Welcome back to another episode of the Nutrition Science Podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Adrian Chavez. And today I'm going to be publishing an interview episode that I did on the Endocrine Matters podcast with my friend Dr. Artie Doug. Most of you have heard Dr. Thangoodoo are ready. She was on the show last week where we talked about the health care system, a lot of the flaws with our health care system, why

health care is so expensive and difficult to navigate, and things that you can do in order

to start taking better control of the quality of health care that you're receiving.

Today, the episode is about nutrition and lifestyle strategies for improving blood sugar

control. So this information is going to be very important for anyone who is type 2 diabetic, pre-diabetic, or if you're worried about developing type 2 diabetes in the future.

We talk about what contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes. We talk about some of the

myths around sugar in carbs and diabetes, and we talk about some of the main things to focus on

if you're trying to improve your blood sugar

control both in the short term and in the long term.

We also talk about exercise and how to put all of these pieces together to improve your

metabolic health, improve your blood sugar control, and reduce your risk of future disease.

So I think you're going to enjoy this episode.

Without further ado, let's go ahead and get it to it. I get this question every single time I offer a Q&A on my Instagram. I have diabetes

should I cut out all carbs. Are carbs harming my health? And this myth around the fact that carbohydrates

cause diabetes, it's easy to seem that way because we see the high blood sugar levels

and we know that carbohydrates get turned into sugar and sugar when we eat that, it can go into

our blood of sugar. But really understanding that diabetes is a metabolic disease, the sugar is

just a symptom of the underlying metabolic dysfunction. Dr. Adrian Chavez is a nutrition scientist, educator, and consultant dedicated to making

evidence-based health information accessible. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in exercise

science and a doctorate in nutrition and health promotion and has over a decade of experience

helping people improve their health with science-backed

nutrition and lifestyle strategies. He hosts the Nutrition Science podcast, a top-rated show that

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