV before. I'll have to try it again with other types of carbs.
@@thegoodenoughmama Yep, i would watch the video when you do it
lemon pulp and lemon peel reduce the resorption of glucose. I dont have my own measurements yet, but thy say in combination up to 28% reduction of the spike.
FYI - Pasta rice and potatoes are simple carbs, not complex carbs
@@leftytennis5912 yes, but sourcing, preparation of the product, and procedure in the kitchen matter a lot, regarding rate of digestion. There are scientific investigations on this, and the GI may range from 30 to 85
Well that was interesting I am a CHAPMANS ICEREAM proudly Canadian BUT they also make a wonderful FROZEN YOGURT less fat. I add fruit and nuts SO IT ADDS FIBER and PROTEN
I've never tried Chapman's! I'll have to look for it next time. Adding things to your ice cream to bulk up the fat/protein/fiber is 👍👍👍
Did you do this three days in a row? If yes, that may explain some of the anomalies -- because the overall condition in your body may have been changing due to eating ice cream three days in a row. I would suggest trying these tests at LEAST a week apart for more accurate readings.
Thanks for the feedback! I can't remember now if i did it 3 days in a row but if not, then pretty close together.
Exactly what I thought
😂
Very cool. Thanks a lot.
HI your vidoes are really helping people, kind keep up the good work , understanding your body is very important you will understand more and more, to increase the sensitivity excercise is very important , our muscles are great reserviors of sugar , that why resistance training is very important, actually insulin resistance is the problem of body tissues not responding to insulin, not the pancreas, over time more and more insulins is secreted the receptors at tissues develop tolerance if the insulin is elevated for longer time, so give your insulin time to rest by doing fasting and increase tissue sensitivity by doing excercise, you will reverse your insulins resistance, another test for insulin resistance ty/g index. check your fasting trigylceride and fasting glucose and get the ratio if it is more than 4 your on the spectrum of insulin resistance, the higher the number the more resistance your are.
Thanks for all this helpful info! Yes, I do find that resistance training is the most effective form of exercise to bring down my blood sugar. I often lift weights in front of the tv 😄And I hadn't heard of a fasting triglyceride test. I'll have to look into that!
Thank you so much for watching!!!
It has been shown that Raspberry Vinegar is more effective than Apple Cider Vinegar. Also, using Berberine 30 to 40 minutes before you eat can greatly reduce your spike. Berberine has an unintentional side effect of causing you to lose weight.
Interesting, thanks for sharing this info!
“Causing you to lose weight”. 😮😊ROTFL 😂ROTFL 😂😂😂
@@carolinacadabra8278I spent waaaaay to much time in the bathroom when I took berberine ! Lol
I did lose 3 lbs. but lost a week of my life !! 😱😂
Thank you for informative video , i love eating white rice which food to combine so my blood sugar will not spike too high? Or alternative rice like red rice or brown ricce which is better option? Love watching your video. Iam pre diabetic and always check my blood sugar every 3 months , my Doctor advise.
Nice video and interesting apporach.. But it would have be useful to mention how much carbs the ice cream has, and if you had the same level of exercise or of stress these 3 days you run the taste. and whate else you ate along those days.. Thanks from Taiwan !!
Thank you for watching! Oof, I can't believe I forgot to mention the nutritional info. 25g carbs, 18g added sugar 🙈As for the stress level and exercise, I tried to keep it as similar as possible. Usually at the end of the night, I just unwind and relax so it was about the same. You're right that what else I ate along the days would have an impact on my blood sugar but there was no way I could try to control all those confounding variables in my real life. I'll have to repeat this experiments again to see if my results are consistent!
Ice cream, depends on the kind, and the type of fatty acid it contains, can have an impact to delay the spiking. Things like alcohol also makes your blood sugar to be lowered till the next day too but makes it to spike at an unexpected timing which is why it is advised if you are to not consume alcohol or food like ice cream with high sugar and high cholesterol as they can make it really difficult to predict GL!
Enjoyable and interesting. So confused on insulin stuff. Crash each night whether I eat lunch or not. A comparison of fruit effects on blood sugar might be a good video. Pick 3 or 4 and test after eating
What do you eat for lunch?
