Dr. Vonda Wright

And I wore it for a year because I was just so fascinated. I know exactly when my blood sugar is going to rise by what I do. My blood sugar rises in surgery because it's stressful. Of course. I am so sensitive to carbs. I try to eat only fibrous carbs, complex carbs, but even that I'm very sensitive to. And I literally am a little crazed about it. I never want to spike.

And I wore it for a year because I was just so fascinated. I know exactly when my blood sugar is going to rise by what I do. My blood sugar rises in surgery because it's stressful. Of course. I am so sensitive to carbs. I try to eat only fibrous carbs, complex carbs, but even that I'm very sensitive to. And I literally am a little crazed about it. I never want to spike.

Although spiking and recovering is normal. I just don't like how I feel when I'm like this. So I like to be like this, but I'm very sensitive to carbs. So I eat mostly protein, green leafy vegetables. I personally, because of my sensitivity, don't eat a lot of fruit because it's nature's sugar. For some people, it wouldn't matter for them.

Although spiking and recovering is normal. I just don't like how I feel when I'm like this. So I like to be like this, but I'm very sensitive to carbs. So I eat mostly protein, green leafy vegetables. I personally, because of my sensitivity, don't eat a lot of fruit because it's nature's sugar. For some people, it wouldn't matter for them.

So that's how I know that in the middle of the night, if I wake up, my blood sugar is 50 and I needed to supplement a little bit so I don't drop that low. I want to say something now about, because I definitely want to talk about this, is sometimes people... will find, oh, their blood sugar's, oh, it's 100, it's 110, it's fine.

So that's how I know that in the middle of the night, if I wake up, my blood sugar is 50 and I needed to supplement a little bit so I don't drop that low. I want to say something now about, because I definitely want to talk about this, is sometimes people... will find, oh, their blood sugar's, oh, it's 100, it's 110, it's fine.

Or their doctors may say to them, oh, you know what, you're a little borderline, you're 110, just do better. That is not warning enough in my mind. Because you had asked me earlier, what do I want my blood sugar to be? I want it to be 85 or below.

Or their doctors may say to them, oh, you know what, you're a little borderline, you're 110, just do better. That is not warning enough in my mind. Because you had asked me earlier, what do I want my blood sugar to be? I want it to be 85 or below.

Because studies have shown that for every point above 85 that your fasting blood sugar is consistently, that is a 6% chance of developing full-blown diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes. in 10 years. So if 85 is what we want and 100 is what you are, 15 times 6 is 100% chance of getting diabetes if you don't change. Diabetes is a precursor to Alzheimer's.

Because studies have shown that for every point above 85 that your fasting blood sugar is consistently, that is a 6% chance of developing full-blown diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes. in 10 years. So if 85 is what we want and 100 is what you are, 15 times 6 is 100% chance of getting diabetes if you don't change. Diabetes is a precursor to Alzheimer's.

And so I'm just so frantic when my patients say to me, Oh, because I look at their labs that their doctors have given them. It's 110. Oh, they said I was pre-diabetic. We don't need to worry. I'm like, you do need to worry, and here is why. And so I don't mean to scare people, but I think a little fire is sometimes necessary.

And so I'm just so frantic when my patients say to me, Oh, because I look at their labs that their doctors have given them. It's 110. Oh, they said I was pre-diabetic. We don't need to worry. I'm like, you do need to worry, and here is why. And so I don't mean to scare people, but I think a little fire is sometimes necessary.

So when I prescribe exercise, especially in midlife, it consists of four things. Flexibility and mobility, aerobics we've spoken about, carrying a load, which is what I call weightlifting, and equilibrium and foot speed. So let's talk about F and E. The acronym is FACE. Let's talk about F and E. Flexibility and mobility means that all of our joints...

So when I prescribe exercise, especially in midlife, it consists of four things. Flexibility and mobility, aerobics we've spoken about, carrying a load, which is what I call weightlifting, and equilibrium and foot speed. So let's talk about F and E. The acronym is FACE. Let's talk about F and E. Flexibility and mobility means that all of our joints...

to move well in aging need to be able to go through their full range of motion. You need to fully extend your knee, fully bend your knee. Our hip needs to be able to at least bend to 90 and fully go straight. When you see people who are aged shuffling down the street, it's often due to muscle weakness and because their joints just don't move anymore. So how do we prevent that? Well,

to move well in aging need to be able to go through their full range of motion. You need to fully extend your knee, fully bend your knee. Our hip needs to be able to at least bend to 90 and fully go straight. When you see people who are aged shuffling down the street, it's often due to muscle weakness and because their joints just don't move anymore. So how do we prevent that? Well,

Simple things like going through daily dynamic warmup, which is simply putting all your joints through their full range of motion every single day. Things like Tai Chi and Pilates and even yoga are amazing for maintaining that full range of motion.

Simple things like going through daily dynamic warmup, which is simply putting all your joints through their full range of motion every single day. Things like Tai Chi and Pilates and even yoga are amazing for maintaining that full range of motion.

It's not only the bones, however, it's not only the capsule that's just the surrounding of the joints, but with time, the cross-linking, and I'll explain more, in our tendons and ligaments become stronger. So tendons and ligaments, which tendons connect muscle to bone, ligaments connect bones to each other, are made of fibers of collagen in sheets.

It's not only the bones, however, it's not only the capsule that's just the surrounding of the joints, but with time, the cross-linking, and I'll explain more, in our tendons and ligaments become stronger. So tendons and ligaments, which tendons connect muscle to bone, ligaments connect bones to each other, are made of fibers of collagen in sheets.