Insulin Resistance, Pre-diabetes and a Type 2 diagnosis
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The deadly metabolic path to T2
Metabolic health can gradually decline from normal function to insulin resistance, then prediabetes and finally, Type 2 diabetes with its related complications — a slow process that develops quietly over the years
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What affects the timeline of doom?
The rate of metabolic decline depends on your diet, sleep quality, stress levels, daily activity, body-fat pattern and genetic makeup — all combining to shape how quickly insulin resistance and blood-sugar issues develop
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Beware - The warnings are hidden!
Many people move silently through the first three stages over ten to twenty years without spotting the signs of T2. This represents a typical broad timeline observed repeatedly in clinical research and real-world studies
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The good news? We CAN fix it!
A few consistent lifestyle changes — improving what you eat, when you eat, staying moderately active, managing stress and sleeping well — can all slow, stop, or even reverse Type 2 diabetes, leading to full remission for many people
TIP OF THE DAY: IT ALL STARTS AND ENDS WITH INSULIN RESISTANCE!Learn more……
Sceptic’s Corner
Healthy Scepticism is great, enquiring minds get things fixed so if you are having doubts then take a look at the information below. Hopefully it will put your mind at rest as you realise there is an alternative to just medication
It’s sometimes hard to get started. Knowing where to start is key BUT something else that is very important is how youfeel about making the changes towards a healthier you. The tools below are designed to help get you kick-stared towards remission, try them out now!
I think I'm Ready But How Hard Will It Be To Change?
T2 BASICS
Changing Habits
T2 Introduction
Managing Type 2
Understanding Type 2 is the first step to managing — or even reversing — it.
Take this short quiz to see how well you know the facts and where you can build your confidence.
*The term Type 2 diabetes is often used broadly on this web site to encompass the entire metabolic continuum — from early insulin resistance through prediabetes to overt Type 2 diabetes and its associated co-morbidities
How to measure...
Use a flexible tape measure (Doh!)
Feel for your bottom rib with your fingers
Feel for the top of your hip bone
Measure around your body midway between those two points
We use BMI as one input to your Type 2 risk score, but it’s only part of the picture
BMI is a simplistic way of relating your weight to your height to give an arbitary measure/estimate of your BMI status. It’s calculated as:
weight ÷ height².
The chart above shows the
typical ranges used to denote ⚖️ under-weight ⚖️ healthy-weight ⚖️ over-weight ⚖️ Obese (3 levels I to III).
Your BMI score is compared against the number ranges... so a score of 32 falls in the 30-35 range which in turn, means class I obesity and so on....
Why it’s not the full story:
It can’t tell the difference between muscle and fat
Very muscular people may have a “high” BMI but low body fat
More weight around the waist has a greater risk even at the same BMI
Age, sex and ethnicity also affect risk at a given BMI
⏱️ Intermittent Fasting sounds technical but is really simple – it’s an eating
pattern that alternates between set periods of eating and not eating
⏱️ Why fasting? When you fast, the body switches from using glucose from food
to using stored fat for energy. Over time this can improve insulin sensitivity and
metabolic efficiency
⏱️ Novice or a fasting guru? If you select novice, it will include longer eating periods at the start, reducing them over time. A fasting guru does not need these longer periods to adjust to fasting, they are experienced enough not to need it. Not new to fasting simply means it's balanced somewhere between novice and guru
Autophagy sounds complicated but it simply means your body is doing a
spring-clean at the cell level. Old or damaged bits are broken down
and recycled so new, healthier parts can be built. Autophagy is boosted by more than fasting — exercise, good sleep, lower insulin, and reducing constant snacking all support fasting to help your cells switch into clean-up and repair mode
However helpful and indeed important the other factors are, fasting is generally considered the strongest and most reliable natural trigger for autophagy. It helps clean up stressed or overloaded cells in the liver, pancreas, muscles and fat tissue — the same cells involved in insulin resistance — giving your body a chance to reset and work more efficiently
Autophagy typically begins to rise after around 12–16 hours of fasting, becoming more meaningful after 18–24 hours, and more pronounced beyond 24 hours — depending on insulin levels, liver glycogen and metabolic health
Periods of fasting give your body a break from dealing with
constant food and can encourage more of this “clean-up” work in the
background
🗑️♻️ Think of it as your cells taking out the rubbish and tidying up
🤸💪 It’s part of how your body stays healthy and resilient over time
This explanation is for general education only and isn’t a medical
recommendation. Always check with a healthcare professional if
you’re unsure whether fasting is right for you
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🏁 Final stretch – compiling your personalised report now…
Use a flexible tape measure (Doh!)
Feel for your bottom rib with your fingers
Feel for the top of your hip bone
