Early insulin resistance does not show up on a basic metabolic panel. Fasting glucose and HbA1c can both be normal, and yet the woman in front of me is exhausted, foggy, gaining weight around her midsection, waking at 3am, and has been dismissed by two or three physicians who told her everything looks fine. Fasting insulin shows a different picture. A result above 8 to 10 µIU/mL alongside normal glucose is the pattern I see consistently in high-achieving women in their 40s. It does not trigger a diagnosis, but it is the beginning of a cascade that, left unaddressed, becomes much harder to reverse. Caught at this stage, it responds well. That is exactly why we test rather than guess. Have you ever had your fasting insulin tested? Comment below. 💛

Every time I see this my internal alarm goes off, that is well and good for smaller folks, but as a person who is double my healthy weight (well was at one point but still 100 pounds overweight) when I have done that in the past I created problems with my heart. This may not be the case for others, but I didn't realise at that time that my attempt to be healthy, in my case was creating risk.

I agree with the other comments. There is no way to get a true result since it forces you to pick a symptom even if you don’t have it.

Hi, my name is Ade. For the longest time, I’ve struggled with my gut health. My gastroenterologist has been dismissive of my symptoms, and basically gave me a pill to relieve my symptoms without treatment of the root cause. I’m hoping I can get the help I need in this community, so I can feel better and stronger.

I am Jodian and I am from the beautiful island of Jamaica 🇯🇲. I am here because I want to lose weight but I know to keep it off, I need to fix my health concerns. It is my plan to feel better about my health in the first 90 days.