Type 1 Diabetes Archives

How to Optimise Type-1 Diabetes Management (Without Losing Your Mind)

When it comes to optimising metabolic health and blood sugar management, there are many similarities between how to approach Type-1 Diabetes, Type-2 Diabetes, or other conditions related to poor metabolic health. But because people with Type-1 Diabetes must constantly measure and actively manage their blood glucose and insulin, we can learn a lot from how …

Keto Lie #10: Stable Blood Sugars Will Lead to Fat Loss

by Marty Kendall

If there was anything I thought I knew for sure when I was an insulin-fearing keto zealot, it was that: the blood sugar rollercoaster is bad, and stable blood sugars were good. According to the keto gurus that I was following, if you want to lose fat and optimise your metabolic health, the most important …

Keto Lie #8: Insulin Toxicity is Enemy #1

by Marty Kendall

Over the past few years, people in the fasting/low-carb/keto communities have been told that: insulin toxicity is the root cause of the majority of our western diseases, insulin is public enemy No. 1, and reversing ‘insulin toxicity’ is the key to weight loss and health. Is Fat a ‘Free Food’ Because #Insulin? However, the problem …

Keto Lie #4: Protein Should Be Avoided Due to Gluconeogenesis

by Marty Kendall

Perhaps the biggest differentiator between keto and other successful versions of a lower-carb diet like Atkins, Paleo, Bernstein, Banting, and Carnivore is the misguided fear that ‘excess protein’ keeps ketones low and insulin high through the process of gluconeogenesis. Ever since Jimmy Moore broadcasted the idea that protein could convert to sugar via gluconeogenesis and, …

What Does Insulin Do in Your Body?

by Marty Kendall

Many people still believe the primary role of insulin is to push energy into fat cells when you eat carbs. This flawed logic goes a bit like this: eat carbs -> boost insulin –> get fat But the reality is: in the fullness of time, all food elicits an insulin response to varying degrees, the …

Rethinking Keto For Type 1 Diabetes | RD Dikeman, PhD (Type 1 Grit)

by Marty Kendall

RD’s Type 1 Grit Facebook Group has been a Godsend, helping followers like my wife, Moni, and I understand how to control blood sugars with nutrition. During our years on this journey, RD has become a great friend, inspiration, and mentor. RD and I recently discussed my book, Big Fat Keto Lies, and the ways …

Big Fat Keto Lies – Introduction

by Marty Kendall

Podcast Subscribe to listen at: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google To help us reach more people, please rate and review. Show notes Welcome to the first episode of the Optimising Nutrition Podcast! In this first episode, I take you through a whirlwind tour of my new book, Big Fat Keto Lies, which clarifies the most common …

What Foods Raise Your Blood Sugar and Insulin Levels?

by Marty Kendall

Does X, Y or Z raise my blood sugar? This is a common question we get when people start with Data-Driven Fasting. It’s also an important question for people (like my wife Monica) who are managing diabetes to empower them to make well-informed food choices that will keep their blood sugars stable. While carbohydrates have …

Why Does My Blood Sugar Drop (or Rise) After Eating Protein?

by Marty Kendall

gluconeogenesis... why do my blood sugars rise after high protein meal?

There is a lot of controversy and confusion over gluconeogenesis and the impact of protein on blood sugar and ketosis. I want to shed some light on protein, insulin, and how high-protein meals impact your blood sugar. Some common questions around the interwebs include: If you are managing diabetes, should you avoid protein because it …

The Insulin Load… the Greatest Thing Since Carb Counting!

by Marty Kendall

how to manage the insulin load of your diet for better blood glucose control and weight loss