The Blood Sugar Rollercoaster

Your Presenter

Dr. Daniel Thomas Schilling

DC, Master QNRT Practitioner

Founder & Lead Clinician

From mechanical engineer to Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Schilling brings a systems-thinking approach to integrative medicine. He founded Secoya to create the…

About This Workshop

In this workshop, "The Blood Sugar Roller Coaster," the presenter looks at blood sugar through the clinic's "brain, body, and biochemistry" lens. He describes the daily cycle of fatigue, caffeine, cravings and crashes as a matter of biochemistry, not willpower. He also explains how he sees insulin and insulin resistance working, and how stress and emotional patterns may play a part. Along the way he shares practical habits, including eating protein first, a suggested order for eating a meal, short walks after meals, cutting back on added sugar, breathing before meals and tracking patterns. The session ends with a Q&A on caffeine, insulin resistance, food sensitivities, collagen, monitoring tools and why he puts the gut at the center of health.

What's Inside

1. 1Welcome: A Familiar Roller Coaster Day
2. 2Not a Character Flaw: The First Meal Sets the Tone
3. 3The Triad: Brain, Body, Biochemistry
4. 4Blood Sugar Made Simple
5. 5What Blood Sugar Swings Can Feel Like
6. 6How the Brain and Stress Shape the Story
7. 7Neuro-Emotional Themes and Gentle Questions
8. 8Movement as Regulation
9. 9Build, Not Ban: Eating Order and Steady Meals
10. 10A Traditional Chinese Medicine Lens
11. 11Simple Daily Shifts
12. 12Boundaries, Pausing, and Small Steps
13. 13Tracking Tools and Next Steps
14. 14Q&A: Caffeine, Glucagon, and Sleepiness
15. 15Move Instead of Reaching for Caffeine
16. 16Q&A: Insulin Resistance Explained Again
17. 17Food Sensitivities, Sleep, and Wearables
18. 18Monitoring Yourself
19. 19Q&A: Protein vs. Collagen
20. 20Priorities and the Gut as a Working Theory

What You'll Take Away

• The presenter describes the blood sugar roller coaster as a matter of biochemistry and stress, not a character flaw or a willpower problem.
• According to the speaker, your first meal affects the rest of the day (the "second meal principle"). He suggests starting with protein rather than coffee or a sugary baked good, and waiting about 90 minutes after waking for your first coffee.
• The speaker's preferred order for eating a meal is fibrous vegetables first, then protein, then grains or starches. He says this helps soften blood sugar spikes. His motto is "build, not ban" and "steady beats restriction."
• The presenter calls a 10-minute walk after each meal one of the easiest habits to adopt. In his explanation, movement helps muscles take in sugar.
• He suggests keeping added sugar to about 20 grams a day or less, and watching for hidden sources like bars and creamers.
• According to the speaker, caffeine pushes away sleepiness rather than creating energy, and can stay in the body for hours. He encourages moving your body instead of reaching for more caffeine.
• The presenter invites participants to look gently at stress, boundaries and emotional patterns as possible clues, not as blame.
• Pick one small change per week, track your patterns (three downloadable PDFs are provided), and bring questions to your care team.
• The speaker names sleep, digestion and what you eat as the top three priorities. He calls the gut the center of health, describing this as his own working theory.

Materials Included

• Slides
• Workbook
• 7-Day Blood Sugar Stability Tracker
• Questions for My Care Team

Downloadable after purchase, alongside the workshop.