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Ep. 028 - Blood Sugar 101: Hope for Reversing Pre- & Type II Diabetes
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In this episode of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz and guest Amanda Jones dive into the fascinating science of blood sugar regulation and how its imbalance impacts the body. They explore how prediabetes and type II diabetes—like many chronic diseases—can often be reversed through strategic diet and lifestyle changes. Discover how achieving balanced blood sugar not only improves energy and vitality but also reduces or eliminates many associated health risks altogether.
Amanda Jones is a dedicated instructor with the Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA) and an experienced Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner since 2013. In addition to being an FNTP, Amanda holds a master's degree in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, a bachelors degree in communications, she's a certified ADAPT Functional Health Coach, a certified GAPS Practitioner and a licensed massage therapist.
2:55 Diabetes, pre-diabetes, insulin - Blood Sugar 101
4:00 Why blood sugar regulation matters
4:45 Blood sugar regulation impacts everything in the entire body - nothing is NOT impacted
5:20 Current statistics for the prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes
6:50 Subclinical blood dysregulation - insulin resistance (PRE-PRE-DIABETES)
7:50 Reversing the pathway toward diabetes
10:45 How blood sugar dysregulation impacts the cardiovascular system - cardio-metabolic disease
11:50 Atherosclerosis as a result of blood sugar dysregulation
13:54 Glucose conversion to body fat
14:22 Blood lipids - triglycerides - hyperlipidemia
14:37 Why SUGAR is contributing to obesity rather than fats - as well as circulating lipids -
15:33 How elevated blood sugar drives elevated blood pressure and high blood pressure
16:20 How high insulin levels inhibit the production of nitric oxide levels
18:00 Immune regulation and meta-inflammation - inflammation driven by metabolic problems
19:30 Endocrine disruption from blood sugar dysregulation
21:10 Changes to the nervous system, gut motility, our microbiome, and other things negatively impacted by blood sugar dysregulation
21:40 The stages of dysglycemia
22:37 Insulin is a GOOD hormone! - What it's supposed to do in the body - how it brings sugar into the cells - how energy is produced
24:33 Excess glucose and insulin - reactive hypoglycemia
25:00 The Blood Sugar Rollercoaster - why you're tired at 10:30 AM, 2:30 PM, 8:00 PM
27:02 Insulin resistance
28:12 Fasting Glucose Levels - lab testing - Fasting Insulin Levels
30:20 The progression continues - feeling lethargic, gaining weight, etc.
30:30 Pre-Diabetes diagnosis
31:00 A1C - glycation
31:41 Metabolic Syndrome
32:40 Pancreas damage - insulin injections
33:04 Six small meals per day versus fasting
37:30 Fasting and time-restricted eating
38:09 Our blood sugar is synced with our circadian rhythms
39:58 Walking after meals versus other workouts for blood sugar regulation
41:46 There is HOPE! This doesn't need to be a miserable process. YOU can do it and you can enjoy it!
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