Carb control is essential…. Water is essential and portions are essential…. More veg and salad in the diet…. Love keto….I use lemon juice instead of acv…. In my yoghurt and on my salads….
Omg this was a really good video.
Thank you for watching!
ACV blunts the insulin response and the rate of absorption. You still have those calories to be digested, hence the longer readings...
Hey! Could you recommend scenarios to test with my CGM (I.e. foods to try, timing, combinations, exercise, etc.)?
I don’t trust this test because of the monitor- but I really appreciate the effort
Yes, I would say don't trust any of these tests, as they only show what my body is doing in any given moment in time. It would not indicate what would happen in other people's bodily responses.
what a wonderful woman
That’s my favourite ice cream too, at least for that brand. Cookie dough is probably my overall favourite but I don’t think that brand makes it. I’ve been staying away from a lot of bad stuff and the scale isn’t moving. So frustrating! I had to use the blood sugar conversion chart because I’m in Canada. By Canadian numbers your blood sugar isn’t very high at all.
New subscriber here. Look forward to watching your videos
Thanks so much for watching!
Also the quality of the ice cream counts, thanks
Have you seen how it's made? There's waaaay too much sugar in every ice cream(1/4), even the ones with better other ingredients
I walk after meals to help bring my blood sugar down after eating, because it is slow to recede otherwise.
You have to eat the sweets with yoghurt, are other fats..ACV 10 to 20 min before a meal. You drank it right before the icecream. Normaly sweets on your first meal, empty stomic, makes a big spike
Great video! I’m curious if psyllium husk capsules blunts blood sugar spiking.
Thank you for watching! I haven't tried psyllium husk or the capsules but if they work like I've heard psyllium husk to work in adding fiber, then I would think it would help with blood sugar balance!
I think the problem is that ice cream is not a naked carb to begin with. Ice cream as the name suggests is frozen cream, aka fat, albeit with lots of sugar so that you already got the fat covered and the almonds wouldn't make a diff.
Also the cider vinegar worked as it's said it would. It doesn't remove the glycemic load, it only blunts the spike.
Try drinking a glass of plain sugar free Psyllium husk at least 10 minutes before ice-cream. Start with a teaspoon, work up to a tablespoon over a week or so. The added fiber should help regulate the spikes. Not the best tasting but hey if it works.
Thanks for the tip!
You should definitely try Metamucil or Phsyllin husk? That always helps me keep my blood sugars low and insulin low. Helps me every time. Also, you should try chromium picolinate!
Thanks for the suggestion!
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I also like ACV, good to know there are others who like it :)
it's delicious!
I love it so much that I have 4 tablespoons in a 16oz glass of water. I find that warmer the water it tastes better.
Yes, warm is better, sometimes with a little lemon@@JV-oi6ch
Since white vinegar is also acetic acid, do you know if it works too?
Thank you!!
I think the ACV did it's job by preventing sugar spikes by slowing the digestion therefore preventing insulin spikes which is good!
That seems to be the consensus among people who watched this video!
Without reading all the 500+ comments to check if anyone had referenced glycemic index (GI), I'm thinking in the ice cream + ACV experiment, the ACV appear to have lowered the GI of the ice cream, hence the spike was more gradual compared to ice cream alone or ice cream + almonds. I think sudden spikes are not really healthy for the pancreas.
Hagen-Dass was my favorite too!
so good!
Please, please do a comparison with stevia sweetener and sugar. Want to know if stevia spikes blood sugar. Thank you🙏
Thanks for the video suggestion!
How much ACV to a glass of water pls? What if you ate the ice cream first then drank the acv water?
1 tbsp is standard. Hmm... most of the research I've seen says that having acv before your carbs is effective, not after. Have you heard that it can help blood sugar to have acv water after? I'll see if I can find anything about it but if you have any resources, let me know! :)
Hey thanks for testing and recording the results of your experiments- lol what I hate is very seldom do you have less questions after doing an experiment like this than more questions
😂you're right! always so many more questions. Thanks for watching!
