I wore a glucose monitor for two weeks. Here’s what I learned.
Food writer Jennifer Chandler uses an app to check her blood-glucose levels at home. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Jennifer Chandler
A cookbook author and former restaurateur, Jennifer Chandler has been writing about food and dining for more than 25 years.
She is the author of four cookbooks: “The Southern Pantry Cookbook,” “Simply Salads,” “Simply Suppers,” and “Simply Grilling.” While she boasts a degree from Le Cordon Bleu, this Memphis native is about making real food accessible for real families.
I was doing the dishes, and the music playing on my cellphone skipped a beat. I looked at the phone to see who had texted, but it wasn’t a text at all.
Instead, an alert had popped up on my phone to tell me my blood sugar was spiking.
I had just eaten dinner: a 5-ounce cut of strip steak, a generous serving of steamed broccoli and a quarter of a baked sweet potato. It seemed like a well-balanced plate of protein, fat and fiber.
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