Why Does Monitoring Glucose Variability Matter for Everyone? | Dr. Robert Lustig

Levels Advisor Robert Lustig, MD, explains what glucose variability is and why aiming for lower variability is best for health.

Glucose variability is the variation in your glucose levels throughout the day. Glucose naturally rises and falls based on different factors.

For example, glucose is generally a bit higher in the morning upon waking. This is called the “dawn effect.”

Glucose naturally rises in response to a meal. But mitigating spikes in blood sugar from the foods you eat can help lessen your glucose variability.

Glucose variability matters for health. It also can lead to reactive hypoglycemia. If you have a large glucose response to a particular meal, your body may overcorrect with insulin, driving your blood sugar below your baseline.

Reactive hypoglycemia can lead to a host of symptoms, including fatigue, nausea, and irritability. But it can also lead to cravings for foods that will take your blood sugar on another roller coaster, potentially leading to fat gain.

Keeping your glucose levels more stable can help aid metabolic health and fat loss.

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