Instead of
Crashing after meals
Build meals and daily rhythms that support steadier energy.
Focused blood-sugar support
Move from worried and overwhelmed to informed, confident, and equipped.
Shifting Sugars is a practical 12-lesson course for people who want to balance blood sugars for prevention and wellness, address prediabetes, or support healthier glucose management alongside their diabetes care — without rigid rules.
Why it matters
Blood sugar isn’t only a “someday” concern.
Blood sugar patterns may affect how you experience energy, cravings, concentration, and sleep — even before you understand where your numbers may be heading. But a lab value is not your identity — and you have more tools than you may realize.
Shifting Sugars helps you understand the larger metabolic picture and focus on the choices most likely to matter for your body. This is not about restriction, fear, or chasing a smaller number on the scale. It is about supporting your body so it can serve you well now and for years to come.
The transformation
What could begin to feel different?
Individual results vary, but the goal is to replace confusion with a practical framework you can use beyond the program.
Instead of
Fearing every carbohydrate
Understand portions, pairing, preparation, and your own response.
Instead of
Assuming it’s only about food
See how food, sleep, stress, movement, inflammation, and the microbiome connect.
Inside the program
A whole-person metabolic health roadmap.
Short lessons, practical tools, and a clear progression help you turn evidence into everyday action without making wellness a full-time job.
- Blood sugar foundations
Understand glucose, insulin, glycemic impact, and what your numbers can — and cannot — tell you. - Your carbohydrate sweet spot
Move beyond blanket rules and learn how quantity, quality, preparation, and pairing matter. - Fiber and the microbiome
Support gut microbes, digestion, satiety, and metabolic health with a plant-forward approach. - Balanced macronutrients
Use protein, carbohydrate, and healthy fats intentionally rather than pitting them against each other. - Movement that counts
Use post-meal activity, strength, and consistency to improve glucose handling. - Stress, sleep, and hormones
See how nervous-system load and recovery influence appetite, energy, and blood sugars. - Inflammation and environment
Reduce avoidable burdens without trying to live a perfect life. - Your personal roadmap
Bring the pieces together in a plan you can maintain when real life gets busy.
Designed for independent learning
Learn it.
Apply it.
Keep using it.
- Brief, approachable video lessons
- Glucose Pivot Plan and practical tracking tools
- Pairing guides, checklists, and activities
- A self-paced structure you can revisit
- Encouragement grounded in progress, not perfection
Your body is not merely a number on a lab report. It is part of the life and purpose you have been given.
Shifting Sugars was created by Erin Palmer, a functional medicine nurse and health coach with 30 years of nursing experience. Her approach combines evidence-informed health education with practical strategies designed for real life.
Shifting Sugars offers health education. It does not replace individualized medical care, diagnosis, or treatment.
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a medical background?
No. The lessons translate complex concepts into clear, step-by-step guidance designed for everyday use.
Will I have to follow a strict diet?
No. The goal is to build flexible habits and understand your options — not to create another cycle of deprivation and guilt.
How much time will I need?
You can work through the lessons at your own pace and return to the tools whenever you need them.
Is it only for people diagnosed with prediabetes?
No. It may also be useful for someone with insulin resistance, rising glucose or A1c, metabolic-health concerns, or a desire to reduce future risk. Medical concerns should always be discussed with your clinician.
When will it be available?
Join the course list to receive an update when the revised self-paced course is ready to open. It is coming very soon!