Show Notes
Most rebound highs don’t come from bad math or broken tech. They come from panic.
In this episode, we talk about how quickly a low blood sugar can flip your brain into emergency mode, and why that urgency almost guarantees you’ll overshoot the fix. Not because you’re careless, but because your body is screaming for safety and speed, not precision.
We walk through how panic treating turns a simple low into hours of cleanup, why it’s so hard to stop once you start eating, and what it looks like to treat lows with intention instead of fear.
What You Can Do Today
Think about the last low where you ate faster than you planned.
Notice how urgency, not hunger, drove the decision.
Pick one low-treatment option you’ll use this week that slows you down just enough to stay measured.
Calm doesn’t mean slow. It means deliberate.
Resources
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