11/05/2026
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥… 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞?
November is 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, and we're talking about the power of PREVENTION!
Here's something many people don't realize: 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝟐 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.
It can take YEARS — sometimes a decade or longer — for insulin resistance and metabolic changes to progress toward prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes.
Your body may begin producing MORE insulin to keep your blood sugar within normal limits, long before your fasting glucose or A1C shows a significant change.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬!
One test worth discussing with your provider is 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧. When evaluated alongside glucose, A1C, and your overall metabolic health, it can provide additional insight into how your body is managing blood sugar.
At Bayou Functional Medicine, we believe preventative care means looking for opportunities to act 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐬.
Nutrition, movement, muscle health, sleep, and lifestyle changes can make a meaningful difference in reducing your risk.
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲!
Swipe through our carousel to learn more about the early warning signs, helpful lab markers, and simple steps toward prevention.
*Educational purposes only. Fasting insulin is not a standardized diagnostic test for insulin resistance or prediabetes. Screening and testing should be individualized with your healthcare provider.*