Join Karen Ogilvie and Ben McDonald as they discuss insulin resistance, diabetes and how to use fasting to improve your sensitivity to insulin Check out the cookbook: Ketofy Everything! at http://shecallsmehobbit.com/store/
2:00 What is insulin?
4:00 Karen explains her own situation with insulin resistance and we talk about diabetes progression
9:00 how do you self-determine if you are insulin resistance
10:00 the dawn phenomenon
12:00 blood glucose monitors and evaluating if a sweetener causes spikes or cephalic/pavlov’s dog
17:00 stalls and blood glucose
17:30 how to test your fasted blood glucose to determine IR
23:00 insulin rest via fasting
25:00 karen’s personal IR healing
29:00 Fasting patterns and how they help heal insulin resistance
34:00 what is allowed in your mouth on a fast
45:00 intermittent fast is not a weight loss tool, but…
*"dont trust us" disclaimer: nobody speaking in today's cast has any medical training. We are parroting information we have picked up from various sources we trust. Only you and your doctor can make decisions regarding your medical treatment, diagnosis and especially the impact of prescription medications. Always check with your prescribing doctor on the compatibility of your medicines before undertaking any fasting protocol. Many medications are known to be incompatible with longer (overnight/multiday) fasting without adjustment.