Tag: hyperglycemia

Lack of Sleep Increases Blood Sugar

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

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…

Ways to Lower After-Meal Blood Sugar when Eating White Bread

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article presents a study showing that doing the following on white bread can lower the blood sugar response after eating them. 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…