Sat, Sep-03-16, 05:31
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Plan: P:E/DDF
Stats: 225/150/169
BF:45%/28%/25%
Progress: 134%
Location: NC
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Dr Davis recently posted a new version of posts on using a blood sugar meter to refine your list of LC foods that work for YOU for optimal weight loss.
Take Control Over Your WEIGHT by Managing Your BLOOD SUGAR?
http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2016/...ng-blood-sugar/
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Take Control Over Your WEIGHT by Managing Your BLOOD SUGAR?
By Dr. Davis | August 16, 2016
Monitoring and managing blood sugar is an extremely effective way to
manage carbohydrates and gain control over weight.
Check blood sugars
Immediately prior to
And then 30 to 60 minutes
After the start of each meal.
Ideally, the blood sugar 30-60 min. after a meal should be no higher than prior to eating.
This simple insight provides
Extraordinary control over metabolism,
Helps rapidly reverse diabetes and pre-diabetes, and
Could even accelerate weight loss.
The goal here is not to control blood sugar with medication or insulin but to identify problem foods that provoke blood sugar and insulin, thereby impairing your weight-loss efforts.
Using a finger-stick blood sugar meter both pre and post-meal can be a very powerful tool for weight loss and the reversal of metabolic distortions such as high blood sugar.
How to apply the information?
If your blood sugar increases from, say, 90 mg/ dl to 140 mg/ dl 30 to 60 minutes after eating, then re-examine the foods you ate to identify the culprit. The answer will be found in some hidden or underappreciated source of carbohydrates. Cut back on your portion size or eliminate that food. In the meantime, go for a walk, ride a stationary bike for 20 minutes, or engage in some other light activity to drop your blood sugar back to its starting level.
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The Relion brand is found at Walmart, so easy to start checking BG without a doctor visit. I found the results somewhat inconsistent and now order meter kits through one of the on-line warehouses, ADW. TRU brand which makes many of the store generic brands, e.g. Walgreens, CVS, etc. |