How to Keep Your Blood Sugar Levels Stable After Eating
Insulin levels after eating: What you need to know.
Insulin levels after eating: What you need to know.
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. Because people with Type-1 Diabetes must constantly measure and actively manage their blood glucose and insulin, we can learn a lot from how their …
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Over the past few years, people in the fasting/low-carb/keto communities have been told that: Is Fat a ‘Free Food’ Because #Insulin? However, the problem with thinking in terms of ‘insulin toxicity’ comes when we add the belief that carbohydrates and protein will raise insulin (i.e. the Carbohydrate Insulin Hypothesis of Obesity) and hence dietary fat …
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, …
Read moreKeto Lie #4: Protein Should Be Avoided Due to Gluconeogenesis
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 …
Read moreRethinking Keto For Type 1 Diabetes | RD Dikeman, PhD (Type 1 Grit)
how to manage the insulin load of your diet for better blood glucose control and weight loss
How to calculate insulin dosing for type 1 diabetes (including protein and fibre)