Introduction Many enjoy a warm cup of coffee after meals, often as a comforting ritual to end a satisfying meal. However, recent studies suggest that this widespread habit could influence blood sugar levels, particularly for those already managing prediabetes or diabetes. This article explores how drinking coffee after a meal may impact postprandial (after-meal) blood…
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The Best Foods to Lower Postprandial Blood Sugar
In the video, The One Hour Blood Sugar Predicts Common Deadly Diseases, I showed that elevated postprandial blood sugar (above 155 mg/dl or 8.6 mmol/L) can predict or lead to diseases of the arteries, nerves, and insulin resistance. The danger of persistently elevated postprandial blood sugar applies to people with standard glucose tolerance, meaning those…
You Need To Know The Mindblowing Blood Sugar Lowering Effects Of Vinegar
There are many ways that vinegar can lower the postprandial blood sugar. This video has English subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP2F_iXG6B4 This video is part of a series related to postprandial or after-meal blood sugars. Don’t Get Sick! Stay current by subscribing. Feel free to share and like. YouTube videos: If you are interested in how to lower…
A High One hour After-Meal Blood Sugar Test can Lead to Deadly Diseases
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…
A surprising reason why people get heart attacks
This article presents a study showing why people not previously diagnosed with diabetes get heart attacks.[1] Diabetes is a risk factor for Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS). ACS includes those with heart attacks and those who almost have heart attacks suffering chest pains due to an occluded coronary artery. Having diabetes increases the risk factor for…
Two-Hour After-meal high blood sugar predicts Atherosclerosis better than Fasting blood sugar and HbA1c
This article presents a study that showed the best blood test to predict the development of atherosclerosis. One thousand eight hundred fifty-two patients scheduled for coronary angiography were classified into Normal Glucose Tolerance (NGT), Impaired Glucose Regulation (IGR), and diabetes based on Fasting blood sugar, Post-prandial blood glucose (PBG), and Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c).[1] Blood Sugar…
How to Prevent Hyperglycemia with the Vegetables-Meat-Carbs Sequence
This article presents a study that shows how to prevent the rapid rise of blood sugar after a meal or Post-Prandial Glycemia (PPG) After-Meal Blood Sugar and atherosclerosis High blood sugar after meals is a risk factor for developing diabetes and atherosclerosis. It injures the inner lining of the arteries and starts or continues atherosclerosis.[1]…
Triglyceride/LDL Cholesterol ratio predicts small dense LDL, the best predictor of atherosclerosis
New developments in cardiovascular risk factors concerning cholesterol show that small dense low-density lipoprotein (sd-LDL) is a most potent inductor of atherogenesis and is a better predictor than LDL.[1][2]. LDL consists of several subclasses of particles with different sizes and densities like the large buoyant “fluffy” LDL, mid-band LDL, and small dense LDL. In contrast…
Diabetic Complications, Pancreatitis, and COVID-19
The pancreas is an organ inside the abdomen that is located right behind the stomach. It is essential for life as it produces digestive enzymes and hormones. Without the pancreas, proteins, fats, and carbohydrates will be hard to digest. Insulin and glucagon come from the pancreas. In the absence of these hormones, blood sugar control…
Intermittent Fasting vs. Sulfonylureas: Heart Attack Outcomes
This article is Round 3 of Intermittent Fasting (I.F.) vs. Sulfonylureas Recap: Round 1 went to I.F. because it protects and renews the cells that produce insulin. Sulfonylureas try to squeeze insulin out of burned out insulin cells. Round 2 also went to I.F. as it resolves the hidden high insulin levels of type 2…
Intermittent Fasting vs. Sulfonylureas: Effect on High insulin
High insulin levels (hyperinsulinemia) in adult-onset or Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is unhealthy. The Following are the Effects of High Insulin Diabetes Hypertension Stiffening of the heart leading to heart failure. Fatty liver Obesity Insulin resistance. Metabolic syndrome High triglyceride levels Problems with the inner lining of the blood vessels. 1-10 work with one another…
Intermittent Fasting vs Diabetes Drugs: Sulfonylureas
What is Sulfonulyrea? Sulfonylureas are prescribed for Type 2 diabetes. The common ones are glyburide, glibenclamide, glipizide, and glimepiride. How Do Sulfonylureas Work? Sulfonylureas work by making the beta cells of the pancreas release more insulin. Why Do You Need Sulfonylureas for that? Isn’t Insulin Release Normal and Automatic? Usually, when the body senses a…
Intermittent Fasting Preserves the Insulin Making Cells in Diabetes
Intermittent Fasting Intermittent fasting (IF) is a way of limiting the period of eating to certain times of the day. The fasting period may last from 12 to 22 hours. Sometimes longer. It is actually easy to do because sleeping time is included in the fasting. Many have lost weight and reduced the number of…