Blood Sugar Rollercoaster → Medical Weight Loss

Problem: Blood sugar fluctuations, insulin resistance, hanger cravings, irritability, fatigue, stubborn fat (particularly belly fat), brain fog. Solution: Medical weight loss

Medical Weightloss for weight gain, slow metabolism, thyroid at Pollard Preventative in Los Gatos

Problem: Blood Sugar Rollercoaster

Do you feel fine after eating… then suddenly crash?

Many people experience a pattern that looks like this:

  • steady energy for a short time after meals
  • followed by fatigue, irritability, or brain fog
  • cravings that seem to come out of nowhere
  • needing snacks just to feel “normal”
  • feeling shaky or lightheaded if meals are delayed
  • waking at night feeling alert or restless

This pattern is often referred to as a blood sugar rollercoaster.

It happens when blood glucose rises quickly after eating and then drops just as quickly. When blood sugar falls too low, the body releases stress hormones to bring it back up — and those hormones create symptoms like cravings, anxiety, and energy crashes.

Over time, this cycle:

  • disrupts appetite regulation
  • increases fat storage
  • makes weight loss harder
  • interferes with sleep
  • interferes with serotonin production / regulation
  • drains mental clarity and focus

It’s not about willpower — it’s about unstable metabolic signaling.

Solution: Medical Weight Loss


At Pollard Preventative, blood sugar instability is treated as a medical and metabolic issue, not a dietary failure.

The goal is simple:

Flatten glucose spikes, prevent crashes, and restore calm, predictable energy.

When blood sugar is stable:

  • cravings quiet down
  • energy becomes consistent
  • appetite feels manageable
  • focus improves
  • weight loss becomes easier

Medical weight loss can be a powerful tool to help the body relearn how to regulate blood sugar properly.

Medical Weightloss for weight gain, slow metabolism, thyroid at Pollard Preventative in Los Gatos
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How Hormone Balancing + Medical Weight Loss Works:

  • Symptom & Pattern Review — We assess energy crashes, cravings, sleep disruption, eating patterns, and metabolic history.
  • Blood Sugar Stabilization Strategy — A personalized plan is created to reduce glucose spikes and prevent rapid drops.
  • Medical Weight Loss Support — When appropriate, physician-guided tools are used to reinforce stability and appetite control.
  • Consistent Energy & Appetite — As blood sugar stabilizes, many patients notice: fewer cravings, improved focus, steadier energy, less need to snack, improved sleep quality and sustainable weight loss.
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Why Choose Pollard Preventative?

Blood sugar instability often goes untreated because it doesn’t always show up clearly on labs. Pollard Preventative listens to symptoms, not just numbers, and treats the underlying metabolic pattern.

Physician-Guided Medical Care

Every plan is overseen by Stanford-trained Dr. Pollard and tailored to your needs.

Stability Over Restriction

We focus on calming the metabolic system — not stressing it further, focusing on what we’re adding, not what we’re eliminating.

Sustainable, Real-World Results

Our approach is designed to fit into real life and support long-term results and health.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Many people experience blood sugar swings without having diabetes or abnormal lab values. Blood sugar instability often appears years before more serious metabolic conditions develop — which makes it an ideal time to intervene. Every spike and crash reduces insulin sensitivity, a precursor to diabetes. We prefer to nip it in the bud before it becomes a bigger problem.

When blood sugar drops too quickly, the body releases stress hormones to correct it. Those hormones trigger irritability, hunger, aggressive hanger cravings (especially for carbs or sugar), and mood changes. Stabilizing blood sugar prevents that stress response from firing in the first place.

Absolutely. When used appropriately, medical weight loss tools can reduce glucose spikes, smooth out insulin release, and improve appetite regulation. Many patients notice fewer crashes and cravings even before significant weight loss occurs. It’s about treating cause, not just symptoms.

Many patients report steadier energy and reduced cravings within the first few weeks once blood sugar patterns begin to stabilize. Results continue to improve as metabolic signaling becomes more consistent. Fewer hanger cravings, fewer mood swings, and steady, safe, sustainable fat loss.

Blood Sugar Rollercoaster at Pollard Preventative

Ready to Get Off the Blood Sugar Rollercoaster?

You don’t need more discipline — you need a calmer, more stable metabolism.

Schedule a Medical Weight Loss Evaluation at Pollard Preventative and let’s build the metabolism that works for you, not you for it.

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