The Silent Start of Diabetes - Early Warning Signs of Insulin Resistance Most People Ignore (Even With Normal Blood Sugar) With Ben Azadi | #1283

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Most people who develop diabetes feel completely fine

No pain, no warning, even normal labs and by the time your doctor says

Read diabetes. It's been building for years

Here's what nobody tells you high insulin comes before high blood sugar and your body starts giving subtle clues

Long before the diagnosis

Today, I'm going to show you the early signs almost everyone misses so you can reverse it long before it becomes

Permanent damage because diabetes doesn't start loudly. It starts quietly

So let's break it down. I want you to get this understanding of how your metabolism works

insulin is the key your cells are the locks every time you eat carbohydrates

especially processed carbs and sugar but all carbohydrates insulin is released

It's job unlock the cell so glucose could enter

But here's what happens if you keep flooding the system your bloodstream with sugar the locks stop responding

This is insulin resistance

The analogy I was give is if I grabbed my cell phone

And then I connected headphones to the cell phone and I went on Spotify to listen to music

And then I grabbed you know the playlist of the greatest rock band in the world the killers

And I started listening to music non-stop 24-7 day after day week after week after about a few months of doing this

That constant screaming of music into my ears. It's going to feel like the volume is decreasing

But instead of taking a break from the music from the sound

I increased the volume to 60% and then 70% and then after years later

I'm at a hundred percent volume just blasting my ears with music

I'm going deaf to the screams of the music. That's insulin resistance

The pancreas is producing the insulin

That's the music that's shouting out your cells and your cells those receptor sites that hear the insulin

Those are your ears over time from that constant bombardment of carbohydrates and snacking and grazing

You're going deaf to the messages that's being sent to your cells. This is insulin resistance

It's also called hyperinsulinemia. See this happens first

Then the pancreas compensates it produces more insulin to deliver the same job that used to do months ago

Years ago and over time insulin rises silently. The damage begins before the glucose rises

So I want you to remember the phrase I already said high

insulin happens before high blood sugar study show that insulin resistance could be present for five to ten to up to

14 years before a diabetes diagnosis before your blood sugar is changing before even your A1C changes

Which is the three-month average of your blood sugar?

In fact, this is according to credible research in the Lancet diabetes care white hall two study

They all demonstrate that hyperinsulinemia happens years before any changes in your blood glucose

That means the fire starts long before the smoke alarm goes off

What's crazy? Most people have no idea. So here's how it unfolds insulin resistance starts insulin rises

You feel fine because your body's compensating then subtle signs appear doctors miss it and the damage accumulates

And because fast and glucose can stay normal for years even the A1C you walk around thinking everything's okay

Meanwhile that elevated insulin is promoting belly fat storage

Especially the worst type of fat in your body visceral fat the fat around your organs

They're also increasing inflammation damaging blood vessels raising blood pressure and stressing the liver

This is the quiet damage window and now let's talk about the signs

We're not listing random symptoms here. We're grouping them because when you see the pattern

You can't unsee it the first sign to pay attention to is belly fat that won't move

Especially lower abdominal fat. You see visceral fat is strongly correlated with insulin resistance

A study published in diabetes care showed visceral fat is one of the strongest predictors of metabolic dysfunction

And get this even when weight or BMI is normal that insulin high levels of insulin

It's the bodyguard for visceral fat. You can't touch the visceral fat if insulin is around

So you think you have a weight problem. You don't you have a weight symptom the real problem is this hormone insulin

The second sign to pay attention to is crashing after meals if you feel sleepy after eating

That's not normal digestion

What happens is you get a big blood sugar spike a huge insulin surge and then that glucose drops

This is also called reactive hypoglycemia the third sign to pay attention to are sugar cravings when insulin and glucose spike rapidly

Your brain interprets that as an emergency so you crave more sugar

It's not willpower. It's simple physiology fourth sign to pay attention to

It's afternoon fatigue if you need sugar or caffeine or other stimulants after 3 p.m

Just a function. That's not normal aging. That's unstable blood sugar

Now the next set of clues to pay attention to are nighttime clues

Now, this is what shocks a lot of people first sign is waking up between two and four a.m

See when blood sugars drop overnight your body releases adrenaline and cortisol to raise the blood sugar

And that stress response wakes you up between two and four a.m

Where you feel wired and tired second sign to pay attention to are night sweats

cortisol and adrenaline surging at nighttime causes you to sweat third sign is frequent

