Your Body Talks to You More Than Your Scale Does…
Does your body talk to you?
Better yet, are you listening?
How many of these apply to you?
Fasting blood glucose 90+ (see other labs)
Low blood glucose episodes
High blood pressure
High insulin
High triglycerides
Low HDL cholesterol
Weight gain for no reason
Stubborn fat stores (hard to lose)
Gave birth to baby 9lbs+
Gestational diabetes history
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
Erectile dysfunction
Difficulty gaining muscle
Low vitamin D level despite intake/sun
Unbalanced sex hormones
Poor concentration
Fatty liver
Sugar-tooth
Infertility
High appetite
Always hungry
Spare-tire
Skin tags
Anxiety
Depression
Moodiness
Poor sleep
Frequent urination
Poor exercise tolerance
Early male-pattern baldness (of any gender)
Acanthosis Nigiricans (dark skin areas)
Hidradenitis suppurativa (skin condition)
Eczema/psoriasis
Rosacea/acne.
How to score: just 1 sign may be indicative of insulin resistance (lack of insulin sensitivity plus high insulin levels).
Potential Consequences:
Consequences include chronic diseases such as: cardiovascular disease, diabetes II, cancer, poor immunity, pain/arthritis resulting in poor quality of life or an emergent/deadly event: heart or brain attack (stroke- paralysis of swallow resulting in inability to eat at all), kidney failure, fatty liver, liver failure…death. This may sound dramatic. Well, it is.
If you have any of these signs, please discuss them with a qualified medical practitioner and consider taking action to help improve your metabolic health (insulin sensitivity) to lower the likelihood of a controllable chronic disease or an emergent event in your future.
NOTE: a Type 1 Diabetic can also become insulin resistant.
Recommended Labs to Assess Insulin Sensitivity:
Blood glucose*
A1C
Insulin*
C-Peptide
Triglycerides*
HDL Cholesterol*
*Fasting
And a qualified health professional to interpret them.
The big question is, do you have control over your metabolic health?
The answer is YES! Improving your metabolic health requires:
EATING WELL & …
Moving well
Sleeping well
Getting adequate nutrients (IE vitamin D)
Laughing/playing/worshiping/meditating/building your resilience
It’s hard to do these if you don’t feel well. Modifying what we are putting in our mouth is the most
instrumental thing that we can do especially if we don’t feel well enough to do the others.
Two main aspects of EATING WELL for metabolic health:
1- Providing our body what it needs.
2- Avoiding what our body views as toxic.
Questions ?
Diane Kopelakis, MS, RDN can be reached at: 561-436-6617
Email: Diane@theEvolvedDietitian.com
This is for basic educational purposes only.
If you have any questions, we are here for you.
Meanwhile, discuss any desired changes to any part of your lifestyle regimen with a knowledgeable health practitioner.
