Tag Archives: blood glucose

Hunger pangs & satiety

Posted on Tue, 11 March 2008 by Mel Green

I don’t really have problems much with food cravings, not after two years of eating a low-glycemic diet & being sure I don’t skip breakfast. And I haven’t had a big sweet tooth for even longer than that. Nor have … Continue reading →

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Tweaking my diet with Precision Nutrition

Posted on Wed, 16 August 2006 by Mel Green

Using John Berardi’s Precision Nutrition program to tweak my diet.

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The glycemic yo-yo

Posted on Thu, 11 May 2006 by Mel Green

If I needed any reminding about the evils of too many carbs, especially refined carbs, at any one meal, I got a reminder today. A going-away gig for one of my coworkers, celebrated with lunch which was in part potluck, … Continue reading →

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Carbs need company

Posted on Mon, 30 January 2006 by Mel Green

One of the most important lessons for me just came recently: a lot of the books on low glycemic eating will tell about planning a meal that’s low GI, & include sample menus that include other foods (proteins, fats), but … Continue reading →

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Under new management

Posted on Mon, 9 January 2006 by Mel Green

186. 93 mg/dL. That represents, respectively, my weight when I got up this morning, & my fasting blood glucose (overnight fast since my last meal last night). By the weight measure, that means I’ve lost four pounds since beginning the … Continue reading →

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