072: "Intermittent fasting helped me to quit sugar": Lucie

Lucie found out that she's a Type 1 diabetic when she was 17. That means that the beta cells in her pancreas don't produce insulin. She had to go to the hospital where she was given insulin and told that she was insulin-dependent for the rest of her life. She felt scared and discouraged.Back when Lucie was diagnosed, the test strips to measure her blood sugars (A1C) weren't as sensitive as they are now. Every quarter she would get her A1C checked and pick up a new prescription.When she was diagnosed, nobody really talked to Lucy about diet. However, her parents took her to see a naturopathic doctor who advised her to lower her carbs, but it was difficult for her as a 17-year-old to maintain. The list of foods she received was based on the glycemic index (rather than the glycemic load) of specific foods.She tried all kinds of ways of eating in order to keep her insulin needs stable, but the general message she understood as a Type 1 diabetic was: eat whatever you want, and let the insulin shots cover it. Her health care providers often cited "non-compliance" as a reason for this approach.Listen to how Lucie became her own walking science experiment and switched to foods that nourish her without spiking her blood sugar. Plus find out how she discovered intermittent fasting and how it changed her life... and helped her cut sugar!Find Lucie's podcast The Fast Life with Diabetes here.To learn more, get my list of Top 10 books about sugar, intermittent fasting and gut health here.Plus check out my partner, Medicine with Heart, which is an international functional medicine clinic specializing in difficult chronic cases of hormone imbalance, Lyme disease, mold illness and digestive dysfunction. Sign up for a consultation with their team to see if they can help reverse your disease! You can find more about them at medicinewithheart.com.Functional Medicine International Clinic: https://medicinewithheart.com/ Functional Medicine Online Certification: mindbodyfunctionalmedicine.comTo rate and review this podcast: scroll down in your podcast player on your phone and click on the stars. To leave a review, scroll down a little more and click on "Write a Review". Once you’ve finished, select “Send” or “Save” in the top-right corner. If you’ve never left a podcast review before, enter a nickname. Your nickname will be displayed on your review. After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - NettaDisclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician or mental health professional before taking any action in response to any information on the Life After Sugar website or programs. Any action on your part in response to the information provided in the Life After Sugar website or programs is at your own risk.