Intuitive eating for Diabetes and Prediabetes. It was the same quinoa salad. Same portion. Same time of day. Monday’s version left him feeling steady and energized two hours later. Wednesday’s version sent his blood sugar climbing in a way that took hours to settle. Same food. Same amount. Different result. His doctor’s response was to […]
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Are you thinking of using Ozempic for your prediabetes diagnosis? Your result came back higher than normal. Not diabetic — but not where it should be. The doctor said the word “prediabetes,” handed you some information, and told you to come back in three months. On the drive home, you picked up your phone. And […]
Does drinking alcohol raise your blood sugar? It’s Saturday night. Springboks won. You’re at the braai with your mates, Castle Lager in hand. You’ve been good all week—walked after meals, skipped the late-night garage pie, even turned down the Woolworths croissants at the petrol station. Surely this one weekend reward won’t derail your prediabetes progress? […]
How do you lose weight if you are insulin resistant? Your doctor says “eat less, move more.” You count calories. Join a gym. Try low-fat meal plans. The scale drops for a few weeks. Then stops. Or worse—the weight comes back, plus extra. Here’s what standard advice misses: when insulin resistance is driving your weight […]
That anxious feeling after eating isn’t just in your head – especially when you’re stress eating through another brutal retail shift. You grab a pie from the café next door, wolf it down between customers, and twenty minutes later you feel jittery, worried, and somehow worse than before. Sound familiar? If you’re experiencing anxiety after […]
Finding the right foods to reverse prediabetes feels overwhelming after your diagnosis. You’re standing in the grocery store, and suddenly everything feels like a minefield. Low-carb bread or whole wheat? Greek yogurt or the regular stuff? Wait, are bananas actually dangerous now? You’ve googled it. You’ve read the articles. And somehow you ended up with […]
As a pharmacist in Cape Town, I’ve watched countless customers blame themselves for sugar cravings. But here’s what I’ve learned about cortisol sugar cravings: they aren’t about willpower – they’re about understanding how your stress hormones actually work. The Tuesday Afternoon Mystery Thabo approached my pharmacy counter looking frustrated. He’d been managing his prediabetes well […]