your blood sugar levels are a direct result of your diet yes genetics and other lifestyle
factors can play a role but diet is number one and just how there are certain foods that will raise
your blood sugar there are other foods that can help to lower it if you want to lower your blood
sugar and reverse pre-diabetes type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance you need to look at what you're
eating even if you think you're eating healthy yes certain medications such as metformin and
Insulin can temporarily slow the rise of your blood sugar and even lower your fasting numbers
to an extent but they don't address the root cause one of the best foods you can eat if you have high
blood sugar is whole eggs eggs are a good source of protein healthy fat and fat soluble vitamins
they also contain next to no carbohydrates and all of these factors combined make them extremely
effective for lowering blood sugar if you have high blood sugar maybe you've been diagnosed
with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes or maybe you've just been told that your blood sugar is
borderline high this is because you've been eating too many foods that raise blood sugar too often
the foods that raise blood sugar the most are sugar and carbohydrates and this is both processed
and natural sugar and carbs carbohydrates are made up of sugar molecules when we eat foods that are
rich in them they are broken down in sugar and this causes our blood sugar to go up in small
and infrequent doses this isn't an issue at all but when we are eating these Foods frequently
and in large quantities the cells in our body that are meant to store Sugar are already filled
up and they start to reject it this is known as insulin resistance because the cells are actually
resisting insulin which is the hormone that is transporting the sugar and when our cells are not
taking in the sugar it stays in our bloodstream and will eventually cause our fasting blood sugar
to become elevated and this is why eggs are so great they do not raise blood sugar and they
contain nutrients that support metabolism avocados are great for blood sugar because they contain fat
fiber and potassium when you're trying to lower your blood sugar eating enough fat is critical
not only does it not raise blood sugar but it slows down the digestion of nutrients that do
and slower digestion means less of a spike to our blood sugar which is a good thing for example when
you pair avocado with toast which is a food that is mainly carbohydrates the blood sugar response
is less drastic than eating that toast on its own but avocados have the additional benefit of being
rich in potassium and fun fact they actually contain more potassium than bananas do with
less of the sugar potassium is an electrolyte that plays a role in how our pancreas releases insulin
remember that insulin is the hormone that takes excess sugar from our bloodstream to our cells
low potassium has been linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes apple cider vinegar is
one of the easiest ways to lower your blood sugar vinegar slows down the digestion of carbohydrates
while also enhancing our cell's ability to accept Sugar by drinking one to two tablespoons of apple
cider vinegar in water before a meal you can significantly lower the blood sugar response
and this is a good tool if let's say you're going to be eating out and you're not quite sure what's
going to be on the menu or if you do know what you're eating but it's going to be a meal higher
in carbohydrates just drink apple cider vinegar in water up to an hour before you have that meal and
you're good to go another way to use apple cider vinegar is to have it before bed this has been
shown to lower fasting blood sugar numbers in a matter of days and I'm curious to know how many
of you currently have apple cider vinegar in your routine I know if you've been watching my videos
for a while you've probably heard me speak about it but let me know Down Below in the comments if
you currently use it and any changes to your blood sugar that you've noticed and topping off the list
of foods you should eat every day is coconut oil coconut oil is amazing for cooking and you can
also add it to your coffee or smoothies as well and here is why it's great first off it is 100 fat
so it doesn't raise blood sugar and it also slows down digestion of foods that do it is also rich in
stearic acid a type of fat that can help our cells absorb glucose and lower blood sugar an added
bonus is that stearic acid also promotes fat loss you might have seen stearic acid sold as a weight
loss supplement before and it's because of this reason but you can get it naturally from coconut
oil as well coconut oil is also one of the best sources of a type of fat known as MCT or medium
chain triglyceride this type of fat is digested differently than other types of fat are it gives
our bodies immediate energy it promotes fat metabolism and it can help to lower blood sugar
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