Expert Tips to Lower Blood Sugar & Reverse Prediabetes With Jill Weisenberger
Oct 11, 2023If you have prediabetes and need to lower your blood sugar and/or lose weight to avoid going on medications, this episode is for you. Joining us today is Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, FAND. She is the author of the bestselling book, Diabetes Weight Loss–Week by Week, as well as The Overworked Person’s Guide to Better Nutrition, and Prediabetes: A Complete Guide 2nd edition.
An expert in nutrition, culinary topics, and diabetes, she is often quoted in web and print publications including Today’s Dietitian, USA Today, and Prevention.com.
She has counseled thousands of individuals wishing to develop better habits or to change the course of a disease. One of her biggest messages to share is that prediabetes is not pre-problem.
Fasting insulin can predict type 2 diabetes at least 10 years before glucose or A1c. So if you haven’t had your insulin checked, now is the time, even if your glucose and A1c are in normal or borderline ranges.
Highlights From This Episode
[0:00] Topic Introduction.
[7:20] Personal wellness vision explained and why it’s important for long-term habit change.
[10:22] Behaviour change techniques to make habits stick.
[12:28] Jill’s “Rules with Exceptions” explained.
[20:54] Daily checklist for stable blood sugars.
[26:44] What does a “well-balanced” meal look like?
[30:34] Interesting facts about eating nuts for weight loss.
[31:33] Blood sugar regulation hacks.
[39:21] Types of resistant starch.
[41:10] Benefits of different types of exercise.
[46:14] Jill’s thoughts on stress and cortisol for stress management.
[51:00] Important: Prediabetes is not “pre-problem.”
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Resources From This Episode
>> Insulin Resistance Diet Starter Course
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>> Free Low Insulin Food Guide
