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How To Unblock Your Metabolism | Georgi Dinkov

Rooted in Resilience

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Insulin: A Key to Metabolic Balance in Diabetes and Cancer

Type 1 diabetes may share metabolic characteristics with cancer, as both conditions involve fat-related cellular dysfunction. The destruction of pancreatic beta cells by fats leads to insufficient insulin production, yet insulin therapy allows individuals with type 1 diabetes to maintain life expectancy similar to healthy individuals. Insulin's role extends beyond diabetes treatment; it is being considered in cancer therapy, particularly in countries exploring insulin's capacity to manage the fat metabolism driving cancer. By reducing dietary fat intake and lowering lipolysis, the process of fat breakdown that fuels cancer cell metabolism can potentially be mitigated, establishing insulin as a key anti-lipolytic agent.

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