Understanding the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT): What It Really Tells You About Blood Sugar and Insulin I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard, “But my fasting glucose is normal, so I’m fine, right?”Maybe… but maybe not. The truth is, your fasting glucose is just one snapshot. It’s like looking at a […]
Metabolic Flexibility: How Fuel Switching Protects Against Diabetes & Weight Regain I still remember the first time I heard the phrase metabolic flexibility. I was in a continuing-ed class for nurses, sitting there with my coffee thinking, “Great, another buzzword.” But the more I learned, the more I realized this isn’t trendy fluff. It’s the
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Understanding Your Fasting Insulin: An Early Window Into Metabolic Health A few years ago, I met a woman whose blood sugar numbers looked perfectly normal—yet she couldn’t shake stubborn belly weight and mid-afternoon crashes. Her fasting insulin test finally explained it: her pancreas was working overtime long before her glucose levels budged. That’s the
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