1- Eating late at night 2- Snacks 3- Booze 4- Fake sugars 5- Gum chewing 6- Exercises (do not worry about sometimes rising blood sugars)

I need to run the night eating portion of this video on an endless loop. My weakest moments are at night. Too important to “forget “.

This has got to be one of the best videos on you tube. Thank you so much ❤

My blood sugar doesn't go up with artificial sweetener, and it helps me not cheat. I've had a CGM for almost 3 months

@marcoslabrador5401

2 ай бұрын

Just as added info if you respond. Started mounjaro and animal based diet in Feb. Was 568lbs, 10.1 A1C, in pain and achy all the time. 506.4 today, got off 1 of the 2 diabetic meds I was on, A1C at 5.8, pain severely diminished, able to walk much better, and actually help around the house a lot more. Use Splenda and Splenda Stevia. Drink 1 or 2 2-liters of diet soda a week.

@YeshuaKingMessiah

2 ай бұрын

Many ppl tolerate fake sugars well

@YeshuaKingMessiah

2 ай бұрын

@@marcoslabrador5401whatever works for u is working! Lol When u get closer to GW u may have to change it up. I’m so happy for ur success thus far! Keep going!

@chuckMvideos

2 ай бұрын

It seems like I remember hearing something about artificial sweeteners raising insulin. Since your experiencing that sweet sensation, a super sweet unnatural sensation by the way, the brain kicks insulin production into overdrive. Which I'd imagine could cause some problems such as low sugar eventually, possibly creating hunger cravings due to the low blood sugar because of the spike in insulin.

@marcoslabrador5401

2 ай бұрын

@chuckMvideos That might be possible in the future. Right now, my average is slowly going down. When I average under 90 fasted, cutting artificial sweeteners would be the next step, but right now it's stopping me from eating whole cream cheese pies, with 2 large pizzas and a reg 2 liter, like I use to do.

I have been walking seriously for three years. This year, I gave up alcohol over 90 days ago and tightened up my diet. Imagine my surprise to find my A1c actually increased. My doctor has no clue, so thank you for explaining why it would go up.

Eating after dinner not just late night is my down fall. Dinner is done by 5:30 but some time I have home dried apples as a goodie.

@YeshuaKingMessiah

2 ай бұрын

Eat later lol That’s rly early unless ur in bed by 8:30 🧐

"Did you say Annette positive effect on your metabolism?" Clever!😜

This video is very helpful to me. Thank you Doc. I started snacking late night 3 weeks ago with almonds or macadamia, peanuts and was wondering why my blg is high when I check in the morning. Thanks😊 this video is the answer.

Thanks Doc. Good vid. I still struggle some with night eating but it is getting less and less.

I’d love to own a CGM but here unless a TD1 it’s very expensive.

So some of us work nights, Doc. Everything we eat is after dark. What are our options?

@YeshuaKingMessiah

2 ай бұрын

Eat in morning before bed Srsly tho, overnight shift is horrific for ur body! Ages u, stresses ur brain, craps out ur immune system Get a day job. Srsly.

@corydory67

2 ай бұрын

The point is don't eat before you go to sleep. So you can eat early in the night, but don't eat for four hours or so before you go to sleep.

@LisaKopas

2 ай бұрын

I think it has to do also with leveraging the Dawn effect. You are going to have that regardless of when you sleep. I think if you can eat “breakfast” as close or during that Dawn effect you will have fewer spikes during the day because breakfast will be rolled into your Dawn numbers. The other meal (assuming you are TMAD) just needs to be within 4 or 6 hours of the Dawn meal. Hope this helps

@carolablue5293

2 ай бұрын

Blood sugar can rise upon waking because of high cortisol levels.

My hubby is type 2 & when we drive to GA to visit our daughter the bubblegum comes out. I told him it raises his sugar but since I’m not a dr he doesn’t care.

@dillydanny-o8807

2 ай бұрын

Try a purely xylitol gum, no aspartame or other ingredients like maltodextrin. Pur brand is good. It’s not perfect but it’s the best gum option for least impact and it’s good for your teeth.

Spanish people eat often and a lot after 9:30 pm. There is no observable difference to other countries regarding obesity, CVD etc. In some way, they are even healthier than others. Do we have a Spanish paradox here?

