Glucose Revolution: The life-changing power of balancing your blood sugar

Sometimes, however, our pancreas releases too much insulin. As a result, too much glucose is stashed away. Instead of our glucose coming back down to fasting levels, it actually crashes and goes below normal for a while. This is called reactive hypoglycaemia.

people on a glucose-flattening diet can lose more weight while eating more calories than people who eat fewer calories but spike their glucose levels.

Why? Because they are different molecules.

One hundred calories of fructose, 100 calories of glucose, 100 calories of protein and 100 calories of fat may release the same amount of heat when they burn, but they have vastly different effects on your body.

HACK 3: STOP COUNTING CALORIES

Doesn’t adding fat (from the salad dressing) to carbs lead to weight gain? It doesn’t – that’s a myth that’s been debunked. More on that in Hack 10, ‘Put some clothes on your carbs’

starters, I order a salad. If we aren’t ordering starters, I ask for a vegetable-based side with my main (such as a simple green salad with olive oil and vinegar,

A couple of pieces of leftover roasted veggies (top tip: I often roast a batch of broccoli or cauliflower and keep it in the fridge) A few mouthfuls of pickled vegetables A sliced cucumber with guacamole A sliced tomato with one or two slices of mozzarella cheese Baby carrots with hummus Four marinated artichokes from a jar Two canned hearts of pal

Here are some even quicker things to eat: