/* ===================================================================
   GLUCOSTEADY — glucosteadys.com  (blood sugar capsule, mirrored hero build)
   Palette : navy #10396A | navy-dk #0A2749 | teal #2FBFB0 | teal-dk #1F9C8F
             frost #EEF6F7 | paper #FFFFFE | steel #57646B | line #DCE6E5
   Type    : 'Manrope' (display) + 'Literata' (serif accent for lead paragraphs)
   Motif   : glow-drop (a droplet that fills and glows, echoing the label's droplet mark)
=================================================================== */
:root{
  --gc-navy:#10396A; --gc-navy-dk:#0A2749; --gc-teal:#2FBFB0; --gc-teal-dk:#1F9C8F;
  --gc-frost:#EEF6F7; --gc-paper:#FFFFFE; --gc-steel:#57646B; --gc-line:#DCE6E5;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--gc-paper);color:#16232E;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;
  font-size:17px;line-height:1.73;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-weight:800;line-height:1.16;margin:0 0 .5em;color:var(--gc-navy)}
h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.7vw,3.05rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.5rem,3.1vw,2.15rem)}
h3{font-size:1.26rem}
h4{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:1.02rem;margin:0 0 .5em;color:var(--gc-navy)}
p{margin:0 0 1.1em}
a{color:var(--gc-teal-dk);text-decoration:none}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.gc-wrap{max-width:1150px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 22px;overflow-wrap:break-word}
.gc-narrow{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto}
.gc-mid{text-align:center}
.gc-eyebrow{display:inline-block;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:800;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gc-teal-dk);margin-bottom:.8em}
.gc-pill{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--gc-line);
  border-radius:999px;padding:9px 19px;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;
  color:var(--gc-navy);box-shadow:0 3px 12px rgba(16,57,106,.1)}
.gc-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:10px;background:var(--gc-navy);
  color:#fff;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:.96rem;padding:14px 28px;
  border:none;border-radius:9px;cursor:pointer;transition:transform .16s,background .16s;
  box-shadow:0 10px 22px rgba(16,57,106,.3)}
.gc-btn:hover{background:var(--gc-navy-dk);transform:translateY(-2px);color:#fff}
.gc-btn-teal{background:var(--gc-teal);color:#062E29;box-shadow:0 10px 22px rgba(47,191,176,.38)}
.gc-btn-teal:hover{background:var(--gc-teal-dk);color:#fff}
.gc-btn-outline{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:10px;background:#fff;
  border:1px solid var(--gc-line);color:var(--gc-navy);font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-weight:700;
  font-size:.92rem;padding:13px 24px;border-radius:9px;transition:.16s}
.gc-btn-outline:hover{border-color:var(--gc-teal);color:var(--gc-teal-dk)}
.gc-btn-full{width:100%}
.gc-strip{background:var(--gc-navy-dk);color:#A9C4D8;font-size:.76rem;text-align:center;padding:9px 15px}
.gc-strip b{color:#fff}
.gc-strip span{white-space:nowrap;margin:0 10px;display:inline-block}
@media(max-width:580px){.gc-strip{font-size:.68rem}.gc-strip span{white-space:normal;margin:0 6px}}
.gc-nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:900;background:rgba(255,255,254,.96);backdrop-filter:blur(9px);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--gc-line)}
.gc-nav .gc-wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;padding:14px 22px}
.gc-logo{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--gc-navy);white-space:nowrap}
.gc-logo em{font-style:normal;color:var(--gc-teal-dk)}
.gc-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.gc-links a:not(.gc-btn){font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.86rem;font-weight:600;color:#16232E;opacity:.8}
.gc-links a:not(.gc-btn):hover{opacity:1;color:var(--gc-teal-dk)}
.gc-links .gc-btn{color:#fff;opacity:1;padding:11px 22px}
.gc-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:none;color:var(--gc-navy);font-size:1.5rem;cursor:pointer}
@media(max-width:1020px){
  .gc-links{position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;background:var(--gc-paper);flex-direction:column;
    align-items:stretch;gap:0;border-top:1px solid var(--gc-line);display:none;max-height:76vh;overflow:auto}
  .gc-links.open{display:flex}
  .gc-links li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--gc-line)}
  .gc-links a{display:block;padding:14px 20px}
  .gc-links .gc-btn{margin:14px 20px;width:calc(100% - 40px);text-align:center}
  .gc-toggle{display:block}
}
.gc-sec{padding:70px 0}
.gc-sec-frost{background:var(--gc-frost)}
.gc-sec-dark{background:var(--gc-navy-dk);color:#A9C4D8}
