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© Sarah Aitken, RN, MS, WHNP/FNP, Accredited Metabolic Health Practitioner
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Welcome to Diabetes Game Changer: Your Guide to Understanding and Reversing Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes. I'll be distilling the current science about food metabolism into easily understood concepts that you can apply to your own life to improve your own metabolic health. All scientific references can be found housed on the homepage of my website at diabetesgamechanger.com
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At the time of this recording, the 2026 Super Bowl just happened and there was an ad in there that totally missed a huge public health opportunity. We should have done better.
We are used to thinking that a "normal" blood test result means all is well! That might not be the case, though, if something is getting in the way of the accuracy of the result. Which common tests are most likely to be inaccurate and why? How can you make sure your tests are as accurate as possible?
My son was recently in the hospital for a surgical procedure, and what I saw absolutely shocked me! We need to take matters into our own hands and be our own advocate while in the hospital and here's why!
Creatine used to be used exclusively for building muscle and improving exercise tolerance and recovery. Exciting new research points to creatine improving brain health and cognition as well!
We already know that certain foods addict, that addictive habits feed addiction, but we now know that there are at least two gut microbes that ALSO cause food addiction. And that's great news! Because that can be changed.
Type 2 diabetes is preventable if identified early. How can you tell if you are on the road to that devastating metabolic disorder? Your medical provider is likely NOT looking in the right places, but once you know what to look for, YOU can be your own health advocate!
The medication I get asked about the most are the statins, and in follow up clients always want to know about saturated fat. In this podcast, I will help you learn what the research currently says, plus how you can assess your own cardiac risk.
For many of us, the holidays leave us feeling stuffed, both physically and emotionally. A gentle reset is far more powerful than starting a punishing new plan.
You may have noticed that you hear all kinds of conflicting messages about the "best" way to eat. In this episode I'll try to help you navigate the current data.
Did you know that the food you eat is treated according to strict metabolic rules that determine what gets burned for energy and what gets stored as fat? Learn how to harness this physiological concept for faster weight loss!
You know that insulin must be low for you to lose weight. You know that to keep insulin low, you need to keep blood sugar low! So what's going on that's making it hard to lose the extra weight when your blood sugar is fabulous?
New research coming out of Stanford University indicates that there is not just one thing called Type 2 diabetes - there are four distinct subtypes, each with its own best strategy for correction. Until we know more, I propose we initiate ALL the strategies to cover our bases!
Have you ever wondered how you could possibly eat dessert after having a really filling dinner? There is science behind it! Sensory Specific Satiety is playing a role, and harnessing the phenomenon can help you with your weight loss efforts and your ability to control blood sugar!
Yes, there is such a thing as male menopause! It's different from what women go through, but just as with women, the state of your metabolic health can dramatically influence what hormones are doing during this phase of life, especially testosterone.
The menopausal transition comes with many different symptoms and physiological changes, and blood sugar control is one of them! Controlling blood sugar can help with troublesome menopausal symptoms, and controlling some of the changes that come with menopause can help with blood sugar control!
The Blue Zone diet is all the rage right now, with films, books, programs, and all kinds of products associated with the label. Where did it come from? What kind of data was collected? Can we trust that data?
89% of US adults are currently insulin resistant. 1 in 3 teenagers between age 12 and 17 are insulin resistant, well on the way to developing full blown type 2 diabetes. Understanding some of the physiology of how your body interacts with food could help YOU prevent this chronic disease!
Do you need to track anything to make substantial and effective lifestyle changes? NO! But science does indicate that it is a useful tool in the toolbox for making changes, so I thought I'd go over what it useful to track and why, and what apps I like the best.
There are over 80 different autoimmune diseases! A few you may have heard about include type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and Hashimotos Disease. Inflammation is the common connection between autoimmune diseases and Metabolic Ill Health. In this episode I'll explain the new theories that are emerging, and how we might mitigate the efffects of both autoimmune disease and metabolic ill health.
I've discussed ketones before, but there is some new research coming out about their potential uses and benefits which I find interesting and so I thought I'd share them with you!
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