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What are the earliest ways to detect insulin resistance?

What are the earliest ways to detect insulin resistance?

Doctors use the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test or the A1C test to diagnose prediabetes. Less often, doctors use the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), which is more expensive and not as easy to give. The A1C test reflects your average blood glucose over the past 3 months.

Last updated on 28 Sep 2023

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Can weight loss and diet reverse diabetes?

Yes

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What could cause a high fasting insulin on a ketogenic diet?

High fasting insulin during ketogenic diet is because of elevated fasting glucose levels usually start to occur with those who have been following a strict keto diet for over a year. This is the body's way of assuring that glucose is present for organs that require it

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How does weight loss improve a high blood sugar situation?

Weight loss helps to release adequate insulin from the pancreas which helps in utilising sugar and not storing it as fat.

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Can I cure type 2 diabetes by losing weight?

Whether it can cure diabetes is still a doubt. But weight loss can definetely help in lowering blood sugar levels which in turn can help manage diabetes better.

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To reduce insulin levels, what should one do?

One should eat meals low in carbs and exercise for a minimum of 45 mins daily. In addition, try and lose weight upto 10kgs to reverse prediabetes and diabetes.

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