.gc-sec-dark h2,.gc-sec-dark h3,.gc-sec-dark h4{color:#fff}
.gc-sec-dark .gc-eyebrow{color:#6EDCCF}
.gc-head{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto 42px;text-align:center}
.gc-head p{color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-sec-dark .gc-head p{color:#93B4C9}
.gc-hero{background:var(--gc-frost);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gc-line);padding:48px 0 60px;overflow:hidden}
.gc-hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.95fr) minmax(0,1.05fr);gap:48px;align-items:center}
.gc-hero-shot{text-align:center;position:relative;order:1}
.gc-hero-copy{order:2}
.gc-hero-shot img{max-width:min(240px,100%);margin:0 auto;filter:drop-shadow(0 26px 42px rgba(16,57,106,.22))}
.gc-hero h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--gc-teal-dk)}
@media(max-width:920px){
  .gc-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:24px}
  .gc-hero-copy{display:contents}
  .gc-hero-shot{order:1}
  .gc-hero-title{order:2}
  .gc-hero-rest{order:3}
  .gc-hero-shot img{max-width:min(210px,100%)}
}
.gc-answer{background:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:22px 24px;margin:0 0 20px;
  box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(16,57,106,.1);border-left:4px solid var(--gc-teal)}
.gc-answer .tag{display:block;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:800;
  letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gc-teal-dk);margin-bottom:8px}
.gc-answer p{margin:0;color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-answer p.first{color:var(--gc-navy);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.7em;font-family:'Literata',serif;font-size:1.12rem}
.gc-facts{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;list-style:none;margin:0 0 20px;padding:0}
.gc-facts li{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--gc-line);border-radius:999px;padding:6px 14px;
  font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--gc-navy)}
.gc-check{list-style:none;margin:0 0 22px;padding:0}
.gc-check li{position:relative;padding-left:28px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:.94rem;font-weight:600}
.gc-check li::before{content:'\2713';position:absolute;left:0;top:1px;width:19px;height:19px;border-radius:50%;
  background:var(--gc-teal);color:#062E29;font-size:.65rem;font-weight:800;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
/* ---------- glow-drop signature: a droplet filling and pulsing, echoing the label mark ---------- */
.gc-drop{margin-top:16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:8px}
.gc-drop-stage{width:32px;height:40px}
.gc-drop-stage svg{width:100%;height:100%;display:block}
.gc-drop-outline{stroke:var(--gc-navy);stroke-width:2;fill:none;opacity:.35}
.gc-drop-fill{fill:var(--gc-teal);animation:gc-fill 2.6s ease-in-out infinite}
@keyframes gc-fill{
  0%,100%{opacity:.25;transform:scale(.7);transform-origin:16px 34px}
  50%{opacity:1;transform:scale(1);transform-origin:16px 34px}
}
.gc-drop-cap{color:var(--gc-steel);font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.76rem;font-weight:700}
.gc-grid{display:grid;gap:20px}
.gc-g2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
.gc-g3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}
.gc-g4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr))}
@media(max-width:980px){.gc-g4{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.gc-g3{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media(max-width:680px){.gc-g4,.gc-g3,.gc-g2{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}}
.gc-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--gc-line);border-radius:12px;padding:24px 20px}
.gc-card p{color:var(--gc-steel);font-size:.92rem;margin:0}
.gc-sec-dark .gc-card{background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
.gc-sec-dark .gc-card p{color:#93B4C9}
.gc-card-badge{text-align:center}
.gc-card-badge img{max-width:min(130px,100%);margin:0 auto 12px}
.gc-idx{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:8px;
  background:var(--gc-navy);color:#fff;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:.86rem;margin-bottom:12px}
.gc-idx-teal{background:var(--gc-teal);color:#062E29}
.gc-split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:44px;align-items:center}
@media(max-width:920px){.gc-split{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:26px}}
.gc-split img{max-width:min(500px,100%);margin:0 auto;border-radius:12px}
.gc-split-copy p{color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-sec-dark .gc-split-copy p{color:#93B4C9}
.gc-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px}
@media(max-width:760px){.gc-list{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}}
