Why is my blood sugar so high when I’m not eating any carbs?

The answer is simple, yet often overlooked.

The Hormone that Raises Blood Sugar: No Carbohydrates Required

It sounds kind of cannibalistic, eating your own lean body tissue for energy. I mean, I seriously doubt any one of you would relish cutting off a chunk of your leg for dinner. I know I wouldn’t. But every time your body uses cortisol to break down lean tissue for energy, this is basically what you are doing.

Aside from eating up your lean tissue (which includes muscles, bones and organs), chronically high cortisol levels can also have some other unpleasant side effects, including:

• Acne
• Panic attacks
• Weight gain
• Fatigue
• Irritability
• Hair loss
• Insomnia
• Lower back pain
• Allergies
• Impotence
• Low sex drive
• Poor memory
• High blood pressure
• Arthritis
• Gut flora imbalance
• Fibromyalgia