One question I’ve seen often is : what glycemia numbers are good? Generally speaking, only normals’ numbers make sense. And these vary depending on the source. But to simplify, for a non diabetic person, fasting glycemia should be < 100mg/dl. That’s your glycemia when you wake up in the morning.…
You can read a lot of things about alternative sweeteners. According to some people, some will cause cancer, some will make your sugar levels spike, even induce T2 diabetes. What does science say about it? In conclusion, to me Stevia seems to be the most suitable for diabetics. Aspartame and…
Knowing when to test your glycemia isn’t a straightforward question. And you’ll see lots of different answers. Sometimes it feels like everybody does it differently and none of it makes sense. The first thing to know is that your glycemia test gives you an idea of what your body is…
When I started on my journey with diabetes, I knew that exercise was needed. That raised the question: when in the day to exercise? The literature is a bit poor on that subject. It is often advised to type 1 diabetics to exercise before their morning meal and before injecting…
One important factor in managing your diabetes is controlling your glycemia and the rate of absorption of glucose into your bloodstream. It can be achieved by pre-loading your meal with fat and proteins. Many studies have shown that both fat and proteins have several beneficial effects on glucose management, especially…
As I mentioned before, exercise is a good way to control your glycemia. It is also a good way to lose weight. The question is: what exercise? If you’re like me, when you were diagnosed you were overweight. So exercise wasn’t something you liked to do: it’s boring, it takes…
One of the most important things to do once diagnosed with diabetes is to start tracking your glycemia. This is the one indicator that will tell you how your body is doing, the effect of what you eat or do, and more generally how your condition evolves. But to monitor…
When carbs will feature in a meal, we know that our blood sugar will spike badly shortly after. There are several ways to manage and minimise that spike. One is exercise. Another is to eat green vegetables. Green vegetables are nearly free from carbohydrates. So in themselves they won’t raise…
So you want to eat something you know is bad for you? For example a croissant for breakfast once in a while. Or a slice of chocolate cake. You know they’re going to make you spike badly. But sometimes it’s hard to resist (or you have no choice because you…
As you get used to controlling your glycemia, your body starts to get used to living with its new levels of blood sugar and you get more attuned to the signs of an abnormal variation. In my case, when my blood sugar goes above 130mg/dl, I get a dull headache.…