Told you're fine, but you don't feel fine? This weekly podcast is for you if you've been told you're pre-diabetic and left to work out what that means; if you've fully come off Mounjaro, Wegovy or another GLP-1 and want to keep things steady; or if your bloods came back normal but the 3pm crash, broken sleep, cravings and brain fog carry on. Frances Norgate, a Qualified Nutrition and Lifestyle Advisor, explains what's going on in plain English, shows you what the evidence says, and gives you one thing to try this week.
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Told your bloods are normal, but you don't feel fine?
Your bloods came back normal. The GP was reassuring. And you still feel exhausted, foggy and not yourself.
In this episode, Frances explains what routine blood tests are designed to check, what a "normal range" actually means, and why a single snapshot can't show how your blood sugar rises and falls across an ordinary day.
In this episode:
What "normal" means on your results, and why it's genuinely good news
Why HbA1c is an average, and what an average can hide
A 2018 Stanford study on blood sugar in people whose standard tests looked normal
How the 3pm crash, cravings and 3am waking can be one pattern
Your five-day pattern diary, and how to take it to your GP
This one's for you if your results came back normal but you don't feel normal.
Free guide: Is Your Blood Sugar Working Against You? Ten Signs Most People Completely Miss at francesnorgate.com/#bloodsugarguide (http://francesnorgate.com/#bloodsugarguide), or comment SIGNS on Instagram (@frances.norgate).
Frances Norgate is a Qualified Nutrition and Lifestyle Advisor working online with clients across the UK and Ireland. This episode is general education, not medical advice. It's designed to sit alongside your care from your GP, never to replace it. If anything is new, getting worse or worrying you, please speak to your GP.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francesnorgate.substack.com (https://francesnorgate.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
19 Oct 2026
Why your blood sugar can be high, even if you barely eat sugar
“But I barely eat any sugar.” It’s one of the most common and most disheartening things people say to me. You’ve done the obvious thing, cut out the sweets and the fizzy drinks, and yet your blood sugar is still creeping up, or your energy still isn’t right. It’s baffling, and it’s easy to take as proof you’ve somehow failed. You haven’t. The picture is just bigger than sugar.
In this episode I explain, in plain English, why blood sugar can climb even when you’re barely eating any, and the everyday, non-obvious things that feed into it. It’s the context nobody hands you with a “cut down on sugar” leaflet, and it tends to be a real lightbulb moment.
In this episode:
Why blood sugar isn’t only about sugar, and the everyday things that quietly raise it
How refined carbs that don’t taste sweet at all fit into the picture
The part stress and broken sleep play, more than most people realise
Why skipping meals or eating too little can backfire
How simple movement, even a short walk after a meal, helps steady things
Why “just cut out the sweets” leaves so many people stuck, and why that’s not your fault
This one’s for you if you’ve cut right back on sugar and still don’t feel right, or you’ve been told you’re pre-diabetic and can’t understand why, because you “hardly eat any.”
Free resources mentioned in this episode:
📘 Free guide: Is Your Blood Sugar Working Against You? Ten Signs Most People Completely Miss: https://francesnorgate.com/#bloodsugarguide (https://francesnorgate.com/#bloodsugarguide)
☎️ Free 30-minute Metabolic Audit: bring your questions, leave with a couple of clear next steps: https://francesnorgate.com/metabolic-audit (https://francesnorgate.com/metabolic-audit)
Frances Norgate is a Qualified Nutrition and Lifestyle Advisor and the voice behind Nourished & Found, working online with clients across the UK and Ireland.
This episode is for general education only and isn’t medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It’s designed to support your care alongside your GP and healthcare team, never to replace it. Always speak to your own GP or healthcare provider before making changes, particularly if you have a medical condition or take medication.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francesnorgate.substack.com (https://francesnorgate.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
12 Oct 2026
What Nobody Warns You About the Months After Mounjaro
You did the hard part. You came off the medication. And then quietly, a few weeks later, the cravings start whispering again, the afternoon energy dips return, and the old patterns you thought you’d left behind come creeping back. Nobody warned you about this bit.
This episode is for the months after a GLP-1 medication such as Mounjaro or Wegovy, the window hardly anyone talks about, where the drug is no longer doing the work and you’re left wondering how to hold onto everything you’ve achieved. It’s not a personal failing, and you’re not back to square one. But it is a real adjustment, and it helps enormously to know what’s coming and what actually supports you through it.
In this episode:
Why the months after coming off can feel like the rug’s been pulled, and why that’s so common
What’s happening with appetite, cravings and energy once the medication is no longer doing the work
Why steady blood sugar matters more than ever in this particular window
The food-first basics that help you feel steadier without going back to under-eating
How sleep, stress and movement quietly support the whole picture
How to think about holding onto your progress, gently, rather than white-knuckling it
This one’s for you if you’ve fully finished a GLP-1 medication and feel a bit adrift now it’s behind you, or you’re thinking ahead to that stage and want to be ready for it rather than blindsided.
Just to be clear: this is about the time after you’ve completely finished. It isn’t guidance on starting, staying on, or coming off the medication - that’s a conversation for your GP or prescriber.
Free resources mentioned in this episode:
☎️ Free 30-minute Metabolic Audit: bring your questions and go away with a couple of clear next steps: https://francesnorgate.com/metabolic-audit (https://francesnorgate.com/metabolic-audit)
📘 Free guide: Is Your Blood Sugar Working Against You? Ten Signs Most People Completely Miss: https://francesnorgate.com/#bloodsugarguide (https://francesnorgate.com/#bloodsugarguide)
📘 Free guide: Life After Mounjaro: How to hold things steady in the first 30-days off the medication (https://francesnorgate.com/life-after-mounjaro).
Frances Norgate is a Qualified Nutrition and Lifestyle Advisor and the voice behind Nourished & Found, working online with clients across the UK and Ireland.
This episode is for general education only and isn’t medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It’s designed to support your care alongside your GP and healthcare team, never to replace it. Always speak to your own GP, prescriber or healthcare provider before making changes, particularly if you take or have recently taken medication.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francesnorgate.substack.com (https://francesnorgate.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
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