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I wore a glucose monitor through the levels health program for a couple of months. I’m not diabetic, just curious. They present the idea of eating your protein

I wore a glucose monitor through the levels health program for a couple of months. I’m not diabetic, just curious. They present the idea of eating your protein and fat before carbs in a meal as a “challenge” to see how it’s different from eating the same meal with the carbs first. It’s not the most scientific result, but multiple times I ate 10 chicken wings then ate an order of French fries after the wings with zero increase in my blood glucose levels. Taking a shot of apple cider vinegar also helped blunt the glucose spike. Alcohol also blunts a glucose spike. Basically just distract your liver and you won’t get a massive spike in blood glucose levels.

DavideNL 6y ago
> but multiple times I ate 10 chicken wings then ate an order of French fries after the wings with zero increase in my blood glucose levels. I would assume the chicken slows down your stomach's digestion/emptying (resulting in slower intake of the carbohydrates/sugars of the fries). Whether it's healthy to eat 10 chicken wings on an empty stomach is another question. > Basically just distract your liver and you won’t get a massive spike in blood glucose levels. I'm not sure if that is the best/correct advise. I would advise: eat more fiber.
- pcorsaro 6y ago
  > I would assume the chicken slows down your stomach's digestion/emptying (resulting in slower intake of the carbohydrates/sugars of the fries). I believe this is correct according to Levels. > Whether it's healthy to eat 10 chicken wings on an empty stomach is another question. Why do you say that? I think as long as you're not eating wings tossed in a sugary sauce or corn starch, and they're cooked in a good fat like beef tallow, avocado oil, olive oil, etc. they're a perfectly healthy food. There's an ounce or less of meat really, so it's not some crazy amount of protein you're taking in at once. > I'm not sure if that is the best/correct advise. I would advise: eat more fiber. I agree with you about eating more fiber. I believe that's the key to improved gut health, and getting a more sustained level energy from your food. I didn't mean to imply that distracting your liver is "healthy," but I do think that's what's going on in some of these situations.

DavideNL 6y ago

> but multiple times I ate 10 chicken wings then ate an order of French fries after the wings with zero increase in my blood glucose levels. I would assume the chicken slows down your stomach's digestion/emptying (resulting in slower intake of the carbohydrates/sugars of the fries). Whether it's healthy to eat 10 chicken wings on an empty stomach is another question. > Basically just distract your liver and you won’t get a massive spike in blood glucose levels. I'm not sure if that is the best/correct advise. I would advise: eat more fiber.

pcorsaro 6y ago
> I would assume the chicken slows down your stomach's digestion/emptying (resulting in slower intake of the carbohydrates/sugars of the fries). I believe this is correct according to Levels. > Whether it's healthy to eat 10 chicken wings on an empty stomach is another question. Why do you say that? I think as long as you're not eating wings tossed in a sugary sauce or corn starch, and they're cooked in a good fat like beef tallow, avocado oil, olive oil, etc. they're a perfectly healthy food. There's an ounce or less of meat really, so it's not some crazy amount of protein you're taking in at once. > I'm not sure if that is the best/correct advise. I would advise: eat more fiber. I agree with you about eating more fiber. I believe that's the key to improved gut health, and getting a more sustained level energy from your food. I didn't mean to imply that distracting your liver is "healthy," but I do think that's what's going on in some of these situations.