Today we are covering the FOUNDATIONAL health habit of maintaining relatively balanced blood sugar (aka blood glucose). 

We are going to talk about what blood sugar is, why blood sugar balance matters, how macros specifically impact your blood sugar (in isolation or paired together), other factors that affect blood sugar balance/imbalance, and the guidelines we personally follow to optimize blood sugar balance. 

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Resources that we got data, specific numbers, and blood sugar balance factors from:

Carbohydrates https://foodinsight.org/background_on_carbohydrates_sugars/# 

Fiber https://wicworks.fns.usda.gov/resources/eye-nutrition-fiber 

Low and high blood sugar https://medlineplus.gov/bloodglucose.html#:~:text=Blood%20glucose%2C%20or%20blood%20sugar,releases%20it%20into%20your%20bloodstream. 

Causes, cofactors, and risks of high blood sugar

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430900/ 

Causes and risks of low blood sugar

https://www.endocrine.org/patient-engagement/endocrine-library/hypoglycemia 

Stress and insulin resistance

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9561544/#:~:text=Blood%20sugar%20levels%20may%20rise,resistance%20and%20lead%20to%20diabetes.