Dr. Stacy Sims

And it can be elevated for up to 24 hours in late peri and early postmenopausal women. So basically, how do I supplement? Supplement before training or at night away from training.

And it can be elevated for up to 24 hours in late peri and early postmenopausal women. So basically, how do I supplement? Supplement before training or at night away from training.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Is it, is it working for you guys?

Is it, is it working for you guys?

So this is the interesting part. So when we're looking at blood glucose and insulin sensitivity, it changes across the menstrual cycle. So it depends on, is she in the high hormone phase or not? If she's in the high hormone phase, which is after ovulation, we have more insulin resistance.

So this is the interesting part. So when we're looking at blood glucose and insulin sensitivity, it changes across the menstrual cycle. So it depends on, is she in the high hormone phase or not? If she's in the high hormone phase, which is after ovulation, we have more insulin resistance.

And the reason for that is when progesterone comes up, it's trying to take in everything as a building block for the uterine lining.

And the reason for that is when progesterone comes up, it's trying to take in everything as a building block for the uterine lining.

So insulin is the hormone that is a signal for your muscles to uptake glucose, to store it.

So insulin is the hormone that is a signal for your muscles to uptake glucose, to store it.

Exactly.

Exactly.

Exactly. When progesterone is in the picture, insulin doesn't do its job very well.

Exactly. When progesterone is in the picture, insulin doesn't do its job very well.

Because progesterone wants to have more carbohydrate available to be able to then send it to the developing uterine lining, the endometriosis. Because the endometriosis becomes a really thick layer of tissue that is really rich in glycogen. So progesterone increases lean mass breakdown or... you increase your protein intake to have more circulating amino acids.

Because progesterone wants to have more carbohydrate available to be able to then send it to the developing uterine lining, the endometriosis. Because the endometriosis becomes a really thick layer of tissue that is really rich in glycogen. So progesterone increases lean mass breakdown or... you increase your protein intake to have more circulating amino acids.

It also makes your body less apt to store glucose because it wants both amino acids and glucose to build this lush uterine lining. When we get into perimenopause, we have more insulin resistance because there's confusion across all systems of the body. And the body is like, I don't know if I'm going to need this glucose or not. So I'm not going to store it.

It also makes your body less apt to store glucose because it wants both amino acids and glucose to build this lush uterine lining. When we get into perimenopause, we have more insulin resistance because there's confusion across all systems of the body. And the body is like, I don't know if I'm going to need this glucose or not. So I'm not going to store it.