Science says eating just one meal per day can improve your health. Learn more at https://highintensityhealth.com/OMAD ----- Episode #135- Dr. Brian Mowll discusses balancing blood sugar. ➢ Check Out Dr. Mowll's Diabetes Summit: http://highintensityhealth.com/diabetes ➢ Listen to the Audio in iTunes: http://highintensityhealth.com/itunes --------------------------------------Lets Connect---------------------------------- ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeMutzelMS ● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/metabolic_mike --------------------------------------Key Takeaways---------------------------------- ➢ Precision Neo Glucose meter http://amzn.to/1VRXOYy 05:06 Assessing our Blood Sugar: We should all have a glucometer and be testing our blood sugar. Dr. Mowll recommends the Precision Neo by FreeStyle. 14:12 Fasting Blood Sugar Testing: Some of us have the Dawn Effect or Dawn Phenomena where our morning reading is the highest. That needs to be addressed. If this is the case, a better time to get a baseline is just before dinner. We need 4 hours of no food consumption. Compare that test number to the result in the morning fasting reading. A morning rise is not your baseline. It would be from a hormone influence. If we start our day at a fasting blood sugar rate of 110 or 115 and your blood sugar rises 30 points with a meal, you are in the danger zone. 23:56 Hemoglobin A1C Biomarker: Triglycerides, glucose and hemoglobin A1C are the first three things Dr. Mowll looks at.. The hemoglobin A1C is described as a 3 month average of your blood sugar, but it is more of a surrogate marker for blood sugar. It tells us how much damage is being done by high blood sugar to the red blood cells. If damage is being done to red blood cells, there will be damage to your large blood vessels, small blood vessels, your nerves, your brain, your kidneys and other organs. Optimal A1C is between 4 ½ and 5 1/2. Five and a half is a little high. Most healthy people test at about 5. The American Diabetes Association says that 7 is good enough. Research shows that for every point you are adding, you are adding about a 15% to 18% greater likelihood of complications like blindness, kidney failure, and cardiovascular issues like heart attack, stroke, neuropathy, sexual dysfunction, or dementia. You want that A1C under 6 and preferably around 5. 22:44 Triglyceride Biomarker: The Triglyceride test tells us if we have been eating too many carbs. We could look at an organic acids test, mitochondrial function and detoxification, advanced lipid markers, but triglycerides are simple, easy, and cheap and give us a lot of information. If triglycerides are high, above 70, it is an indication that our metabolism is not working well. You are not burning fat effectively, depending upon glucose rather than burning fatty acids. It means that the free fatty acids form a triglyceride, a glycerol and 3 fatty acids and the fat is building up in your liver, spilling into your bloodstream. It is like blood fat. Now your blood vessels and organs are becoming fat coated as well as sugar coated, causing insulin resistance, which causes diabetes, issues with weight, belly fat and more 38:21 Stress Management: Meditation, journaling, healthy baths and relaxation techniques like HeartMath heartrate variability training, should be incorporated into our lives to reduce stress. Quality sleep is crucial. 39:58 The Importance of Breakfast: Skipping breakfast is not intermittent fasting. Skipping breakfast can shift our circadian rhythm. Since our first meal is at mid-day and our second is at supper, our third or incessant snacking is in the evening. Eating in the evening is not good for our metabolism. 48:43 Supporting Supplementation: Berberine has metformin-like effects in the cell, but with less known toxicity. Metformin can cause GI distress and it depletes vitamin B12. Berberine is a plant compound, but that does not mean that it is completely safe to take in large quantities. Dr. Mowll recommends cycling on and off berberine at 6 week intervals to rest the liver. Minerals like chromium and vitamins like biotin have been shown to improve glucose tolerance. Apple cider vinegar seems to help just about everything, and it can help blood sugar as well when taken before a meal. Ceylon cinnamon can be very effective at reducing blood sugar and improving lipids when taken in higher doses, at the 8 to 10 gram per day range, about 2 teaspoons. Gymnema sylvestre is an effective herb to help preserve beta cell function in the pancreas and regenerate beta cell function in the pancreas.