@moontides7220

2 ай бұрын

Spanish are skinny diabetics

@StaalBurgher0

Ай бұрын

Was wondering this myself

Dr. Boz. You are looking really good. Just glowing.

Very helpful...especially about the exercise and sauna! Good to know and explains a lot.

What about people like me that need to gain weight? I was advised to eat healthy snacks along with well-balanced, low carb healthy meals. I tried Keto for 4 weeks, I lost 3 lbs. Weight loss is not what I was going for. Trying to heal some nerve pain. I'm in a no win situation!!

A fair number of studies done around taste. Taste is the brain trigger to prime the body. We have lots of sensors.

#5 Gum Chewing i am going to eliminate that.

The time on the CGM (thank you!) was very educational. There are times it would change and I couldn't really explain it. I liked trying different things to see the effect.. I went to get a malt and the wife said "your having a malt??". "Yes..I'm doing research here so let it be!". The true spikes (and no surprise) is any sweetened drink. Just BAM it's going up. I suppose that is worse than something that slowly makes it go up..like ice cream?

If “they” can make a CGM, why can’t they make a continuous ketone monitor? Imagine how nice that would be!

@christapittman7262

Ай бұрын

They have. Dr Cywes has a vid Eps 371😊

0:23 100 % true!!!

Great info. How about Monk Fruit and Stevia?

@authenticmslife

2 ай бұрын

Apparently they can be just as bad for spiking blood sugar because of how the body reacts to the flavour. But you can try it for yourself if you have a glucose monitor and see how your body responds.

Hmmm, this gives me an interesting idea to try. My issue is low blood sugar, not high. When I went carnivore last year I cut out all sweet things completely, and had already been sugar free for over 13 years. But maybe I'll try adding in a little bit of stevia here and there and see if it helps get my blood sugar back up in a better range overall. I never eat at night as it wrecks my sleep. So that one has never been a temptation and I sure don't want to start having to do it. But I did start forcing myself to have little snacks between meals to try and get things more balanced. It helped, but also is part of what's making me gain weight.

Dr Boz can you please do some video's on hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance. Plenty of us have excellent blood sugar because we have shocking over active insulin responses. We still suffer from all the same issues as people with high blood sugar.

@energysourcelove

2 ай бұрын

I am concerned I have this going on as well. How do you know your insulin responses are over active or more precisely how would I know? Thanks for the great question. I hope she replies to you.

@goldstar846

2 ай бұрын

@@energysourcelove I manage it with IF /KETO now. My fasting insulin is good!. But I got bad hypoglycemic attacks from even a glass of wine. I felt like I was dying...systemically just unwell. chronic fatigue off the charts among dozens of serious problems. Always passed my glucose test. tHATS HOW U KNOW. Sugar problems but u pass the test.

@energysourcelove

2 ай бұрын

@@goldstar846 Sounds familiar. That’s helpful, thanks for the reply.

@goldstar846

2 ай бұрын

@energysourcelove u have to make sure ur dr checks ur insulin when they check your sugar . Mine refused to do it. Because she reckons when u fail the glucose we will check the insulin.its a floored system. So I have only checked mine since I have been better. I wasn't educated about it tilli was well on the way to getting better. I still over shoot insulin when I eat poorly. Makes it oretty easy to eat well to be honest 🙂

I'm going to England this summer and plan to get a CGM because you don't need a prescription there.

Hi doc: Really enjoy your videos. Is lunch nap also bad for you? Would you sugar spike if you nap for half an hour right after lunch? Thanks.

If I get hungry after dinner I drink coffee with real cream for a snack. Matter of fact, I also do coffee with real cream as a between meal snack. I eat 2 meals a day.

@monicawest1009

2 ай бұрын

We do the same and it really is satisfying and filling. I don’t know the effect on my glucose, but I assume it is lower than other snack options.

Dr Boz, I just discovered your channel and want to say thanks for the great information. I was wondering if the 3 day sardine fast could be substituted with oysters/smoked oysters?

Stevia is a natural sweetner .. always use natural products that derive from nature !

@carnivoresinneosho6095

2 ай бұрын

Cane sugar is natural.

Eating carnivore, the snacks not really appetizing

My last meal is eaten at around 3 PM. Then at around 7:30 PM I have a half tablespoon of butter or ghee. Would even something as small as this be bad? Another doc says to do this to have a better sleep.

