Category: Stress and Sugar Spikes

  • A Holiday Survival Guide for Women with Type 2 Diabetes:

    A Holiday Survival Guide for Women with Type 2 Diabetes:

    Boundaries, Blood Sugar, and Bringing the Foods You Actually Want to Eat Ah, the holidays. The season of joy, twinkling lights, questionable casseroles, sugar bombs dressed as “tradition,” and relatives aggressively insisting, “Oh come on, one bite won’t hurt you.” If you’ve ever walked into a holiday party with hope in your heart and walked…

  • Saying No for Your Health

    Saying No for Your Health

    Establishing boundaries is crucial for regulating blood sugar and reversing insulin resistance. Saying “no” to stressors and prioritizing self-care helps lower cortisol levels, which in turn stabilizes blood sugar. Healthy boundaries improve emotional well-being, digestion, and overall health. Ultimately, saying “no” fosters self-respect and biochemical balance.

  • Let’s play a little game. Which came first: the stress or the sugar spike?

    Let’s play a little game. Which came first: the stress or the sugar spike?

    The Hidden Stress-Blood Sugar Loop and How to Break It Answer: Trick question. They feed each other in a never-ending loop that keeps you stuck, cranky, and exhausted. Welcome to the Stress-Blood Sugar Feedback Loop—one of the sneakiest saboteurs of your health. You don’t need a detox to break it. You need to understand it.…