My Child Was Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes. Now What? With RD Dikeman, PhD On Boundless Body Radio! [42369d]

Understanding Your Blood Sugar Range: A Guide to Maintaining Optimal Health

Maintaining a healthy blood sugar range is crucial for our overall well-being, and it's essential to understand what this range looks like. According to the American Diabetes Association, the ideal blood sugar level after an overnight fast is between 70-99 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter). However, these numbers can fluctuate depending on factors such as age, weight, and activity level.

The Science Behind Blood Sugar Fluctuations

When we eat or drink anything containing carbohydrates, our body breaks them down into glucose. This excess sugar then enters the bloodstream, triggering an increase in blood sugar levels. The pancreas releases insulin to regulate this process by facilitating glucose uptake in cells throughout the body. However, when we don't use up all that smoking blood sugar energy quickly enough (e.g., during periods of physical activity or while eating high-calorie meals), our body stores it as fat instead, causing a rise in blood sugar levels.

Diet and Blood Sugar: How Food Choices Impact Our Health

The food we consume has an enormous impact on our blood sugar levels. Foods that are rich in fiber, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins like chicken or fish can help regulate these fluctuations more effectively than those high in added sugars or refined carbohydrates like white bread and sugary snacks.

Some specific foods known to stabilize blood sugar include leafy greens (spinach), cruciferous veggies (broccoli), berries, citrus fruits (orange juice) above 300 blood sugar low-fat dairy products including cheese yogurt cottage cheese while avoiding table sugar soda artificial sweeteners desserts containing simple carbs alcohol except for some wine red vinegar maple syrup high fiber whole grains high morning blood sugar such as quinoa farro bulgur wild rice wheat bran oatmeal almond flour and other nut flours rich in healthy fats avocado peanut butter olive oil.

The Link Between Stress, Sleep, and Blood Sugar

When we experience stress whether physical mental emotional or psychological our body undergoes changes which can cause blood sugar fluctuations. One common effect is an increase in cortisol levels the primary hormone associated with stress release which contributes to insulin resistance making it more challenging for glucose uptake by cells.

Getting quality sleep every night helps regulate these processes since poor sleeping patterns have been linked directly too increased rates of obesity type II diabetes metabolic syndrome cardiovascular disease mental illness & depression so ensuring sufficient rest daily routines incorporating relaxation techniques reducing exposure environmental toxins may support management balancing fluctuating levels maintaining stable ranges.

R.D. Dikeman, PhD, is a theoretical physicist and loving husband of Roxanne Dikeman, PhD, a clinical psychologist. Their world was turned upside down when their young son David was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. After following conventional dietary advice for this condition led to uncontrollable blood sugar, dangerous “hypos,” and many sleepless nights, R.D. discovered the work of Dr. Richard Bernstein, MD, a medical doctor who has used a low-carb diet to control his own type 1 diabetes for more than fifty years and pioneered some of the most groundbreaking research on low-carb diets for diabetes in the modern era. Through working closely with Dr. Bernstein and as a founder of the TypeOneGrit online community, R.D. has helped provide thousands of other individuals and families living with type 1 diabetes with information to reduce the threat of complications and attain the truly normal blood sugars that all type 1 diabetics deserve. TypeOneGrit is an amazing FB group of type 1 diabetics who are following Dr. Bernstein and his protocol which consists of a VERY low carb diet- no grains, no sugar, no starch, and no fruit, to normalize blood sugars. Find RD Dikeman at- FB- @typeonegrit FB- @DiabetesUniversity TW- @DikemanDave Resources- Amazon- Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars Find Boundless Body at- myboundlessbody.com