“Mealtime hack” sinks diabetes BETTER than meds? (Study)

If you have diabetes, you know the drill…

Before you put anything into your mouth you have to check your blood sugar.

In fact, it feels like you’re spending half of your life whipping out that glucose monitor!

It’s a frustrating reality. (Especially around the holidays when all you want is to indulge in delicious holiday meals and treats without a second thought!)

Well, friend, I have some good news. There’s a “mealtime hack” that, according to research, could be game-changing for anyone with diabetes!

Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute have found that intermittent fasting reduces inflammation – a well-known ‘trigger’ for diabetes.

Intermittent fasting is when you eat all your meals within a 6-to-8-hour time frame each day. So instead of earing during the traditional breakfast, lunch, and dinner time frames… you eat during a specific ‘eating window.’

Studies have found that this eating ‘lifestyle’ comes with many health benefits… including lower blood pressure and a healthy weight.

And now, the scientists behind this latest study say intermittent fasting works so well against inflammation, that it helps your body just like a prescription diabetes medication…

But, without any of the side effects that come with diabetes drugs!

Over the course of six months, researchers examined how fasting affects the body’s galectin-3 levels – which is a protein linked to bodily inflammatory responses.

(The higher your galectin-3 levels are, the better your body can control and regulate inflammation.)

The study found that when folks ‘fasted’ they had much higher amounts of galectin-3 compared to folks who didn’t fast.

But that’s not all…

The researchers also noted that intermittent fasting led to lower rates of both HOMA-IR (insulin resistance) and MSS (metabolic syndrome).

These findings are important because, according to the study, these effects are very similar to SGLT-2 inhibitors – a type of drug used to lower high glucose levels primarily among type 2 diabetes patients.

Imagine… getting your blood sugar under control WITHOUT resorting to one of those risky (and pricey!) diabetes!

Intermittent fasting may just be your answer.

Be sure to have a conversation with your doctor about intermitting fasting. It can take some getting used to, especially if you’ve never fasted before.

To the healing power of food,

Sarah Reagan

Sources:

Anderer, John. “Intermittent fasting reduces inflammation, helps the body like a diabetes medication.” https://studyfinds.org/intermittent-fasting-inflammation/