#47 - Surprising symptoms & diseases tied to insulin resistance & metabolism (Ben Bikman & Casey Means)

#47 - Surprising symptoms & diseases tied to insulin resistance & metabolism (Ben Bikman & Casey Means)

Many diseases traditionally associated with aging have a metabolic root cause, including seemingly-unrelated conditions like tinnitus and gallbladder stones. But with a metabolic origin (specifically with insulin resistance), there can be a metabolic solution. Blood glucose levels and insulin are tied to many more chronic diseases than just Type 2 Diabetes.


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Ben Bikman, PhD, the doctor at the forefront of research and thought leadership on insulin resistance, digs deep in this video with Levels’ Chief Medical Officer and co-founder Dr. Casey Means to uncover the connection between metabolic health and surprising disorders that surface as a result of insulin resistance.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health.

(8:49) - Declining health is not inevitable

(10:15) - The link between insulin resistance and tinnitus

(13:39) - We look at health through the lens of disease

(22:53) - Insulin resistance and the gallbladder

(28:32) - The appearance of fatty liver disease

(31:34) - Ways to clear the liver of fat

(35:00) - How fat tissue develops

(36:51) - How fat cells become insulin resistant

(46:21) - The power of a CGM

(48:36) - What is a healthy glucose level?

LINKS:

How hearing loss relates to metabolic health | Blog post: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/how-hearing-loss-relates-to-metabolic-health

Why too many focus on glucose, but not insulin | Blog post: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/why-too-many-focus-on-glucose-but-not-insulin

Transcripts & Show Notes

Watch the Video – https://youtu.be/szGl8F1zl6I

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