Your nation at night elevated insulin directly affects kidney function

Which affects sodium handling and fluid balance fourth sign is restless sleep

blood sugar instability stresses the hormones which leads to fragmented sleep and that poor sleep

Increases insulin resistance the next day. It's a vicious cycle research from the University of Chicago

Show just four nights of poor sleep reduced insulin sensitivity by up to 30 percent

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The next category of science to pay attention to are visible body clues

These are very powerful because you could actually see them

I could spot insulin resistance in the room. This is how I spot it

Number one. I look for dark patches on the neck see high insulin stimulates cell

Growth and pigmentation second thing I pay attention to are skin tags

This is typically seen around the eyelids the neck and on the back again

This is strongly associated with insulin resistance because insulin is a growth factor

Skin tags are a result of that growth factor the third sign is slow wound healing see elevated glucose and insulin

Impair blood flow into microvascular circulation and the fourth sign to pay attention to are tingling hands and feet

Especially at nighttime see this is early nerve irritation from that blood sugar damaging your nerves

And this could happen even without a diabetes diagnosis as a matter of fact the years before a diabetes diagnosis

The other set of symptoms to pay attention to are related to your brain and hormones

So the next symptom is brain fog insulin resistance affects brain glucose uptake so much so that researchers are now calling

All simers type three diabetes the next sign here are mood swings and irritability simply put

Blood sugar swings equal neurotransmitter swings the next sign are headaches after meals

You see rapid glucose shifts trigger vascular changes that could lead to a headache after eating especially eating a big meal

The next sign is low libido or hormonal imbalances you see high insulin directly affects hormones like testosterone and estrogen balance

Now I want you to pause for a moment here. How many of these signs do you currently have that's the question

I want you to be asking yourself right now

And here's the scariest part you could have several of these signs and still be told your labs are normal

Because your fasting glucose isn't high enough a1c lags behind in a fasting insulin isn't routinely tested

It's actually missed most of the time it's important to know that damage will start years earlier before those labs change

By the time your a1c changes insulin has been elevated for years and in many cases over a decade a

2020 review in the Mayo clinic proceedings emphasize that hyper insulinemia is often missed in early screenings because most doctors

Are not testing a fasting insulin. So you're told you're fine come back in a year. Let's monitor your numbers

But that lock yourselves. It's already overwhelmed and your body is screaming for help through those symptoms

Those symptoms are not bad. You're simply your body's check engine light

Thank god

We have this system in place to warn you that something's going wrong before having to verify it by your doctor

This is exactly why I created the 14-day insulin reset because most people don't fail from lack of discipline

They fail because no one has ever shown them how to lower insulin properly

If you're seeing yourself in these signs, don't wait for your a1c to climb inside this 14-day reset

I'll show you exactly how to lower fasting insulin how to stabilize your blood sugar how to reduce cravings shrink

stubborn belly fat

improve sleep and energy all without counting a single calorie no extreme dieting no guesswork

And this isn't theory john Miller 53 years old dropped 44 pounds in 30 days

He told me my belly's shrink my energy stabilized and my labs improved

I finally stopped fighting my metabolism and started fixing it

That's what happens when you fix insulin at the root now normally when I coach people through this directly

It cost over a thousand dollars

But I didn't make this for a handful of private clients

I made it so anyone can have access to it

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This lesson made something click for you then click the first link in the description box below

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Because the earlier you lower insulin the easier this is to reverse and if ignored insulin resistance can lead to fatty liver

Which now affects one in three adults it could lead to high blood pressure kidney damage heart disease and cognitive decline

See heart disease is the number one cause of death

Diabetics and insulin resistance drives this endopheolial dysfunction years before any diagnosis

But here is the key early insulin resistance is reversible the body wants to heal

It just needs the right signals those signals are strategic food timing right having a eating schedule a fasting schedule

Carb control in most cases keeping your total carbohydrates under 50 grams per day prioritizing protein by getting at least 30 to 40 grams of protein at every meal

Strength training doesn't have to be a lot

But two 20-minute sessions every week walking after meals is also a game changer especially going for a 30-minute walk after your biggest meal of the day

And of course improving your sleep research shows all of this works for example resistance training

Improves insulin sensitivity within weeks the more muscle mass you have

It's more of a sponge for glucose to be absorbed meaning your body produces less insulin and post meal walks significantly blunt

post-prandial glucose and insulin and we also know reducing carbs

Especially refined carbs lowers fasting insulin rapidly look the lock isn't broken

