Sorry. Wrong spot for comment. Stevia is a natural plant that still has the problem of artificial sweeteners. I still suggest that you read Dr Peat though, as a doctor, it will especially benefit your hypothyroid women patients because you'll learn alot about hormones and how they really function.
Sorry. Wrong spot for comment. Stevia is a natural plant that still has the problem of artificial sweeteners. I still suggest that you read Dr Peat though, as a doctor, it will especially benefit your hypothyroid women patients because you'll learn alot about hormones and how they really function.
Yes, people are disappointed when I tell them that Stevia has the same effect, because the body is expecting sugar, releases insulin, then gets low-blood-sugar and has to react.
This is why "no sweet drinks" is the intervention. Green tea is lovely. Unsweetened lemon or lime soda-water are nice.
The sweet drink habit is a big metabolic-endocrine problem.
Orange Juice is one of the best things you can drink for minerals/nutrition and metabolic effects. I think you'll understand endocrine problems if you actually read Ray Peat articles and follow Haidut.me for his continuing research. Large quantities of green tea are dangerous but some will deplete iron, which men and menopausal women really need to do.
I have tested my blood sugar right after, 1 h after and 2 h after drinking coffee with stevia in it. There was no change in my blood sugar. Now, I don't know if there was a change in my insulin or if I was tempted to eat something sweet after (I am not drawn to sweets). I have hashimotos. I have heard that it can raise insulin in theory. Maybe I am an odd duck. Stevia surely beats sugar IMO.
"Your mileage may vary", as they say. Coffee has caffeine, which mobilizes fatand carbohydrate intothe bloodstream for energy. If you drink coffee first thing in the morning, as I do, then your cortisol is already peaking, which is the low-blood-sugar-response already in place. How much Stevia in your coffee? Quantity matters. If some food is taken, then the swings of blood sugar might not happen.
We are complex, and mostly self-regulating biologicals ystems. Doing one thing elicits a cascade of internal responses. "Hours of fun for the entire family".
Oh that sorta gave me a chuckle there at the last. Thank you. I have a mug of coffee, three packs of stevia and 3TB cream. I don't see any real changes in BS, but I will tell you this - when I got the BG strip testers I fiddled with them (not a lot because I had to pay out of pocket for them since I am not diabetic) and with the same drop of blood I had three different numbers from three strips. Not sure what is up with that! So I'd say I am always in the same ish range as when I wake up. You know, since I stopped eating sugar and most carbs (esp processed ones and gluten - I am sensitive) the hangry thing went away. A nice side benefit to not eating away at the carb bar all day. Totally totally agree about the complexity of humans. A good reason to give a curious doctor a break if he or she overlooks something. And a good reason to start captaining your own health ship.
Sorry. Wrong spot for comment. Stevia is a natural plant that still has the problem of artificial sweeteners. I still suggest that you read Dr Peat though, as a doctor, it will especially benefit your hypothyroid women patients because you'll learn alot about hormones and how they really function.
Yes, people are disappointed when I tell them that Stevia has the same effect, because the body is expecting sugar, releases insulin, then gets low-blood-sugar and has to react.
This is why "no sweet drinks" is the intervention. Green tea is lovely. Unsweetened lemon or lime soda-water are nice.
The sweet drink habit is a big metabolic-endocrine problem.
Orange Juice is one of the best things you can drink for minerals/nutrition and metabolic effects. I think you'll understand endocrine problems if you actually read Ray Peat articles and follow Haidut.me for his continuing research. Large quantities of green tea are dangerous but some will deplete iron, which men and menopausal women really need to do.
I have tested my blood sugar right after, 1 h after and 2 h after drinking coffee with stevia in it. There was no change in my blood sugar. Now, I don't know if there was a change in my insulin or if I was tempted to eat something sweet after (I am not drawn to sweets). I have hashimotos. I have heard that it can raise insulin in theory. Maybe I am an odd duck. Stevia surely beats sugar IMO.
"Your mileage may vary", as they say. Coffee has caffeine, which mobilizes fatand carbohydrate intothe bloodstream for energy. If you drink coffee first thing in the morning, as I do, then your cortisol is already peaking, which is the low-blood-sugar-response already in place. How much Stevia in your coffee? Quantity matters. If some food is taken, then the swings of blood sugar might not happen.
We are complex, and mostly self-regulating biologicals ystems. Doing one thing elicits a cascade of internal responses. "Hours of fun for the entire family".
Oh that sorta gave me a chuckle there at the last. Thank you. I have a mug of coffee, three packs of stevia and 3TB cream. I don't see any real changes in BS, but I will tell you this - when I got the BG strip testers I fiddled with them (not a lot because I had to pay out of pocket for them since I am not diabetic) and with the same drop of blood I had three different numbers from three strips. Not sure what is up with that! So I'd say I am always in the same ish range as when I wake up. You know, since I stopped eating sugar and most carbs (esp processed ones and gluten - I am sensitive) the hangry thing went away. A nice side benefit to not eating away at the carb bar all day. Totally totally agree about the complexity of humans. A good reason to give a curious doctor a break if he or she overlooks something. And a good reason to start captaining your own health ship.