#197 Improving metabolic health and insulin resistance
The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast
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The Role of Glucose in Insulin Resistance
The more accessible tests that I believe most people would be able to get hold of would be a fasting glucose. We want to be looking at no more than 3.9 to 5.5 milligrams per liter. Those can indicate impaired insulin function and insulin resistance, but again, it's a very late stage in my opinion. Glucose monitors have an impact on changing one's behaviors to maintain insulin sensitivity? I don't think we have long enough studies to demonstrate that. But my anecdotal opinion is that probably would be useful for certain people who love learning a bit more about analytics.
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