Why glucose isn’t enough for good health
Glucose is an easy-to-measure marker of metabolic health, but stable blood sugar alone doesn’t make you healthy. Here's why we have to get beyond glucose.
Metabolic Basics
Glucose is an easy-to-measure marker of metabolic health, but stable blood sugar alone doesn’t make you healthy. Here's why we have to get beyond glucose.
Understanding postprandial blood sugar isn’t just important for those with diabetes or prediabetes. Being mindful of this number can help keep you healthy.
Metabolic health is getting worse for a growing number of people. Here is a look at the scale of the crisis and why we need to address it now.
Taking a post-meal walk can help stabilize blood sugar and give you more energy. New research explores when and how to walk for best results.
Prediabetes is not just a warning diagnosis—it’s a severe metabolic disorder. Fortunately, you can reverse prediabetes with lifestyle and diet changes.
Here are some of our favorite podcasts talking about metabolic health, why it matters, and how you can improve it
In an excerpt from “Why We Get Sick,” Ben Bikman explains why metabolic health often focuses on glucose when insulin may be the main character
These foods produced some of the worst blood sugar responses among Levels members. Here's how you can make them healthier.
Glycemic variability is the amount your blood sugar changes throughout the day. Here's why we want to keep it low for optimal health.
We all respond differently to food, so there's no perfect metabolic ingredient list. But these low-glycemic foods are a great place to start.
Is fructose bad for you? Fructose is a natural sugar, but as an added sweetener, its metabolic impact can be severe.
Here’s how shrinking the number of hours you spend eating can help stabilize glucose levels and improve your overall health
Levels Investigates, The Explainer
We dispel some of the most common misconceptions about metabolism and blood sugar to help you make healthier diet and lifestyle decisions
Metabolic health can be improved by consistently making choices that keep glucose levels in a stable and healthy range.
Metabolic health is getting worse for a growing number of people. Here is a look at the scale of the crisis and why we need to address it now.
Glucose is a simple carbohydrate, a monosaccharide, which means it is a single sugar. We get glucose from the food we eat.
Fasting blood sugar levels classify into 3 categories: normal, prediabetes, and diabetes. To be considered “normal,” fasting glucose must be under 100 mg/dl.
Glucose is an easy-to-measure marker of metabolic health, but stable blood sugar alone doesn’t make you healthy. Here's why we have to get beyond glucose.
Understanding postprandial blood sugar isn’t just important for those with diabetes or prediabetes. Being mindful of this number can help keep you healthy.
Metabolic health is getting worse for a growing number of people. Here is a look at the scale of the crisis and why we need to address it now.
Taking a post-meal walk can help stabilize blood sugar and give you more energy. New research explores when and how to walk for best results.
Prediabetes is not just a warning diagnosis—it’s a severe metabolic disorder. Fortunately, you can reverse prediabetes with lifestyle and diet changes.
Here are some of our favorite podcasts talking about metabolic health, why it matters, and how you can improve it
In an excerpt from “Why We Get Sick,” Ben Bikman explains why metabolic health often focuses on glucose when insulin may be the main character
These foods produced some of the worst blood sugar responses among Levels members. Here's how you can make them healthier.
Glycemic variability is the amount your blood sugar changes throughout the day. Here's why we want to keep it low for optimal health.
We all respond differently to food, so there's no perfect metabolic ingredient list. But these low-glycemic foods are a great place to start.
Is fructose bad for you? Fructose is a natural sugar, but as an added sweetener, its metabolic impact can be severe.
Here’s how shrinking the number of hours you spend eating can help stabilize glucose levels and improve your overall health
Levels Investigates, The Explainer
We dispel some of the most common misconceptions about metabolism and blood sugar to help you make healthier diet and lifestyle decisions