Episode 48: Mastering Diabetes with Dr. Mona Morstein
In this podcast, you’ll hear:
- An explanation of the different types of diabetes
- How Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of the Adult is often misdiagnosed as Type 2 diabetes
- How cultural differences affect the development of diabetes
- What risk factors and genetic predispositions play a role in the development of Type 1 diabetes
- How early infant interventions may have the potential to prevent Type 1 diabetes
- How persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in fat cells play a role in obesity and diabetes
- About the connection between sleep apnea and Type 2 diabetes
- The best lab panels to run for Type 2 diabetes patients and how to interpret reference ranges
- Why testing ferritin in diabetes patients matters
- How insulin resistance affects testosterone levels in men
- Why HbA1c isn’t a great test of blood sugar control (and how to triage a marker of blood sugar control using the GlycoMark test)
- The best lab tests for measuring IgG
- How POPs may play a role in weight loss plateaus
- Why carb restriction is the first step in diabetes management
- How too much dietary saturated fat may contribute to insulin resistance
- The importance of supplementing with fiber when a patient is on a keto-type diet
- How to use supplements to protect against the oxidative damage that accompanies diabetes
- About an Ayurvedic herb that can reduce cravings for sweets and regenerate pancreatic beta cells
