
What is a blood sugar spike, and why does it matter?
Avoiding sharp rises in blood sugar can help you feel better now and avoid disease later—here’s how to recognize and prevent glucose spikes.
Metabolic Basics
Avoiding sharp rises in blood sugar can help you feel better now and avoid disease later—here’s how to recognize and prevent glucose spikes.
When your blood sugar spikes, there’s one thing you can do in the moment–but a lot you can do to avoid it in the future.
Many of us don’t think about blood sugar until we're already sick, but maintaining stable blood sugar is vital to how you feel and your long-term health.
Our blood sugar level between meals is one of the most common metabolic health metrics. Here’s why and what you should aim for.
These four common types of sugar interact with your body differently, but it’s best to minimize all of them for optimal metabolic health.
Many well-meaning physicians may not bring up blood sugar until prediabetes or Type 2 has set in. Here’s how to talk to your doctor before you get there.
New to the world of metabolic health? Start here. Below we describe the basics of glucose and insulin, why metabolic health is important, and how you can improve yours.
Metabolic dysfunction can take many forms and creep up slowly. Here are some symptoms to watch for, and ways to maintain optimal metabolic health
Certain key factors directly impact your blood glucose levels and your metabolic health. Here are the seven to pay attention to.
You can experience early morning blood sugar spikes even before breakfast. Here’s what you should know about the dawn effect.
Insulin is the key hormone for maintaining stable glucose, yet it’s rarely tested. Here’s why and what you should look for when tested.
Everything you need to know about metabolic syndrome, including how to tell if you’re at risk and the best ways to prevent it.
A reason a person without diabetes experiences hypoglycemia is as the result of a glucose spike from eating a sugary or high-carb meal.
Metabolic health can be improved by consistently making choices that keep glucose levels in a stable and healthy range.
Metabolic health is getting worse for a growing number of people. Here is a look at the scale of the crisis and why we need to address it now.
Glucose is a simple carbohydrate, a monosaccharide, which means it is a single sugar. We get glucose from the food we eat.
Fasting glucose levels classify into 3 categories: normal, prediabetes, and diabetes. To be considered “normal,” fasting glucose must be under 100 mg/dl.
Avoiding sharp rises in blood sugar can help you feel better now and avoid disease later—here’s how to recognize and prevent glucose spikes.
When your blood sugar spikes, there’s one thing you can do in the moment–but a lot you can do to avoid it in the future.
Many of us don’t think about blood sugar until we're already sick, but maintaining stable blood sugar is vital to how you feel and your long-term health.
Our blood sugar level between meals is one of the most common metabolic health metrics. Here’s why and what you should aim for.
These four common types of sugar interact with your body differently, but it’s best to minimize all of them for optimal metabolic health.
Many well-meaning physicians may not bring up blood sugar until prediabetes or Type 2 has set in. Here’s how to talk to your doctor before you get there.
New to the world of metabolic health? Start here. Below we describe the basics of glucose and insulin, why metabolic health is important, and how you can improve yours.
Metabolic dysfunction can take many forms and creep up slowly. Here are some symptoms to watch for, and ways to maintain optimal metabolic health
Certain key factors directly impact your blood glucose levels and your metabolic health. Here are the seven to pay attention to.
You can experience early morning blood sugar spikes even before breakfast. Here’s what you should know about the dawn effect.
Insulin is the key hormone for maintaining stable glucose, yet it’s rarely tested. Here’s why and what you should look for when tested.
Everything you need to know about metabolic syndrome, including how to tell if you’re at risk and the best ways to prevent it.
A reason a person without diabetes experiences hypoglycemia is as the result of a glucose spike from eating a sugary or high-carb meal.