Dr. Will Cole

And there's, depending on the study that you cite, that's about four to 10 years prior to someone having type two diabetes. These people were on this insulin resistance spectrum. For most people, it didn't happen overnight. And that high triglycerides and that low HDL, so triglycerides above 100, HDL below 59, that ratio is a proverbial metabolic Paul Revere

And if you're a history nerd like me, Paul Revere didn't actually say in effect, the British are coming. But to use that analogy, it's saying diabetes is coming. And if you don't do something about this, and this, you may feel fine. You may feel like, ah, I'm just getting older. Maybe I'm just a little tired.

And if you're a history nerd like me, Paul Revere didn't actually say in effect, the British are coming. But to use that analogy, it's saying diabetes is coming. And if you don't do something about this, and this, you may feel fine. You may feel like, ah, I'm just getting older. Maybe I'm just a little tired.

And if you're a history nerd like me, Paul Revere didn't actually say in effect, the British are coming. But to use that analogy, it's saying diabetes is coming. And if you don't do something about this, and this, you may feel fine. You may feel like, ah, I'm just getting older. Maybe I'm just a little tired.

Those are check engine lights that your body's saying, you know, let's figure out what's going on. So metabolic health. And when I say metabolic flexibility, or when we talk about metabolic flexibility, it's the ability to burn both sugar and fat. It's the, the flexibility to be, have energy and have optimal mitochondrial function. Most people are stuck in the sugar burning mode. They're hangry.

Those are check engine lights that your body's saying, you know, let's figure out what's going on. So metabolic health. And when I say metabolic flexibility, or when we talk about metabolic flexibility, it's the ability to burn both sugar and fat. It's the, the flexibility to be, have energy and have optimal mitochondrial function. Most people are stuck in the sugar burning mode. They're hangry.

Those are check engine lights that your body's saying, you know, let's figure out what's going on. So metabolic health. And when I say metabolic flexibility, or when we talk about metabolic flexibility, it's the ability to burn both sugar and fat. It's the, the flexibility to be, have energy and have optimal mitochondrial function. Most people are stuck in the sugar burning mode. They're hangry.

which is hungry and angry is evil spawn. They're irritable. They feel like a shell of themselves. And then they gaslight themselves. And then they say, I'm just getting older. They get gaslit from doctors because the doctors are just screening for these big pathologies. And then they go for years not living their best life. And they settle for it.

which is hungry and angry is evil spawn. They're irritable. They feel like a shell of themselves. And then they gaslight themselves. And then they say, I'm just getting older. They get gaslit from doctors because the doctors are just screening for these big pathologies. And then they go for years not living their best life. And they settle for it.

which is hungry and angry is evil spawn. They're irritable. They feel like a shell of themselves. And then they gaslight themselves. And then they say, I'm just getting older. They get gaslit from doctors because the doctors are just screening for these big pathologies. And then they go for years not living their best life. And they settle for it.

So that's what we're talking about with metabolic health.

So that's what we're talking about with metabolic health.

So that's what we're talking about with metabolic health.

Yeah. Some other ones that I would recommend. And look, these are conventional apps. Like, yeah, we can run them in functional medicine and we do for people around the world, but you don't, you can go to your PCP, your GP, your endocrinologist and ask for these. So A1C, that's just three month average of your blood sugar. We want it at the very least under 5.6. Yeah.

Yeah. Some other ones that I would recommend. And look, these are conventional apps. Like, yeah, we can run them in functional medicine and we do for people around the world, but you don't, you can go to your PCP, your GP, your endocrinologist and ask for these. So A1C, that's just three month average of your blood sugar. We want it at the very least under 5.6. Yeah.

Yeah. Some other ones that I would recommend. And look, these are conventional apps. Like, yeah, we can run them in functional medicine and we do for people around the world, but you don't, you can go to your PCP, your GP, your endocrinologist and ask for these. So A1C, that's just three month average of your blood sugar. We want it at the very least under 5.6. Yeah.

Exactly. So these exist on a spectrum. We want fasting glucose to be under 90. I mentioned triglycerides, HDL, so triglycerides under 150, HDL above 59. I think when you look at metabolic syndrome, These people typically will have high sensitivity C-reactive protein to be off.

Exactly. So these exist on a spectrum. We want fasting glucose to be under 90. I mentioned triglycerides, HDL, so triglycerides under 150, HDL above 59. I think when you look at metabolic syndrome, These people typically will have high sensitivity C-reactive protein to be off.

Exactly. So these exist on a spectrum. We want fasting glucose to be under 90. I mentioned triglycerides, HDL, so triglycerides under 150, HDL above 59. I think when you look at metabolic syndrome, These people typically will have high sensitivity C-reactive protein to be off.

So you'll see HSCRP, even if it's not through the roof, you'll see it above one, which the American Heart Association and the CDC want it in the optimal range under one. We would want it under one as well in functional medicine.