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Nuts will help slow a spike as they are high in fat. Possibly a quality-brand ice cream has a higher cream content that will slow absorption of the carbs. I got a big surprise how much flatter my spike is when drinking full cream milk (reduced fat) as compared to "lite" milk. Its only about 2% fat difference, but repeatedly my CGM tells the same story.
Thank you 😊
Another hack that might be worth a try is Psyllium husk fiber. I get it in 500mg capsules and swallow some before I eat any carbs. I think they help, but probably need to test my theory kind of like you do.
Great suggestion!
You are so cute. Your actions are awesome. And your voice inflection is just wonderful.
Please try Poppi Drink that is like 25 calories with probiotics and ACV in it. I wonder what type of spike that gives you. Thanks for this video
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I would say one of the best if not the best ways to minimize a sugar/insulin spike after eating sugars/carbs would be to do a low intensity workout to engage the muscles and make use of the insulin independent glucose uptake when the muscles soak up the glucose during movement. More muscle mass equals better glucose handling.
Thanks for the comment! Why a low intensity workout versus high intensity?
30 mins walk after a meal is great to help lower down the sugar.
@@vister6757 i agree. In fact that is what i do
@@vister6757 i agree. In fact that is what i do
@@thegoodenoughmama u can do high intensity workout after a meal if u wish to. But a low intensity workout will already do if controlling glucose and insulin spike is what u are after. I have done both high and low intensity as well.
Fasting and testing your sugar works very well.
I cured my pre diabetes in two weeks I was at 120 and now I’m almost every day between 80-90. Reading the comments makes me realize why people still struggle to get rid of pre diabetes or diabetes type 2. No, a rising blood sugar it’s not good after 2 hours, a normal person without diabetes or insulin resistance reading should come down to the same place it was before meal, also ACV it’s meant to be ingested with empty stomach after waking up not before every meal… intermittent fasting everyday Alfa Lipoic Acid every day and magnesium at 5pm very important also remove carbs, bread 🥖 potatoes 🥔 starch… never ever ever eat fruit or desserts on empty stomach treat fruit as dessert 🍨 eat fat protein rich food like eggs bacon 🥓 🥑 only carb I eat is full grain oatmeal 🥣 but I wash it off very well before cooking to remove the starch wash it several times until water runs almost clear otherwise your blood glucose will spike make the glucose test with and without washing it and let me know
Interesting! Thanks for all of the tips. Really appreciate it.
How long between the apple cider and the ice cream serving?
If i am not mistaken, you are supposed to drink it about 20min before having the ice cream.
Can you update it having the apple cider and the almonds together with the ice cream?
Very interesting test,,,, but you are very young and many of us dealing with this issue are much older and would get much higher readings. It doesnt sound like you are insulin resistant to start out at 83. The avg older person will usually be over 100 to start if they are resistant.
Try with chia seeds
I’ve heard ACV can slow the rate of digestion, so that would explain why your glucose remained high for so much longer
Honestly I see that from the perspective that ACV is just delivery the body on a longer period energy without spiking 😊 so it‘s for me a real hack if you do sports session and need all session long energy to train intense 🙏🤝 so thanks for your experiment ❤
Thanks for that perspective!
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This is the first time I've watched a Video of you on yt. Interesting. Thx. Just wondering: how do you measure your blood sugar with your phone? Is it an Apple or Android? Thx
It's the Freestyle Libra 2 app which reads the continuous glucose monitor on her arm via bluetooth and RFID if memory serves me.
I tested my blood sugar twice for black coffee spiking my blood sugar and once wasn't enough, it may have been an anomoly. But the 2nd test confirmed it. I had earlier tested my blood sugar (at the same time of day on two different occasions) before and after going on a 20 min walk. One reading was lower after the walk...the very next day, at the same time and with the same empty stomach, my reading was 2 points higher. So frustrating. I think maybe I ate too much the day before? Who knows how blood sugar readings are influenced?
Interesting that black coffee spikes your blood sugar! And yes, blood sugar is highly variable and can be affected by the smallest thing. You're right, so frustrating 🙁