Aug 24, 2026 · 48 min · 8 segments
Insulin resistance is one of the most widely used but misunderstood terms in diabetes care, and getting it wrong can send you straight into more restriction, more stress, and worse blood sugar swings…
Kelly SixHostAnd this is a topic that, well, it's a, it's like a term that gets thrown around a lot.
lot a lot right and um and we were like you know thinking about what topics we should we want to cover and we were like oh we should definitely talk about insulin resistance because it's going to kind of set the stage for other things that we're going to be talking about and then also it's just a very commonly discussed thing, but commonly kind of misunderstood thing.
We're going to talk about, we're going to answer some commonly asked questions like, how do I know if I have insulin resistance? What's the difference between insulin resistance and prediabetes and type 2 diabetes? Is it reversible? What...
all the hits perfect um so yeah so let's start with let's dive right in and start with the definition so let's talk about a definition so am i the way so okay when i say definition what my brain thinks is one sentence or like a dictionary definition that's not what we're gonna give you right now because insulin resistance is not a one sentence um thing so buckle up
done okay thanks see you next time thanks kelly good definition um and if you you know if you ask ai about this or if you ask dr google though there will probably be a fair amount of um anti-fat bias mixed in mixed in there um so we're going to give you a much more nuanced definition So the way I explain when I'm working with clients or with groups, the way I talk about insulin resistance is I say, okay, first we need to back up and talk about how our body uses energy.
And then energy going out and what we use energy to do is just keeping us alive.
It is helping us move through the world on a day-to-day basis, just like what I think of as our activities of daily life, like brushing our teeth, sitting here talking.
So we need energy to do, and then also to, to move extra, like to, um, go jump in the lake, um, go swimming, whatever.
And so energy in the form of glucose, blood glucose, or also known as blood sugar is so glucose or blood sugar is floating around in the blood.
And this is a topic that, well, it's a, it's like a term that gets thrown around a lot.
lot a lot right and um and we were like you know thinking about what topics we should we want to cover and we were like oh we should definitely talk about insulin resistance because it's going to kind of set the stage for other things that we're going to be talking about and then also it's just a very commonly discussed thing, but commonly kind of misunderstood thing.
We're going to talk about, we're going to answer some commonly asked questions like, how do I know if I have insulin resistance? What's the difference between insulin resistance and prediabetes and type 2 diabetes? Is it reversible? What...
all the hits perfect um so yeah so let's start with let's dive right in and start with the definition so let's talk about a definition so am i the way so okay when i say definition what my brain thinks is one sentence or like a dictionary definition that's not what we're gonna give you right now because insulin resistance is not a one sentence um thing so buckle up
done okay thanks see you next time thanks kelly good definition um and if you you know if you ask ai about this or if you ask dr google though there will probably be a fair amount of um anti-fat bias mixed in mixed in there um so we're going to give you a much more nuanced definition So the way I explain when I'm working with clients or with groups, the way I talk about insulin resistance is I say, okay, first we need to back up and talk about how our body uses energy.
And then energy going out and what we use energy to do is just keeping us alive.
It is helping us move through the world on a day-to-day basis, just like what I think of as our activities of daily life, like brushing our teeth, sitting here talking.
So we need energy to do, and then also to, to move extra, like to, um, go jump in the lake, um, go swimming, whatever.
And so energy in the form of glucose, blood glucose, or also known as blood sugar is so glucose or blood sugar is floating around in the blood.
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