- There’s one test that your doctor or lab test packages probably aren’t doing, that can detect high insulin levels before these warning signs appear and prevent type 2 diabetes decades before it’s full blown. What is it? A fasting insulin test.
- Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.
- Fasting insulin is a measure of your serum insulin levels when you have fasted for at-least 10 to 12 hours. Insulin levels in blood must be low (around 5 for a metabolically healthy person) when we do not eat or drink anything for long time.
- Fasting Insulin test catches the early signs of metabolic dysfunction while they can still be reversed using personalized nutrition, diet, and lifestyle interventions.
- Insulin resistance if ignored would turn into pre-diabetes and later type-2 Diabetes. It might take few months to years before it turns into Type-2 Diabetes. Varies from person to person.
- For some reason, fasting insulin isn’t included in routine lab work, and most doctors don’t order it.
How can you take control of your insulin levels?
- Eat a low-glycaemic diet full of whole, real foods, increase your dietary fibre, include lot of protein and Un-refined healthy oils.
- Incorporate movement daily,
- Get a high quality 8 hours of sleep.
- Reduce your stress levels through deep breathing techniques, yoga practice or meditation.
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