Understanding Glucose Spikes | ft. Mario Kratz PhD

What are Glucose Spikes? What causes Glucose Spikes? Are Glucose Spikes unhealthy? What are some tips and hacks to keep Glucose Spikes under control?

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References:
CGMs in healthy people:

Glucose Spikes Q&A:

Insulin, 2 Phases of secretion:

Carb intake and glucose/insulin responses:

Food order & glucose spikes:

1,5-AG:

CGM vs plasma glucose readings:

Disclaimer: The contents of this video are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor to replace medical care. The information presented herein is accurate and conforms to the available scientific evidence to the best of the author's knowledge as of the time of posting. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions regarding any medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of information contained in Nutrition Made Simple!.

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0:00 Are Glucose Spikes unhealthy?
15:50 What causes Glucose Spikes?
25:01 When Glucose Spikes go wrong
42:16 Are CGMs reliable?
44:52 Are Glucose Spikes natural?
54:33 Foods & Diets
1:08:10 Glucose red flags
1:11:00 A marker of glucose spikes
1:15:22 Healthy food swaps
1:23:13 Treatment vs prevention

[markpearce]

What a combo! My two favourite, fair, unbiased experts coming together. Thanks so much. 😊

[Sparkling-Cyanide]

An immediate thumbs up for having Mario Kratz!! The two people I trust the most, when it comes to understanding the science, in one place!

[a]

First the physionic video, now this! What a treat! ❤

[chet]

It’s refreshing to see both of you together fighting for science. Both of you, I follow religiously and have learned a wealth of information which I now share with my followers . I have almost 10, 000 members on a Facebook diabetic platform called life as a diabetic which I started 3 years ago. We only allow science based info and that’s it . Thank you to both of you ! God bless you both

[captainbuck]

I learn a lot from this fine doctor. As an airline pilot, I find it tough to keep on a consistent eating/sleeping regimen. Up all night(sometimes), multiple time zones, hotels without refrigerators, all add up to interfere with my program. A video for travelers, especially professional travelers would be of interest to me. Thank you!

[moshet]

Been with you since the beginning. I am a vegan and your educated approach has helped be become a non-fanatical vegan. I still believe this is what works for me, but I also now acknowledge it may not work for everyone. It's nice to have someone sane in this borderline insane nutritional/diet part of youtube.

[HorslandFilms]

Someone should send this masterclass to glucosegoddess. She's been building a whole career by scaring people with glucose spikes misinformation.

[tranquil]

Wonderful discussion. The maze of contradicting influencer “wisdom” just leads to more stress. The main goal is general health and fitness. Special diets and medication may play a role but the individual has a creative role to play to optimizing their own health, in partnership with medical professionals. Having cogent analyses such as what you two have offered here is very empowering.

[karentodd]

Thank you for bringing Mario Kratz to this conversation. I never knew if him before. Very informative.

[michaelvadney]

Fantastic video, thanks!
With a CGM I learned that eating order for carbs and protein is key. I have smoothed out my spikes with reordering my food and exercising after. CGMs gave me definite answers on how my body works with different foods and taught me how to eat better. It got expensive after 6 months so I stopped using CGMs, but I have a lot of factual lessons learned.

[azdhan]

Many thanks for putting this together and sharing Dr Carvalho. And a very big thank you to Dr Kratz for his input. I have a genetic predisposition to T2D. In Canada, doctors do not and will not prescribe a CGM until/unless you are diagnosed with T2D. My focus is on resistance training, cardio, and following food order eating as described by Dr Kratz. My last HBA1C was 5.3. While I eat healthy for the most part I still tend to have those days where I cave into junk food eating/binge The metrics that I keep a close eye on is my body composition. Specifically, my weight, lean mass, total bf%, subcutaneous fat % and visceral fat % ratio and how they change over time. Not surprisingly, I invariably notice when I do binge, the weight and correponding bf% increase manifests first and most as a visceral fat increase. The needle on subcutaneous fat % hardly if at all moves during those periods. For me that is a hint/red flag that I tend to more easily and first and foremost store fat visceral. That means I have a low personal fat threshold. All the reason I need to be extra cautious with any bf% increase to keep T2D, prediabetes, insulin resistance, and subsequent T2D at bay.

[susibul]

Thank you both for this very helpful talk.

[rafaelgelpi]

Two of my favorite scientists in a long video chock full of clear analysis and information.

[themwangies]

VERY GOOD VIDEO. MANY MYTHS DIMiSTIFIED. Kudos

[kellyburek]

Great interview! I have the same issue as the lady he talked about who got the shakes after eating oatmeal in the morning. If I eat eggs I don’t have that problem.

[uphillbill]

excellent information. It has shown me that I have probably been wasting a lot of time probably for not a good reason.

[BartBVanBockstaele]

Good conversation by two people interested in fact-based information. Great, a must-listen for all who are interested in the subject.

[nanduthalange]

A really exceptional exposition on this complex topic - thank you, Gil and Mario!

[mountaingoattaichi]

This is a great and timely video. Thank you.

[Jupiter_Crash]

OMG! I love Mario’s channel. It’s helped me so much.