What Spikes Me? How to Spot Your Personal Triggers I’m just going to say it:Most women think they struggle because they “have no discipline.”Meanwhile, their blood sugar, cortisol, hormones, emotions, sleep, and nervous system are all whispering: “Girl… it’s not you. It’s your triggers.” If you feel like you do great in the morning […]
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HOMA-IR: The Hidden Score That Reveals Early Insulin Resistance I can’t count how many times someone’s told me, “My blood sugar looks fine, so I must be okay,”—only to realize their body’s been quietly fighting to keep it that way. That’s the thing about insulin resistance: it doesn’t start with high blood sugar. It starts
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Blood Sugar & Insulin: Your Metabolic Snapshot Here’s the thing: you can have “normal” blood sugar and still feel exhausted, foggy, and stuck in a body that won’t cooperate. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen lab results that look fine on paper — A1c in range, fasting glucose not alarming —
Understanding the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT): What It Really Tells You About Blood Sugar and Insulin I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard, “But my fasting glucose is normal, so I’m fine, right?”Maybe… but maybe not. The truth is, your fasting glucose is just one snapshot. It’s like looking at a
What Spikes Me? How to Spot Your Personal Triggers I’ll be honest—when I first started paying attention to my blood sugar, I thought it was going to be simple. Cut sugar, eat “healthy,” and things would just…balance out, right? Well, not exactly. What I quickly realized is that what spikes me doesn’t always look the
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Best Lab Tests for Prediabetes: Catching Blood Sugar Problems Early I’ll never forget a patient who came in saying, “But I don’t have diabetes — my doctor said my sugar is just a little high.” That “little high” turned out to be prediabetes, and it was the wake-up call she needed. The good news? With
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Understanding the C-Peptide Test: Why It Matters for Blood Sugar & Insulin Health The first time I ordered a C-peptide test for a patient, I joked that it sounded like something from a sci-fi movie. But this little marker is pure real-world detective work. C-peptide levels reveal how much insulin your pancreas is producing, insight
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Understanding Your Fasting Insulin: An Early Window Into Metabolic Health A few years ago, I met a woman whose blood sugar numbers looked perfectly normal—yet she couldn’t shake stubborn belly weight and mid-afternoon crashes. Her fasting insulin test finally explained it: her pancreas was working overtime long before her glucose levels budged. That’s the
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Understanding Your Fasting Glucose: What It Means and Why It Matters I’ll never forget a patient who told me, “But I don’t even eat that much sugar — why is my glucose still high?” That’s the thing: fasting glucose isn’t just about how much candy or soda you’ve had. It’s a window into how your
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Understanding Your A1c: What It Means and How to Improve It When patients see A1c listed on their bloodwork, I can almost guarantee at least half of them have no idea what it actually means. I’ve had people look at me and say, “So, my sugar is fine, right? Or is it high? I don’t
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