.gc-list li{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--gc-line);border-left:3px solid var(--gc-teal);
  border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;padding:14px 17px;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-list li b{display:block;color:var(--gc-navy);margin-bottom:3px;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.95rem}
.gc-callout{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--gc-line);border-radius:10px;padding:20px 22px;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-callout b{color:var(--gc-navy)}
.gc-callout a{color:var(--gc-teal-dk);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.gc-flag{background:#FEF0DC;border:1px solid #F2CE99;border-radius:10px;padding:20px 22px;font-size:.88rem;color:#6E4A0E}
.gc-flag b{color:#8A5E12}
.gc-alert{background:#FBEBEC;border:1px solid #E7BFC2;border-radius:10px;padding:20px 22px;font-size:.88rem;color:#7C3033}
.gc-alert b{color:#A2262A}
.gc-rev-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:10px}
.gc-rev-head img{width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0}
.gc-rev-name{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:.92rem;color:var(--gc-navy)}
.gc-rev-sub{font-size:.75rem;color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-stars{color:var(--gc-teal-dk);letter-spacing:2px;font-size:.88rem;margin-bottom:7px}
.gc-board{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:16px;text-align:center;margin-top:30px}
@media(max-width:640px){.gc-board{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}}
.gc-board b{display:block;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:1.8rem;color:var(--gc-navy)}
.gc-board span{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--gc-steel);
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.07em}
.gc-plans{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:22px;align-items:stretch}
@media(max-width:980px){.gc-plans{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);max-width:420px;margin:0 auto}}
.gc-plan{background:#fff;border:2px solid var(--gc-line);border-radius:14px;padding:26px 20px;text-align:center;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;position:relative}
.gc-plan.top{border-color:var(--gc-teal);box-shadow:0 22px 42px rgba(47,191,176,.22)}
@media(min-width:981px){.gc-plan.top{transform:translateY(-9px)}}
.gc-badge{position:absolute;top:-13px;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);background:var(--gc-teal);color:#062E29;
  font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:6px 15px;border-radius:999px;white-space:nowrap}
.gc-badge-navy{background:var(--gc-navy);color:#fff}
.gc-plan img.pk{max-width:min(150px,100%);margin:6px auto 14px}
.gc-plan-ttl{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--gc-navy)}
.gc-plan-sub{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--gc-steel);margin-bottom:13px}
.gc-plan-price{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:2.25rem;color:var(--gc-navy);line-height:1}
.gc-plan-price small{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.76rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-plan-tot{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:.94rem;color:var(--gc-navy);margin:8px 0 6px}
.gc-plan-tot s{font-weight:400;color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-plan-ship{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:#177A5C;margin-bottom:11px}
.gc-plan-ship.pay{color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-plan ul{list-style:none;margin:0 0 17px;padding:0;text-align:left;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-plan ul li{position:relative;padding-left:20px;margin-bottom:6px}
.gc-plan ul li::before{content:'\2713';position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--gc-teal-dk);font-weight:800}
.gc-plan .gc-btn{margin-top:auto}
.gc-plan .cards{max-width:min(160px,100%);margin:12px auto 0;opacity:.6}
.gc-guar{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto minmax(0,1fr);gap:36px;align-items:center;background:#fff;
  border:1px solid var(--gc-line);border-radius:14px;padding:32px}
@media(max-width:800px){.gc-guar{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:20px;text-align:center;padding:26px 20px}}
.gc-guar img{max-width:min(165px,100%);margin:0 auto}
.gc-guar p{color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-steps{display:grid;gap:14px}
.gc-step{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--gc-line);border-radius:10px;padding:20px 22px;
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto minmax(0,1fr);gap:16px;align-items:start}
.gc-step .n{width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:8px;background:var(--gc-frost);color:var(--gc-navy);
