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You can’t fix your blood sugar if you don’t know you have a blood sugar problem. 

A large percent of women are unaware they have prediabetes and in this episode we point out just how to see early signs, what options for treatment and lifestyle changes help, and hear some case studies that you can identify with. 

You can fix your blood sugar and it’s not an overwhelming task. Join us for this episode and take a deeper dive with the book. 

My Guest:

Dr. Beverly Yates ND is on a mission to help 3 Million people heal from type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. She has helped thousands of people reverse Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes, and now has a telehealth practice.

Dr. Yates is an MIT engineer, a Naturopathic physician, and the author of a new book whose publication date is January 20, 2026. 

The title is: The Yates Protocol: 5 Simple Steps To Fix Your Blood Sugar & Reverse Type 2 Diabetes. The subtitle is: Make Peace With Food and Never Feel Deprived Again. This book is in the pre-order phase, and is published by the Avery imprint of Penguin Random House.

Her prior career as an MIT engineer helps her use health data and people's specific health goals to create practical, sustainable habits that help people heal from metabolic damage, and reverse type 2 diabetes and prediabetes.

Questions We Answer in This Episode:

[00:02:45] Are taking meds the only answer to dealing with blood sugar issues? Are they still the first thing prescribed? 

[00:06:37] Your “take” on CGM use? Is “knowing” from CGM enough… or do we still resist change? 

[00:10:20] Does family history of diabetes predetermine personal risk? Is a person doomed if there is a family history of type 2 diabetes or prediabetes?

[00:15:09] What is the Yates Protocol and what struck you to create this? 

[00:20:18] What and where can we get the secret chapter of your book, The Yates Protocol?