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Old 31-12-2024, 06:05 AM #47
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Originally Posted by Peppermint View Post
If you're genetically predisposed (which you were) then there's likely nothing you could have done to stop it, you'd have always gotten it at some point in your life

Sugar doesn't cause diabetes, it only spikes your blood sugar but in "normal" people that's not an issue because your body brings it back down within a couple of hours but in diabetics their sugars stay high for too long because you likely have insulin resistance which is caused mainly by being overweight/obese, not doing any exercise and aging (as well as family history of course). A diet high in fat is also "worse" for insulin resistance, which is why people who do the keto diet typically have issues adding carbs back into their diet after because they become even more sensitive to them.

There's also a girl called the "glucose goddess" who posts hacks about lowering your blood sugars which you could take a look at. She talks about food ordering where you eat protein/veggies first, followed by fats then carbs and sugars which can help to slow down the response of your spikes

You should probably just see which foods spike you (if you have a glucose monitor) and cut them out for a while until you get your numbers down, but different things spike different people so see what works for you before cutting all carbs etc like lots of people assume you have to do
You know a lot about it. Thanks for your knowledge and wisdom.
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