Dr. Benjamin Bikman (author of Why We Get Sick) sits down with Mikhaila Peterson to discuss insulin resistance and sensitivity, curing type 2 diabetes, why our current method of diabetes treatment doesn’t help, how some people can gain weight easier and faster than others, the benefits of ketones, and the pros and cons of Metformin.

You can find more on Dr. Benjamin Bikman in his book Why We Get Sick, on Instagram @benbikmanphd, on Twitter @BenBikmanPhD, and read about Dr. Ben’s low carb meal replacement shake on gethlth.com.

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