It has only been just recently that I’ve come to realize the importance of keeping blood glucose levels steady compared to having large insulin spikes and the inevitable crashes, as when blood glucose levels drop severely, that’s when one feels very fatigued. Having steadier glucose levels that don’t vary that much means you avoid that fatigued state. That’s the benefit. No doubt, this has a very big impact on one’s mood. I would venture to guess that depression and low glucose levels go hand in hand.
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Sugar Model
The diabetes sugar model I have in my head goes something like this. When a person eats refined sugar or simple carbs, this spikes glucose in the blood, which spikes the insulin level so that that sugar can be absorbed by the cells. But if this happens often enough, the metabolism reacts to protect the cells from being flooded with so much sugar by creating insulin resistance — the insulin receptors in the cells stop functioning, that is, sugar gets stopped at the gate. This means that the excess sugar remains in the blood vessels. Now you have dangerously high levels of sugar in the blood. Here comes diabetes 2, a self-induced disease.
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