Welcome to the Sweet Spot! Your weekly dose of practical tips, real talk, and encouragement to help you lower your blood sugar and feel better in your body, one simple step at a time. Hi there Reader , I hope you had a restful weekend. This week, I want to talk about one of the most overlooked, yet powerful, tools we have for managing Type 2 diabetes: sleep. We often focus so much on what we eat and how we move, but the quality of our rest can have a massive impact on our blood sugar levels....
6 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome to the Sweet Spot! Your weekly dose of practical tips, real talk, and encouragement to help you lower your blood sugar and feel better in your body, one simple step at a time. Hi there Reader , So, things got a little weird in my house recently. I willingly signed up to... well, let's just say I got up close and personal with my own biology. That's right, I took a "poop test." For science! After writing last week's post about the gut-diabetes connection, I couldn't stop thinking about...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome to the Sweet Spot! Your weekly dose of practical tips, real talk, and encouragement to help you lower your blood sugar and feel better in your body, one simple step at a time. Hi thereReader, Have you ever heard that a splash of apple cider vinegar (ACV) before meals can help keep blood sugar in check? I decided to test it out for myself this week. Here’s what I did: I added 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to a glass of water and drank it before a high-carb meal. Normally, that...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Let’s talk about something that could be making it harder for you to lower your A1C—insulin resistance. What is Insulin Resistance? 🤔 Insulin is a hormone that acts like a key to let sugar (glucose) into your cells for energy. When you’re insulin resistant, your body can’t use insulin effectively, meaning sugar stays in your bloodstream instead of entering your cells. Your pancreas works overtime to make more insulin, which can lead to higher blood sugar and eventually a higher...
12 months ago • 1 min read
Sure thing! Here’s a fun and lighthearted email crafted for your dream customer: Hey there Superstar! ✨ Guess what? I had a wild adventure recently and I can’t wait to spill the beans! (Or, since we’re talking Diabetes… maybe I should say spill the broccoli? 🥦😂) So, remember that crispy, juicy goodness called Chick-fil-A? Yep, I had some! 🙈 It’s my kryptonite. But then, as fate would have it, I started re-reading Dr. Fung’s “The Diabetes Code” (total page-turner, by the way). Inspired by all...
over 2 years ago • 1 min read