How to test for pre-diabetes and balance your blood sugar with naturopath and PhD candidate Emily Pickering

Pre-diabetes affects about 1 in 6 Australian adults and substantially increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. In this episode of the podcast, Jacinta talks to Emily Pickering, a naturopath and PhD candidate from the University of Queensland who has conducted studies on pre-diabetic adults using natural supplements and herbal medicine. Join us for this deep-dive on clinical findings and what you can be doing RIGHT NOW to balance your blood sugar and decrease your risk of developing insulin resistance or diabetes.  In this episode, Emily and Jacinta discuss:  5:10 - What is pre-diabetes?  11:21 - The difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes 16:28 - The dangers of mismanaged pre-diabetes  19:30 - Signs and symptoms of pre-diabetes  23:25 - How can we test for pre-diabetes? 33:21 - Risk factors for developing pre-diabetes  39:30 - Dietary factors  43:46 - Exercise for optimising insulin response  45:40 - How do sugar-free sweeteners affect the body?  51:30 - New research into herbal considerations  59:15 - 5 tips for balancing blood sugar that you can implement, right now!  You can learn more about Emily and her research below:  Instagram: emilypickeringnutritionherbs  Emily's research: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emily-Pickering  Music by Wavecont, https://www.wavecont.com/free-download/Licensed under creative commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/