"Start Insulin" - the fastest diabetes advice ever

"Start Insulin" - the fastest diabetes advice ever.

Also potentially the most wrong.

Before you nod and accept this, ask one simple question: "Doctor, am I actually making enough insulin?"

Most doctors skip this. But there's a test for it - the C-peptide test.

If your C-peptide is above 1, you're making plenty of insulin. The problem isn't lack of Insulin.

It's Insulin Resistance.

Think of it this way - A worker can carry 100 kg easily. But if you pile 500 kg on him and then call him useless when he struggles - that's not fair, right?

Your pancreas is that worker.

It's already working overtime, making 4-5 times more insulin than normal because your body isn't responding to it properly.

Check your fasting insulin. It should be around 4-5. If it's 20 or higher, your pancreas is already pumping out way more insulin than it should.

The problem → Insulin resistance.
The solution → Fix the resistance, not add more insulin.

Ask for the right tests, get the full picture. Your pancreas might not be damaged - it might just be overworked.

P.S. Do you know what your fasting insulin number is?

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Courtesy: Dr. Pramod Tripathi