Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar

by Jessie Inchauspé

But what the ADA describes as “normal” may not actually be optimal. Early studies showed that the thriving range for fasting glucose may be between 72 and 85 mg/dL. That’s because there is more likelihood of developing health problems from 85 mg/dL and up.

Buy bread that is dark and dense, made from rye with a sourdough starter. It’s traditionally German and usually called seed bread or pumpernickel. Those contain the most fiber.

One bottle of orange juice (whether freshly squeezed, with or without pulp) contains 24 grams of sugar—that’s the concentrated sugar of three whole oranges, with none of the fiber. It’s the same amount of sugar as in a can of Coca-Cola.

My go-to smoothie recipe is 2 scoops of protein powder, 1 tablespoon flaxseed oil, ¼ avocado, 1 tablespoon crunchy almond butter, ¼ banana, 1 cup frozen berries, and some unsweetened almond milk.

Allulose Monk fruit Stevia (look for pure stevia extract because some other forms of it are mixed with glucose-spiking fillers) Erythritol

TRY THIS: Grab something in your pantry that you eat often. Turn to the back of the box and check whether it will cause a spike. Is sugar in the top five ingredients? Is there at least 1 gram of fiber for each 5 grams of total carbohydrate?