The biochemist spreading the gospel of balanced blood sugar 

When biochemist Jessie Inchauspé discovered balanced blood sugar levels led to higher energy, improved mood and clearer skin, she set up an Instagram account to share the good news. Could managing glucose spikes also help to ward off serious illnesses such as diabetes?

Jessie Inchauspé. Picture: Osvaldo Ponton

Most of us believe that only diabetics need to worry about their blood sugar.

But 30-year-old New York-based biochemist Jessie Inchauspé believes this is a mistake. In her bestselling book Glucose Revolution and Instagram account @glucosegoddess (where she has a following of 798,000 and counting), she aims to convince the world of the importance of blood-sugar management in keeping a range of serious illnesses at bay. It all started with a serious accident.