Dr. Ben Bikman

And the only fat the liver is making and packaging and releasing is palmitate, that saturated fat.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, I will try not to be too redundant to what you said, but I would say anyone who has any potential, get your insulin measured. And you'd mentioned some wonderful metrics. I've always said below six. I think you said below five. I think that's a brilliant way to do it. Now, at the same time, insulin, like every hormone, has a bit of a rhythm to it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, I will try not to be too redundant to what you said, but I would say anyone who has any potential, get your insulin measured. And you'd mentioned some wonderful metrics. I've always said below six. I think you said below five. I think that's a brilliant way to do it. Now, at the same time, insulin, like every hormone, has a bit of a rhythm to it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, I will try not to be too redundant to what you said, but I would say anyone who has any potential, get your insulin measured. And you'd mentioned some wonderful metrics. I've always said below six. I think you said below five. I think that's a brilliant way to do it. Now, at the same time, insulin, like every hormone, has a bit of a rhythm to it.

There's a diurnal or circadian rhythm. So it's possible someone would go get their insulin checked and maybe it's 12 or 13 or so. And you and I both would say, oh, that's a little high. We need to be a little worried. But it's possible the person has measured it at a peak. And that in reality, give it an hour or two later and it would have gone down to five. It's possible.

There's a diurnal or circadian rhythm. So it's possible someone would go get their insulin checked and maybe it's 12 or 13 or so. And you and I both would say, oh, that's a little high. We need to be a little worried. But it's possible the person has measured it at a peak. And that in reality, give it an hour or two later and it would have gone down to five. It's possible.

There's a diurnal or circadian rhythm. So it's possible someone would go get their insulin checked and maybe it's 12 or 13 or so. And you and I both would say, oh, that's a little high. We need to be a little worried. But it's possible the person has measured it at a peak. And that in reality, give it an hour or two later and it would have gone down to five. It's possible.

So I think it is important to note that there are other things like challenging it in a dynamic glucose test like you'd mentioned. That is absolute gold standard. Alternatively, and another metric you'd mentioned is looking at lipids because insulin controls the production of fats and the regulation of lipoproteins in the body because lipoproteins are energetic molecules.

So I think it is important to note that there are other things like challenging it in a dynamic glucose test like you'd mentioned. That is absolute gold standard. Alternatively, and another metric you'd mentioned is looking at lipids because insulin controls the production of fats and the regulation of lipoproteins in the body because lipoproteins are energetic molecules.

So I think it is important to note that there are other things like challenging it in a dynamic glucose test like you'd mentioned. That is absolute gold standard. Alternatively, and another metric you'd mentioned is looking at lipids because insulin controls the production of fats and the regulation of lipoproteins in the body because lipoproteins are energetic molecules.

And so look at the triglyceride to HDL ratio. And if a person has a triglyceride to HDL ratio and it's above 1.5, that's strong evidence that they're insulin resistant. Now, that ratio doesn't hold across all ethnicities. It starts to get a little loose from Caucasians to Asians to African-Americans or so.

And so look at the triglyceride to HDL ratio. And if a person has a triglyceride to HDL ratio and it's above 1.5, that's strong evidence that they're insulin resistant. Now, that ratio doesn't hold across all ethnicities. It starts to get a little loose from Caucasians to Asians to African-Americans or so.

And so look at the triglyceride to HDL ratio. And if a person has a triglyceride to HDL ratio and it's above 1.5, that's strong evidence that they're insulin resistant. Now, that ratio doesn't hold across all ethnicities. It starts to get a little loose from Caucasians to Asians to African-Americans or so.

But nevertheless, that ratio of 1.5 is generally going to be a pretty good indicator that if you're lower than that, If your triglyceride to HDL ratio is lower, that's a good sign that you're insulin sensitive.

But nevertheless, that ratio of 1.5 is generally going to be a pretty good indicator that if you're lower than that, If your triglyceride to HDL ratio is lower, that's a good sign that you're insulin sensitive.

But nevertheless, that ratio of 1.5 is generally going to be a pretty good indicator that if you're lower than that, If your triglyceride to HDL ratio is lower, that's a good sign that you're insulin sensitive.

The good old fashioned waist to hip ratio or the waist to height ratio, if you measure your waist, like the biggest part around your belly, and if you multiply that by two, if that number is higher than your height, That's a very, very good indicator that you have metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance to be more precise.