in today's video we're going to be talking about how you can measure your insulin and
track improvements to insulin resistance at home and let me tell you this video is going to answer
a bunch of questions that i am frequently asked how to test for insulin resistance how to test
for insulin resistance at home and how to know if your insulin resistance is improving so if you
have any or all of these questions they will be answered by the end of this video so first things
first insulin is a hormone that is responsible for taking excess glucose out of our bloodstream and
bringing it to our cells for energy but over time our cells can become resistant to the signals from
insulin and in response to this the body creates more insulin to deal with the excess glucose that
is still floating around and it is these high levels of insulin that cause the symptoms that
are associated with insulin resistance including difficulty losing weight excess abdominal fat
and skin tanks and being insulin resistant puts you at an increased risk of type 2 diabetes
heart disease and pcos by knowing you are insulin resistant you can start taking steps to reverse it
improving symptoms and reducing your disease risk and okay you might be thinking to yourself well
if i was insulin resistant wouldn't my doctor have told me that here's the thing most routine blood
tests do not include testing insulin levels so insulin resistance often goes missed until
it has progressed into pre-diabetes but what if i told you there is a way to measure your potential
insulin resistance at home and track your progress in improving it keep watching to find out
hey guys welcome back to my channel if you're new here my name is kait i'm a health coach and
i post videos on a high fat nutrient-dense way of eating if you like this video please
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focusing on today is the weight biology kit from so well health this is the first ever at home kit
that allows you to test your fasting insulin so we're going to start off talking about how this
at home test works and if it's right for you and then we'll get into how to measure and track if
your insulin resistance is reversing measuring insulin resistance now if you guys are already
subscribed to my channel if you've already watched some of my other videos on insulin resistance
you should have a pretty good understanding of what it is and why it matters one of the main
side effects people with insulin resistance experience is difficulty losing weight
this is because when insulin is high in our body our ability to burn body fat turns off and this
makes sense because insulin being high is a signal that there's excess glucose in our bloodstream
aka excess energy ready to be used so if we have energy available there's no need to tap into
our stored body fat and our bodies actually store fat instead of burning it so if we already have
energy available there's no need for our bodies to tap into our stored fat for energy and they
actually end up storing fat instead insulin is known as the fat storage hormone for this reason
but as i mentioned earlier in this video when we become insulin resistant our bodies actually end
up producing more insulin so insulin levels end up being high all the time hence why it's difficult
to lose weight but other side effects include increased hunger and cravings for sugar especially
fatigue and brain fog i have a whole other video that goes over the long list of symptoms that are
associated with insulin resistance which i will link above if you want to check it out afterwards
so if you've been struggling to lose weight or struggling with any of the associated side effects
i recommend using so well health's weight biology kit to test for insulin resistance this kit tests
eight key biomarkers including fasting insulin to expose metabolic conditions affecting your weight
so how does the testing work let me tell you it could not be easier once you receive your kit
it is as simple as performing a quick painless finger prick
for the sample and then mailing your kit back and you will receive your lab results
through so well health's portal in two to five days your results will be reviewed
by a physician and you will receive a report with personalized next steps you can take yes
you guys this is my cat smudge who i've had since i was in middle school or i guess
my parents have had now oh she's so sweet anyways sorry let's get back to it
so if you are someone who has had difficulty losing weight if you are curious about your
current metabolic health or if you have already made some lifestyle changes and want to track
the impact that these changes are having so well health's weight biology kit is definitely for you
and i've been so excited to tell you guys about this kit if you can't tell
because having a way to test and measure your insulin resistance at home
is huge this simple test can help so many people get a clearer picture of their health and then
know what they need to do to improve it because let's face it the general eat less move more
advice isn't cutting it but anyways now let's talk about how you can track if your insulin resistance
is improving oh you are so cute right now tracking insulin resistance so well health recommends
getting your lab work done at least twice a year if not quarterly and there will be
many signs in your lab work that can measure if your insulin resistance is improving so the eight
biomarkers the weight biology kit tests are of course fasting insulin but also fasting glucose
hba1c thyroid stimulating hormone vitamin b12 hdl cholesterol ldl cholesterol and triglycerides and
looking at these metrics can tell you a lot about whether you are insulin sensitive or
insulin resistant by looking at your fasting insulin and fasting glucose sowell health will
calculate your homa ir score a score that is less than one means you are insulin sensitive
and this is what you should be striving for a score above 1.9 indicates early insulin resistance
and a score above 2.9 indicates significant insulin resistance so as your insulin sensitivity
improves the score will go down looking at your triglycerides and your hdl cholesterol can also
tell you a lot as well a high triglyceride to hdl ratio is a key indicator of metabolic syndrome so
as your insulin sensitivity improves you will see your triglycerides decrease and your hdl increase
and of course so well health's portal is going to help you to understand your results further
if you guys would like to order the weight biology kit and test your insulin resistance you can head
to health coach kait.com forward slash get so well and use code kait10 to save 10 off your
order i will put the link in the description box down below as well but anyways guys that is all
i have for you today i hope this video helped to answer some of your questions i know i get
asked about testing for insulin resistance a lot and specifically if there's a way to test at home
before this test there was nothing out there there is no other company who is testing fasting
insulin at home so this is a really really big deal and i am so excited to finally have
an answer for you guys who are having difficulty getting a fasting insulin test from your doctor
if you have any other questions about insulin resistance please leave them down below i will
try to answer as many as i can especially if you ask them right after i post this video
and remember to check out so well help again the link will be down below if you guys did
enjoy this video you might also enjoy my video on signs of insulin resistance
which i mentioned earlier you can check that out here if you want to catch up on my most
recent upload you can find that here and if you want to check out my keto diet and carnivorous
coaching programs you can find this here thanks guys i'll see you next time bye