in today's video we're going to be talking about five signs that your insulin resistance
is reversing insulin resistance also known as metabolic syndrome is when your cells stop
responding to insulin in the way that they should but what does this mean when we eat
our food is broken down into glucose by the body and our blood sugar rises in response to
the rise in blood sugar insulin is released and insulin's job here is to move the excess glucose
from the bloodstream to our cells the cells take the glucose and blood sugar goes back to baseline
however as i just mentioned insulin resistance means that our cells are not responding to
insulin correctly they are not taking in blood sugar as they should and this mismanagement of
blood sugar leads to a whole host of other problems it can lead to type 2 diabetes
polycystic ovarian syndrome it can increase your risk of heart disease and other diseases
now i have several other videos on my channel where i talk about reversing insulin resistance
because it is possible to reverse but how do you know if the effort you are putting
in and the changes you have made are working in today's video i'm going to talk about some
of the signs you can watch out for so you can know that your insulin resistance is reversing
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to know if you are reversing insulin resistance as your cells start to become more sensitive to
insulin again as they handle glucose better your insulin resistance will be reversing before we
get into the signs that your insulin resistance is reversing let's quickly recap the signs that
you are insulin resistant in the first place you might experience difficulty losing weight
excess abdominal fat hunger after eating frequent sugar cravings dark patches of skin and skin tags
and these are just a few of the signs that you might be insulin resistant okay but now
let's assume you've put into practice the tips and strategies i've talked about in my previous videos
you have reduced your carb intake you're snacking less often and you are intermittent fasting but
how can you know if it's working let's get into the five signs now and if you are a woman make
sure to stick around until the end because number five might surprise you number one you don't feel
hungry after eating feeling hungry after eating is common for people with insulin resistance as we
spoke about earlier insulin resistance means that your cells are resisting insulin so basically the
glucose the energy it's there and ready for your cells but your cells are not able to take it in
so as far as they are concerned you need more energy and you need to eat more and so this
results in a constant feeling of hunger despite you having just eaten a meal but when this starts
to fade away and you start to feel more satiated after eating this is when you will know that
your insulin sensitivity is improving number two increased hdl and decreased triglycerides
this is probably the best way to test for insulin resistance besides getting a fasting insulin
test ben bichmann actually refers to this as the poor man's method for testing insulin resistance
if you have low hdl and high triglycerides this is a very strong indicator of insulin resistance
so if you get more blood work done and your hdl has increased and your triglycerides have
decreased this is a sign that you're moving in the right direction and that your insulin resistance
is reversing number three less sugar cravings this one kind of ties in with number one but it also
differs as well yes if your cells are not taking in glucose properly this can lead to cravings and
specifically sugar cravings but there's a second part to this depending on how insulin resistant
you are it can sometimes be related to reactive hypoglycemia or low blood sugar this occurs when
we eat foods that raise blood sugar significantly and our bodies produce too much insulin in
response this results in our blood sugar dropping too low and we experience signs of hypoglycemia
one of which is intense sugar cravings implementing strategies to reverse insulin
resistance will mean that your blood sugar is more stable and not all over the place you won't be
having these huge influxes of blood sugar that your body is forced to deal with and this will
help with hypoglycemia and your sugar cravings will reduce now before we get into the final two
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sponsoring this video number four losing visceral fat visceral fat is the type of fat we store in
our abdomen around our organs and this type of fat is directly related to insulin resistance
when you are insulin resistant fat gets stored in places that it typically wouldn't
such as around our organs in our abdomen and this type of fat can be very stubborn to lose really
the only way to get rid of it is by improving your insulin sensitivity so if you are measuring
your midsection and it's getting slimmer this is a really good indicator that your insulin resistance
is reversing number five regular menstrual cycles this one of course only applies to women
but a lot of women who are insulin resistant experience irregular periods this is because
high insulin can cause the ovaries to make more male hormones this imbalance of hormones can
cause your period to become irregular it might be inconsistent abnormally long or abnormally short
but when your insulin resistance begins to improve your cycle will become more regular and those are
the five signs that your insulin resistance is reversing let me know in the comment section
down below if you have seen any of these signs in your quest to reverse your insulin resistance
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