0:40 I can see it with sleep HRV

Does that mean all gum? I use spry. No aspartame sweetened with xylitol.

*Raises hand*...Guilty on 3 of the 6 counts, Doctor. I shall endeavor to do better.

Drs. Just found out

With fasting, I have FINALLY gotten my glucose level down to 65-82 and my ketones in the 3 range with the highest being 4. Got my ratio under 20 one time and alot of them under 25. I am checking them 1st thing in the morning, 2 times during the day, and before bed. One question I have is feeling nauseous - I am taking my ADK, iodine, methyl factors+ (riboflavin, B6,B12, Folate, &Bataine Anhydrous), & DIM SGS+ - since I am taking them on an empty stomach, i am guess this is causing the nauseous feeling? Do i just stop taking them while fasting? I am doing 48 hour fast, then 23:1 with my meal around 1pm. Slowly but surely losing weight - my stomach is getting flatter though!

I am guessing getting diagnosed with cancer then eating a full size candy bar is not a micro mistake. It's not easy living life being single and dealing with all this.

I guess im okay. I thought coffee was going to one of them. BTW i think it is the chewing with gum that fools your metabolism.

4:26 will impact average blood sugar?

Sweetener does not spike my BG.

I'm a big gum chewer. Plus I like fake sugar/flavoring in my water. Just changed to plain tea....time to dump gum for a while. 🤷‍♂️

@angies5082

2 ай бұрын

I gave up gum and diet soda for the past four months and have not noticed the change in my weight. I’m hoping it’s having some kind of positive effect on my health though.🧐

Great information, Type 1 with a CGM, the graph doesn't lie

I thought macadamia nuts were keto friendly :(

None of this applies to me. I am 110 at 8pm after eating at 6pm. Nothing until morning. 120 at 8am. I don't know what is going on.

@user-sz6pj4cy4f

2 ай бұрын

same here herbalannie

@Daacks11

Ай бұрын

I’m having similar. My daily carbs average 5 and I’m done eating early. What’s really odd is my BG drops 2 hours *after* my morning cup of coffee (w cream) to under 100 and my ketones go up to over 1. I’m puzzled myself but going to keep learning and tracking until I find the clue.

@herbalannie7707

Ай бұрын

As a diabetic person I just wonder if my body just wants to maintain a higher blood glucose level than what is considered normal. So the liver kicks in and makes more sugar to maintain. I've also added some carbs and my blood sugar will go down to 100. Go figure.

@Daacks11

Ай бұрын

@@herbalannie7707 I have discovered the cause of my higher AM readings - cortisol. I knew stress was affecting my health but hadn’t realized to what degree. At least I have an answer - though I don’t see my stress changing for a few months at least. Sigh.

Thank you for #6! Every time I exercise my glucose spikes! I have stepped up my exercise, but this is still happening....how long will it take to remedy on average? Its been since Christmas since I've started the keto diet in earnest. I have a cgm (thanks to you) and I do most exercise in the mornimg 8am( I stopped eating at 6pm the previous night). How come my glucose is still spiking all the way to 180-200 every time i exercise?!??...when will it stop, and when it does stop, does that mean my insulin resistance is solved?

@YeshuaKingMessiah

2 ай бұрын

Becuz ur muscles are still filling n emptying of sugar! When u heal, they will stop. Keep on keeping on! Ur doing great!

@williamoneil9787

2 ай бұрын

@@YeshuaKingMessiah thanks for the inspiring words. I feel much better since I've lowered my carb intake...I've lost 50 pounds and need to lose another 60...but I'm at a plateau right now...

@behealthy9398

2 ай бұрын

@@williamoneil9787press on to victory! One step at a time.🎉

My blood sugar readings are never above 110 sometimes as low as 89 but yet my A1c was 10.6 at my doctors office today. How?

@richierich8555

2 ай бұрын

Are you only monitoring your fasting blood sugar? My fasting number is around 116 but my 3 month ac1 is 120. Ac1 is 24 hour a day AVERAGE, while fasting is LOWEST point in day. If you don't have much insulin resistance, I could see you having those numbers.

interesting...I used a monitor for a month and the blood sugar didn't move with me drinking wine.

