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59. How Not to Die of Chronic Disease (aka how to avoid insulin resistance), Part 1 of 2 with Tommy Wood, MD/PhD

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The Hierarchy of Insulin Resistance

The main test that we use, the gold standard, is based on a flawed physiological understanding of what insulin does. So you're using the wrong test to really understand this or you're not using it in context. The first role of insulin was an autocrine effect in the pancreas, sort of limiting glucose. What are the roles of insulin and where does pushing glucose into cells fall?

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