How to control blood sugar spikes

Biochemist Jessie Inchauspe heads into work one morning at a genetics lab in California. During the morning meeting, management offer staff the chance to self-test a new medical device. Jessie accepts. 

She couldn’t have known this device would take her on a journey of discovery to reshape her health and help countless others do the same.  

The device was a continuous blood sugar monitor, and it was this, combined with her academic background, and a remarkable willingness to use herself as a lab rat, that began a journey of discovery into how blood sugar affects our health. 

In today’s episode, Jonathan is joined by two leading experts on the topic:

• Jessie Inchauspe is a biochemist, bestselling author, and founder of the Glucose Goddess movement who’s helped hundreds of thousands of people improve their health by making cutting-edge science accessible.
• Dr. Sarah Berry is one of the world's leading experts on human nutrition, who has personally run over 20 randomized clinical trials looking at how humans respond to different fats.

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Timecodes:

00:00 - Intro

00:10 - Topic introduction

01:28 - Quickfire questions

02:39 - What is blood sugar?

03:29 - Why do we have blood sugar?

05:25 - Blood sugar monitoring

07:30 - How does blood sugar affect our health?

09:12 - Do we want a flat blood sugar?

14:03 - Blood sugar responses and menopause

19:20 - Personalization in blood glucose responses

23:17 - Actionable advice to better control your blood sugar

23:55 - Food ordering

28:30 - Vinegar and blood sugar

34:15 - What foods should I eat to control blood glucose spikes?

37:39 - Blood glucose & exercise

40:02 - Summary

41:45 - Listener question

43:03 - Goodbyes

43:17 - Outro

Episode transcripts are available here.

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This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions.