Blood sugar is the master dial. If your energy crashes at 3pm, if the cravings run you, if the belly weight will not move no matter how clean you eat, this is not a willpower problem. It is a blood sugar problem, and it is fixable.

In this episode I break down blood sugar for women from the ground up: what glucose and insulin actually do, the six levers that throw them off, the full diabetes spectrum from prediabetes through Types 1 to 4 (including the lean, skinny fat Type 4 that surprised me), and the exact labs and CGMs to run. Then I give you my full stack across four pillars: nutrition, lifestyle, supplements, and peptides.

I also get into how the GLP-1s and the growth hormone peptides move your blood sugar in opposite directions, PMOS (the newly renamed condition you have known as PCOS) where insulin is the real root, and how to actually get a CGM here in Canada now that the US apps like Levels do not ship north of the border. If you want me to build this protocol with you, you can book a free call here.

Timestamps:

04:15 - What blood sugar is: glucose and insulin

07:38 - Lever 1: spikes, crashes, and cravings

11:31 - Lever 2: insulin, belly fat, and fat storage

15:45 - Lever 3: insulin resistance and HOMA-IR

19:17 - Lever 4: glycation and your HbA1c

24:04 - Lever 5: cortisol, how stress spikes sugar

26:29 - Lever 6: your hormones, cycle, and perimenopause

34:16 - The diabetes spectrum: prediabetes and Types 1 to 4

46:17 - Symptoms: how to tell your blood sugar is off

48:03 - Labs and CGMs, and how to get one in Canada

57:06 - Pillar 1: nutrition to flatten the spike

1:13:55 - Pillar 2: lifestyle, walking, muscle, sleep

1:18:45 - Pillar 3: supplements (magnesium, inositol, berberine)

1:25:43 - Pillar 4: peptides, GLP-1s, and PMOS

Resources:

Work with me one-on-one.

The Her Stack Planner (digital or prints at home).

My trusted Peptide Source Guide.

Join The LongHer Life Longevity Community.

Products mentioned:

Run your labs with SiPhox Health (code BRITTANY20).

Function Health full-body labs (US).

NiaHealth labs (Canada).

Baja Gold minerals and electrolytes. Code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

Ovii Metabolic Sync. Code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

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This is for educational purposes only. This is not medical advice.