Thank you, I am addicted to chewing gums ,now I get the point

My waist is now 27" from 32" .. lol and gone from 5'6" to nearly 5'9"

What are your thoughts on stevia?

@DoctorBoz

2 ай бұрын

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I don’t understand why we want stored glycogen come out of our muscles. Doesn’t that ROB us of muscle mass?

Has anyone heard of chemo raising BG? My oncologist blames the chemo despite my being keto. I think I’m just broken.

Why when I drink wine say no more than two glasses does my blood sugar fall below 100 when that’s the only time it does?

@turboboost99

2 ай бұрын

Agree completely. I'm T2D and a glass of red wine with my mid-day meal causes my post-prandial blood sugar to fall, not rise. Sometimes it falls into the 50's.

@Ren_coaching

2 ай бұрын

Reactive hypoglycemia

I need to pause this long but intriguing video at 0:57 to have a snack. Who's with me? 😂

I'm the 2nd viewer and wish everyone happiness and luck

@ianstuart5660

2 ай бұрын

Same to you! ❤

@maddscientist3170

2 ай бұрын

this isn't a "viewer" contest LMFAO

if one is destined for hell, take comfort in the fact that there will be no paucity of medical professionals to attend you

I think we'll find there are more little mistakes you can make if we ever have a continuous insulin monitor.

Its the dietary fat the blocks glucose from entering the muscle cells and causes glucose to rise in the blood

This is me. I dont drink alcohol and I dont chew gum, but the “taste” of what im making for dinner wrecks my blg. 😮

I rely HEAVILY on gum. Doesn’t ding my bgl at all.

@rocki4555

2 ай бұрын

What kind are you chewing?

@YeshuaKingMessiah

2 ай бұрын

Then ur good yay

Does monk fruit raise your blood sugar?

@eileenromps9266

2 ай бұрын

The impact of sugar alcohols, like monk fruit, varies by individual….. Best way to see if it impacts you is to test your Blood Sugar levels before and 30, 60, 90 mins afterwards, or watch your blood glucose via a CGM.

@lisalyons5381

2 ай бұрын

Dr Boz I do not have the Keto strips or a glucose meter yet I am eating 21/2 meals a day between 11-5 I am losing a 1/2 pound each day with these changes and did 2 days of sardines and canned salmon Is the 1/2 pound a day loss an indicator that I am in ketosis as a carnivore ? My only indulgence is coffee with some half and half at 11:30 am meal

@marshcreek4355

2 ай бұрын

I make a non fruit power smoothie many late mornings with monk fruit liquid drops (one of my two meals of the day) and have not seen any blood sugar spikes - and I wear a CGM as as well as finger stick if there are any doubts. I do not have diabetes. Maybe it's the impact of the healthy fats from the pecans, avocado, MCT powder, chia and hemp seed, and full fat yogurt I add to it that's minimizing any spikes. Often times my sugar doesn't move from my morning fasting level upon waking. Sometimes it may move to the high 90's, but then drops after 2 hours back to normal. Because Dr. Boz has raised the fake sugar concerns in the past as well as others I respect, I continue to keep a close eye on it. Everyone's body is different. I enjoy smoothies with monk fruit, and unless I see they are hurting me I'll continue to make them. At 73 one has to have some enjoyment - correct? I'm also wearing a CGM as I'm on a cholesterol lowering PCSK9 inhibitor. Some of the studies show about 7% - 8% of the people on them develop diabetes over time, so I track my blood sugar for that reason also.

@YeshuaKingMessiah

2 ай бұрын

@@eileenromps9266monkfruit is not a sugar alcohol lol It’s a plant, like stevia Get the pure drops, no sugar alcohols added. Stevia comes this way also.

@eileenromps9266

2 ай бұрын

@@YeshuaKingMessiah I should have been more specific…. Most sugars labeled monk fruit are erythritol with maybe 5% monk fruit. 100% monk fruit is VERY expensive. My statement still stands regarding testing to see if monk fruit or erythritol impact your glucose. Thanks!!!

How can I reach you ?

What is a good blood sugar to have at bed time? Mine is usually 85- 100.

@johnnyo5915

2 ай бұрын

That is a very fine level. More interested in your fasting reading in the morning as most people increase over night while sleeping.

@kyleshattuck4076

2 ай бұрын

@@johnnyo5915 The highest it's ever been is 95 most days it is around 70 -85

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