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Here are additional tips and strategies that can help in managing blood sugar levels, mainly by modifying how you cook and prepare your foods: Eat More Resistant Starch: Eat More Legumes: Beans, lentils, and chickpeas are naturally high in resistant starch. Including these in your meals can help manage blood sugar levels. Use Unripe Bananas:…
This article discusses how I lowered my one-hour post-prandial or after-meal blood sugar using Tabata training. A blood sugar of more than 155 mg/dl (8.61 mmol/L) one hour after eating has been associated with higher all-cause mortality. It is also predictive of heart attacks, strokes, type 2 diabetes, and kidney failure. If, for some reason,…
This article discussed the blood sugar-lowering effect of EGCG, a supplement present in green tea. Previously, I wrote about the importance of controlling the rise of blood sugar one hour after eating. A High One-hour After-Meal Blood Sugar Test can Lead to Several Deadly Conditions. After-meal blood sugar spikes as a cause of vascular failure…
A study from Qatar University and the UK found that combining hesperidin and trans-resveratrol may reverse insulin resistance in overweight and obese individuals. This randomized trial demonstrated improvements in blood sugar, insulin sensitivity, lipid profiles, and inflammation markers, suggesting potential benefits in combating metabolic syndrome and related diseases.
This article was rewritten and updated on December 4, 2025, and audio in English and Mandarin was added. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇨🇳 中文（简体） 在本音频中，你将了解过期血糖试纸是否仍然可靠，还是必须使用新的试纸来确保准确读数。 请按下方的播放按钮收听。 Many people discover forgotten boxes of glucose test strips at home and wonder whether they can still be used. Since these strips…
Last month, I gave a glucometer to a family member, and she had some interesting observations. AS reports, What I noted with my blood testing in the morning (7am) is that when I sleep for 6.5 hrs or less, my reading is 111 mg/dL. That’s true even if I don’t eat carbs (aside the small…
This article discusses a study on mice showing that time-restricted feeding restores the disrupted circadian rhythm of insulin secretion among shift workers.[1] Insulin secretion not only depends on the presence of food but also on the time of day. It is part of the circadian rhythm that all organisms follow. Circadian Rhythm Circadian rhythms are…
My wife and I decided to try a restaurant that serves a fusion of Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern foods. We ordered a Maza Trio with Baba ganoush (finely chopped roasted eggplant, olive oil, lemon juice), pickled vegetables, rice stuffed in grape leaves, and pita bread. The photo below is from Wikipedia. I was not…
In my years working in the emergency room, I have seen patients who got injured while doing exercises to get healthier. I’m no exception. Ever since I posted this article, Walk After Meals to Prevent Sky High Blood Sugars, I have been walking on the treadmill for about 20 to 40 minutes daily. However, I developed…
This article aims to provide the reader with a set of tools (knowledge) that can be applied to achieve a blood sugar of less than 154.8 mg/dL (8.6 mmol/L) after one hour of eating. That’s because a blood sugar of more than 155 (rounded off) is associated with many common and deadly diseases. I wrote…
The blood-sugar level one hour after a meal (one-hour post-prandial blood sugar or 1PPS ) has been shown to predict future type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and many other common conditions that can drain time and treasure in old age. I wrote about them in Low One-Hour Post-Prandial Blood Sugar after One Cup of Rice. The…
Yesterday I posted that A High One-hour After-Meal Blood Sugar Test Can Lead to Several Deadly Conditions. In it, I showed that a blood sugar of more than 154.8 mg/dL or 8.6 mmol/L is highly predictive of the development not only of future type 2 or adult-onset diabetes but also cardiovascular disease and others, including higher all-cause mortality. …
This article presents studies showing that the blood sugar level one hour after eating (post-prandial blood sugar) is highly predictive of many common diseases. At least here in the US, blood sugar levels at home can be easily checked with an inexpensive glucometer that can be bought without needing a prescription. I heard that a…
This article discusses some of the beneficial effects of vinegar. A high blood sugar of more than 140 mg/dl or 7.8 mmol/L two after a meal (post-prandial) is predictive of atherosclerosis in everyone (diabetics and non-diabetics) The study that made that conclusion is in a previous article. After-meal high blood sugar predicts Atherosclerosis better than…
This article presents a study showing that doing the following on white bread can lower the blood sugar response after eating it. They are: Freezing and defrosting Toasting from fresh and Toasting following freezing and defrosting Background White bread is made of refined flour and is rapidly digested. The result is the immediate release and…
Previously, I wrote about the importance of eating breakfast in lowering blood sugar the entire day — Eating rather than skipping breakfast results in lower blood sugars the whole day. This article presents a study that shows a high-protein breakfast lowers the blood sugar of people with type 2 diabetes for the whole day. The…
Four studies show that eating breakfast improves blood sugar control throughout the day, particularly for healthy individuals, those with metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes patients. Skipping breakfast leads to higher post-meal blood sugar levels and chronic inflammation, raising the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Regular breakfast consumption is essential for overall metabolic health.
This article presents a study showing that eating pistachios improves glucose and inflammatory markers among prediabetics. Many do not know that they have prediabetes. Prediabetes is when the fasting blood sugar is 100 to 125 mg/dl or if the after-meal blood sugar is more than 140 mg/dl. Like diabetes, prediabetes increases the risk of cardiovascular…
This article discusses the beneficial effects of pistachios on after-meal blood sugar. Post-prandial hyperglycemia, the spike in blood sugar after a meal, has been found to increase the risk of forming atherosclerosis. A previous article showed that post-prandial high blood sugar predicts atherosclerosis better than fasting blood sugar and hemoglobin A1c – After-meal high blood…
This article presents the studies that show that HDL-increasing drugs do not improve cardiovascular disease survival. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is commonly known as “good cholesterol.” HDL removes cholesterol from atherosclerotic plaques from the arteries (cholesterol efflux) and returns them to the liver for elimination (reverse cholesterol transport). The effects of high levels of HDL result…
