The Voice of Health with Dr. Robert Prather

The Voice of Health with Dr. Robert Prather

DIABETES: THE DIAGNOSTICS

Aug 29, 2026 · 55 min · 25 segments

This is the third week of our four-part series on the 7th-leading cause of death in the United States. At Holistic Integration, thorough diagnostics are central to our approach so that we know…

This is the third week of our four-part series on the 7th-leading cause of death in the United States. At Holistic Integration, thorough diagnostics are central to our approach so that we know exactly what is going on and how to treat it. In this episode, you'll learn: —The standard tests used to diagnose Diabetes. —How the Hemoglobin A1c test helps to diagnose and monitor Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes. —Why urine tests are helpful in diagnosing Diabetes. —What the C-Peptide test shows about how well the body produces Insulin. —The Body Composition Analysis that is given to every new patient at Holistic Integration and measures your fat percentage better than the BMI. —Why the "research gold standard" Autonomic Nervous System Test is important in evaluating Glucose regulation. —How Holistic Integration is able to diagnose Neuropathy early. And the high success rate at Holistic Integration for reversing Neuropathy. —The theory of Enterovirus in the development of Diabetes. And how Indianapolis has one of the highest concentrations of Coxsackievirus. —How a Hair Analysis is helpful for Diabetes in measuring Heavy Metal Toxicity and nutritional Mineral deficiencies. And the tests for gut health and food allergies that can kick off Diabetes. —Why annual lab tests are necessary for everyone, including babies. And why it's important for a child's health to test parents even before the baby is conceived. http://www.TheVoiceOfHealthRadio.com \*Receive exclusive bonus content as a member of our Voice Of Health Patreon Community:https://www.patreon.com/cw/VoiceofHealthPodcast https://www.patreon.com/cw/VoiceofHealthPodcast

This is the third week of our four-part series on the 7th-leading cause of death in the United States. At Holistic Integration, thorough diagnostics are central to our approach so that we know…

Lisa PratherHost

0:12

Hi, I'm Lisa Prather, and welcome to The Voice of Health with our host, Dr. Robert Prather of Holistic Integration, where lives are changed every day through the natural approach to health care.

Lisa PratherHost

0:25

Well, we're talking today about the number seven killer, and we've been going through a series of the top ten killers.

Lisa PratherHost

0:34

We're on number seven, diabetes.

Lisa PratherHost

0:36

Diabetes.

Lisa PratherHost

0:37

And if you're listening now and haven't heard some of these, I'm going to go through them real quick.

Lisa PratherHost

0:42

I'd encourage you to listen to them.

Lisa PratherHost

0:44

Each of them have a four-part series.

Lisa PratherHost

0:47

We talk on the first about the problem, and then we talk about the treatment, diagnostics is the third part, and then the fourth prevention on each of them.

Lisa PratherHost

0:57

So we've talked about number one, heart disease, and then cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's, chronic lower respiratory disease, accidental injuries, and now we're on diabetes, number seven.

Lisa PratherHost

1:12

So it's been very informative.

Lisa PratherHost

1:14

Today we're going to talk about the diagnostics for diabetes, but I want to go over some of the statistics that we kind of covered on that first part.

Lisa PratherHost

1:24

It's the seventh leading cause of death, over 95,000 cause of death, It's diabetes.

Robert PratherHost

1:31

This it is, cause of death.

Lisa PratherHost

1:33

Yeah.

Lisa PratherHost

1:33

Which is total 40.1 million people, 12% of the U.S. population.

Lisa PratherHost

1:40

So, you know, this is, and we're talking about both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Robert PratherHost

1:46

Right.

Lisa PratherHost

1:46

Right.

Robert PratherHost

1:47

Yeah.

Robert PratherHost

1:47

It's also a big contributor to many of the other killers.

UnknownUnknown

1:51

Hmm.

Robert PratherHost

1:52

So, you know, one of the things is it is a precursor to cardiovascular disease.

Robert PratherHost

1:58

So it's a big contributor along those lines.

Robert PratherHost

2:01

Robert PratherHost

2:02

Matter of fact, Alzheimer's has been called type three diabetes.

Robert PratherHost

2:06

Right.

Robert PratherHost

2:06

So it's the handling the blood sugar levels and how well the body does it is a huge indicator on how healthy you'll be as you get older.

Robert PratherHost

2:16

And as we get older, the amount of diabetes increases quite dramatically.

Robert PratherHost

2:20

So if you can keep that under control, your health as you get over 65 improves quite dramatically.

Robert PratherHost

2:28

So big part of one's health and well-being and something that we look at very carefully.

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