It's overwhelmed just stop flooding it and it starts working again

Diabetes doesn't start loudly it starts quietly with subtle clues energy crashes belly fat skin changes

Night wakeups and most people ignore them, but now you won't if you found yourself relating to this lesson

That's not fear that's awareness and awareness is the first step towards reversal because when you know better

You can do better check out the 14-day insulin reset guide below make sure you watch the next video

I have coming up here on how to reverse insulin resistance naturally because the earlier you act the easier

It is to heal the lock isn't broken

It's overwhelmed and it's never too early to fix that now

Let me get to the questions you submitted on this topic to give you more clarity in insight

But then my fasting glucose is normal. How could I already be insulin resistant in many cases

It'll take six to 14 years before those fasting glucose levels change

Why because your body is so busy producing

massive amounts of insulin to clear the excess glucose

To lower blood sugar

because any

Blood sugar elevated in the bloodstream is considered a toxic state

So your body will produce a lot of insulin until it can no longer hear the message remember the analogy of the listening to music

That takes about six to 14 years to happen. So don't wait for the fasting blood sugar to change

Don't wait for eight one C to change

Take action now and please request a fasting blood insulin test from your doctor

And what's going to be crazy is when you get that test done the reference range is between three and 27 three and 28

But if you're over six on a fasting insulin you have insulin resistance your doctor might not flag it

But I'm flagging it for you you want to be between three and six isn't insulin resistance just about being overweight

You know, it's crazy that there's a high percentage of people that have full blown insulin resistance and they're thin

They look lean

Right, they might even look healthy

They're called tofies

They're thin on the outside fat on the inside

These individuals have normal BMI but can have high visceral fat the fat around the organs

You cannot see a high insulin and even higher cardio metabolic risk. It's not just about weight

It's about what's happening on the inside can stress alone cause insulin resistance

Yes, because cortisol raises insulin

cortisol increases blood sugar blood sugar increases insulin chronic insulin leads to insulin resistance

There was a study that was published in the university from the university of california

And it showed that prolonged cortisol elevation directly in pairs insulin sensitivity

This is why sleep emotional stress and not overtraining matters

It's not just about food and I explained this more in that 14-day insulin reset guide

How long does it take to reverse insulin resistance?

I've worked with thousands of students over the last 18 years and the majority of them have come to me with insulin resistance

Or even full-blown diabetes

I've seen significant changes in weeks

In some cases, I've seen full-blown diabetics that were dependent on medications like insulin

Get off their insulin completely within weeks research shows

And this is what I've seen work working with all these clients

You could see huge improvements in it as as little as two to four weeks

See the body's really smart god built the body to be self-healing inside your body right now

You have the world's greatest physician within yourselves move the interference your body will heal your body is very resilient

It will adapt to the changes that you make hey before I get to the next question

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Don't wait your reset starts right now is fruit bad if I'm insulin resistant

It really depends I would say this fruit juices and smoothies. I are bad

I would not recommend that if you're insulin resistance

It's just too much fruit toast in a concentrated dose

If you're eating whole fruit it depends on the fruit and how much of the fruit you're having now a lot of individuals

Who are insulin resistance could get away with low glycemic fruit like organic berries after

Exercise after a walk or before a walk. So I wouldn't say you have to avoid fruit altogether

But I would avoid excess fruit especially high glycemic fruit like bananas and mangoes for example

But Ben can I still be insulin resistant even if I eat healthy foods

Look your definition of healthy foods probably different than my definition of healthy foods

A lot of people are drinking their green

juices

Their fruit smoothies

They're having their oat meal

They're drinking their oat milk lattes

They're having their whole grain bread and granola

All those items I just mentioned might be healthy to you

They're not healthy to me. They all turn into sugar inside of your body

Even healthy carbs will spike glucose in insulin especially if you're already insulin resistance

See meal composition matters more than the fancy food labels

So lower the carbs increase the healthy protein in fat

The other thing else we talked about earlier and at the very best

We'll get the 14-day insulin reset

What's the single most powerful daily habit to improve insulin sensitivity?

I'm going to say to go for a 30-minute walk after your biggest meal of the day

It's an easy thing to do. It's free

And it has a huge impact

You know a 2022 study in the sports medicine found that just a 2-10-minute walk after meals

Significantly reduced glucose

But I would recommend 30 minutes and you could blunt that glucose and insulin spike

From even a high carb meal by over 30 percent

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