Treating T2 diabetes isn’t easy. It requires information, research, planning, monitoring, adjusting, and sacrifice. There is no one size fits all. You have to take into account your objectives, your body, the advancement of the disease, your personality, etc. Making a plan that works for you is a big job…
When I looked at artificial sweeteners, I had earmarked sucralose as the worst of the bunch. It had been linked to increase in glucose levels, increase in insulin levels, and an 18% increase in insulin resistance. So I ruled it out as a usable sweetener. I can now confirm that…
So you’re working hard at controlling and lowering your glycaemia. You usually do exercise after each meal as a way to spend the glucose you eat and lose weight. But sometimes, especially at work, you can’t just leave your desk and go for a 20 minutes walk. So what can…
It is more and more accepted that diabetes can be brought into remission. Some people call it reversal, but reversal implies that it is permanent and there isn’t enough data at the moment to support the claim (the DiRECT study lasted 2 years, the Counterbalance study lasted 6 months, the…
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…
Like for all activities that will take time, managing diabetes requires you to manage expectations. The worst thing you can do is set aims you can’t possibly achieve or that make your life so hard, you give up. It’s one thing to give up going to the gym, it’s another…
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…