62: Regulating Blood Sugar with Lifestyle (with or without Diabetes)

In this episode Kayla Marie breaks down what blood sugar and insulin are, why they matter for everyone (with or without diabetes), and how to use lifestyle modifications to help prevent Type II Diabetes and improve insulin sensitivity. 

Then Kayla walks through five practical actions you can start today, while also warning that there are many factors and a large genetic component to insulin response and diabetes types.

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Resources:
Ballon, A., Neuenschwander, M., & Schlesinger, S. (2019). Breakfast Skipping Is Associated with Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes among Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies. The Journal of nutrition, 149(1), 106–113. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxy194

Bird, S. R., & Hawley, J. A. (2017). Update on the effects of physical activity on insulin sensitivity in humans. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2(1), e000143. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000143

von Frankenberg, A. D., Marina, A., Song, X., Callahan, H. S., Kratz, M., & Utzschneider, K. M. (2017). A high-fat, high-saturated fat diet decreases insulin sensitivity without changing intra-abdominal fat in weight-stable overweight and obese adults. European journal of nutrition, 56(1), 431–443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-015-1108-6