Drinking coffee on an empty stomach, eating “naked carbs” and taking alpha-lipoic acid are just some questions you may have when thinking about your blood sugar. Whether it’s balanced or not, it can influence your energy, mood and appetite. Addressing it now is key to lowering your risk for
prediabetes, a condition that affects 98 million American adults.
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Chapters:
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0:58 - Blood sugar and insulin
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1:28 - Signs of insulin resistance
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3:16 - How to reverse insulin resistance
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5:50 - Coffee-before-breakfast debate
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9:26 - What else can raise your blood sugar
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11:37 - Blood sugar spikes
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13:02 - How to prevent blood sugar spikes
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15:32 - Signs of an underlying condition
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16:45 - Hot flashes after a meal
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18:38 - The power of a walk after eating
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19:30 - How estrogen affects blood sugar
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22:11 - Wearing a continuous glucose monitor
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25:22 - How often should you get your blood sugar tested
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27:18 - How to reverse prediabetes
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30:59 - Eating well for balanced blood sugar
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38:53 - Okra water trend
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40:29 - Alpha-lipoic acid supplement
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42:09 - The blood sugar diet plan
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44:18 - Eating according to the glycemic index
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45:39 - Oat milk and blood sugar concerns
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47:21 - What sugar-free really means
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48:22 - Tips to prevent prediabetes
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What is The Healthiest You?
Amanda Newman with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) talks with clinicians and experts across LVHN to learn practical health tips for everyday life. Each episode has one goal - to empower you to be the healthiest you. While you’re balancing all the responsibilities – work, mom life (kids, dogs, cats and chickens included), family, friends and the never-ending to-do list – you deserve to take a moment of time to focus on your health.