  font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-weight:800;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:.88rem}
.gc-step p{margin:0;color:var(--gc-steel);font-size:.9rem}
.gc-faq{border-top:1px solid var(--gc-line)}
.gc-faq-row{border-bottom:1px solid var(--gc-line)}
.gc-faq-btn{width:100%;background:none;border:none;text-align:left;cursor:pointer;padding:18px 3px;
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:15px;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;
  font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;color:var(--gc-navy)}
.gc-faq-btn::after{content:'+';font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--gc-teal-dk);flex-shrink:0;transition:transform .2s}
.gc-faq-row.on .gc-faq-btn::after{transform:rotate(45deg)}
.gc-faq-body{max-height:0;overflow:hidden;transition:max-height .28s ease}
.gc-faq-body p{padding:0 3px 18px;margin:0;color:var(--gc-steel);font-size:.92rem}
.gc-refs{list-style:none;margin:0 0 16px;padding:0}
.gc-refs li{padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gc-line);font-size:.89rem;color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-refs a{font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.gc-rel{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:15px}
@media(max-width:760px){.gc-rel{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}}
.gc-rel a{display:block;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--gc-line);border-radius:10px;padding:18px 19px;transition:.18s}
.gc-rel a:hover{border-color:var(--gc-teal);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.gc-rel b{display:block;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:.94rem;color:var(--gc-navy);margin-bottom:4px}
.gc-rel span{font-size:.83rem;color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-bonus{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px;text-align:center}
@media(max-width:980px){.gc-bonus{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media(max-width:640px){.gc-bonus{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}
.gc-bonus img{max-width:min(120px,100%);margin:0 auto 10px}
.gc-bonus b{display:block;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;color:var(--gc-navy);font-size:.86rem;margin-bottom:4px}
.gc-bonus span{font-size:.76rem;color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-final{background:linear-gradient(150deg,var(--gc-navy-dk) 0%,#061C34 100%);border-radius:18px;
  padding:48px 28px;text-align:center}
.gc-final h2{color:#fff}
.gc-final p{color:#93B4C9}
.gc-final img{max-width:min(260px,100%);margin:20px auto}
.gc-final .old{color:#93B4C9;text-decoration:line-through}
.gc-final .new{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:2rem;color:#6EDCCF;margin:4px 0 18px}
.gc-final .sm{font-size:.82rem;color:#93B4C9;margin-top:14px}
.gc-crumb{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--gc-steel);padding:15px 0 0}
.gc-crumb a{color:var(--gc-teal-dk);font-weight:700}
.gc-crumb i{font-style:normal;margin:0 7px;opacity:.5}
.gc-article h2{margin-top:1.5em}
.gc-article p{color:var(--gc-steel)}
.gc-article a{color:var(--gc-teal-dk);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.gc-meta{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--gc-steel);margin-bottom:24px}
.gc-meta a{color:var(--gc-teal-dk);font-weight:700}
.gc-foot{background:#061C34;color:#6D8CA1;padding:46px 0 32px;font-size:.86rem}
.gc-foot a{color:#B7CEDD}
.gc-foot a:hover{color:#6EDCCF}
.gc-foot-nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:11px 23px;list-style:none;margin:0 0 18px;padding:0;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-weight:700}
.gc-foot-legal{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:9px 19px;list-style:none;margin:0 0 24px;padding:0;font-size:.82rem}
.gc-foot hr{border:none;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);margin:20px 0}
.gc-foot p{margin:0 0 13px;line-height:1.65}
.gc-foot .cr{text-align:center;font-size:.82rem;opacity:.85;margin-top:20px}
.gc-sticky{position:fixed;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;z-index:950;background:#061C34;border-top:2px solid var(--gc-teal);
  padding:9px 15px;display:none;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;box-shadow:0 -6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}
.gc-sticky .t{min-width:0;line-height:1.24;color:#fff}
.gc-sticky .t b{display:block;font-size:.9rem;color:#6EDCCF;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif}
.gc-sticky .t small{color:#93B4C9;font-size:.7rem}
.gc-sticky .gc-btn{padding:10px 17px;font-size:.84rem;flex-shrink:0}
@media(max-width:920px){.gc-sticky{display:flex}body{padding-bottom:66px}}