How do you know if you are healthy and what your labs tell you?
Dr. Robert Lustig & Mike Haney
Although not one single test can tell you whether you are healthy, some biomarkers and lab results can provide you a picture of your metabolic health, which can then inform you about your overall health. Dr. Robert Lustig and Mike Haney discuss why fasting insulin is one of the best metabolic health biomarkers, how you can use continuous glucose monitoring as a proxy for insulin sensitivity, how fast your metabolic health can change, and why your uric acid level and the cholesterol marker ApoB are also important labs to receive.
What Robert Lustig, MD, & Mike Haney discuss:
00:00 — Intro
01:23 — Multiple factors help determine if you’re getting sicker or healthier
05:29 — Fasting glucose is not a good gauge of your metabolic health
09:25 — The concern with a rising insulin level
18:38 — A good goal is to keep glucose levels more stable, but you’re going to have rises
29:29 — What a glucose excursion can tell you
30:38 — Why doctors don’t check fasting insulin, even though it’s a better marker than glucose?
45:33 — How often should you get your fasting insulin checked?
49:24 — A continuous glucose monitor can show you your glucose excursions
57:49 — Why uric acid is an important biomarker
1:08:50 — Why you should get ApoB checked
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