05/25/2021
Motivated Monday
The motivation today is to reverse insulin resistance. Chronically elevated blood sugar is most often caused by insulin resistance. Unfortunately, elevated fasting blood glucose shows up after insulin resistance has been active for many years. There are many persons who have been told that they have pre-diabetes with HbA1c of 5.7% to 6.4%, however a value greater than 5.3% indicates that there is insulin resistance. Elevated blood sugar is toxic to nearly all tissues in the body. This accounts for many of the debilitating secondary effects of insulin resistance. The kidneys, eyes and nerves are first areas affected.
There are several factors that can cause insulin resistance and as functional medicines providers we seek to uncover the root cause. Factors such as stress, obesity, inadequate sleep, poor eating hygiene, food sensitivities and microbial imbalances in the gut are among the top causes. My mission is to motivate patients to uncover the root cause of insulin resistance in their unique bodies and to reverse this debilitating condition which we eventually diagnose as Type 2 Diabetes.
