Diabetes Reset and Wellness

Why Morning Highs Happen

By: Alexandra Santamaria, PharmD, CDCES Published on: 11/05/2025

In this post, “Beat the Dawn Effect: Why Morning Highs Happen (and How to Fix Them),” readers learn why blood sugar levels often rise overnight and upon waking — even without eating. It explains the dawn effect and feet-on-the-floor effect, common challenges for people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. The article offers simple, evidence-based strategies like carb timing, balanced dinners, post-meal walks, and stress management to improve fasting numbers. Readers are invited to join the Wellness Reset Newsletter for a 7-day carb timing experiment and weekly functional medicine tips for blood sugar balance.

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The Blood Sugar-Friendly Breakfast Bowl

By: Alexandra Santamaria, PharmD, CDCES Published on: 11/04/2025

Start your day with this protein-rich, low-carb Blood Sugar-Friendly Breakfast Bowl that helps balance glucose, boost energy, and prevent cravings. Perfect for diabetes prevention and remission.

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Diabetes in America

By: Alexandra Santamaria, PharmD, CDCES Published on: 11/04/2025

📊 Diabetes affects 11.6% of U.S. adults — and 1 in 4 don’t even know they have it. This November, let’s change that. Knowledge is power, and lifestyle is medicine.

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Tiny Habits That Lower Blood Sugar Fast

By: Alexandra Santamaria, PharmD, CDCES Published on: 10/27/2025

Busy day? You don’t need an hour at the gym. This guide shows how 10-minute walks after meals, a few body-weight moves, and 10 calm breaths at night can steady blood sugar fast. Learn the 10-10-10 method, a beginner circuit, desk-day and travel swaps, plus a simple tracker to stay consistent.

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