Does blood sugar matter if you don’t have diabetes?
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.
Metabolic Basics
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.
Emerging research suggests that today’s clinical targets for healthy glucose levels may still be too high for optimal 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.
Certain key factors directly impact your blood glucose levels and your metabolic health. Here are the seven to pay attention to.
Honey, brown rice syrup, agave nectar—marketing suggests these sweeteners are better for you than plain sugar. But they impact your metabolic health in the same way.
The "normal" ranges for cholesterol and other blood tests are far from optimal. We asked eight leading metabolic health experts what you should really aim for.
This special kind of starch that “resists” digestion has several health benefits and can be part of a blood-sugar-friendly diet.
Why would adding cinnamon to your meal affect your glucose levels? Here’s what the research shows and some tips for working cinnamon into your diet.
Glucose is a simple carbohydrate, a monosaccharide, which means it is a single sugar. We get glucose from the food we eat.
Why would a shot of vinegar blunt the glucose spike from a carb-heavy meal? Here's what the research shows, and tips for working vinegar into your diet.
Don’t start your day with a blood-sugar spike and energy-draining crash. Try these delicious—and glucose-friendly—breakfast options instead.
A curated list of Levels’ favorite reads about how insulin, glucose and our modern diet affect our bodies and our world—and what we can do about it.
Four recent papers present convincing evidence that elevated glucose—even without a diabetes diagnosis—can be dangerous for COVID patients.
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.
Emerging research suggests that today’s clinical targets for healthy glucose levels may still be too high for optimal 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.
Certain key factors directly impact your blood glucose levels and your metabolic health. Here are the seven to pay attention to.
Honey, brown rice syrup, agave nectar—marketing suggests these sweeteners are better for you than plain sugar. But they impact your metabolic health in the same way.
The "normal" ranges for cholesterol and other blood tests are far from optimal. We asked eight leading metabolic health experts what you should really aim for.
This special kind of starch that “resists” digestion has several health benefits and can be part of a blood-sugar-friendly diet.
Why would adding cinnamon to your meal affect your glucose levels? Here’s what the research shows and some tips for working cinnamon into your diet.
Glucose is a simple carbohydrate, a monosaccharide, which means it is a single sugar. We get glucose from the food we eat.
Why would a shot of vinegar blunt the glucose spike from a carb-heavy meal? Here's what the research shows, and tips for working vinegar into your diet.
Don’t start your day with a blood-sugar spike and energy-draining crash. Try these delicious—and glucose-friendly—breakfast options instead.
A curated list of Levels’ favorite reads about how insulin, glucose and our modern diet affect our bodies and our world—and what we can do about it.
Four recent papers present convincing evidence that elevated glucose—even without a diabetes diagnosis—can be dangerous for COVID patients.