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  • Nutmeg Mike is correct. Insulin is an anabolic hormone and it does promote fat storage. That said, if you’re not eating excess calories, you’re not going to gain body fat. Insulin just helps your body be more EFFICIENT at storing calories as fat. Horsewishr, RN/CDE (Certifies Diabetes Care and Education Specialist)
    in Low glycemic load plan Comment by horsewishr April 2022
  • I’m wearing a Freestyle Libre CGM. I’m an RN/diabetes educator. I have prediabetes. I LOVE the CGM. It totally motivates me to eat right. I’ve been able to walk away from unhealthy food choices because I don’t want to see my sugar rise. I have several coworkers (docs and nurse practitioners) who have made similar comments.
    in Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) For Health/Wellness Comment by horsewishr April 2022
  • I’m a nurse/diabetes educator with prediabetes. They say that everyone will get diabetes eventually—if something else doesn’t kill you first. What does that mean? It means that your pancreas (your insulin-producing organ), like every other part of your body, will eventually give out. How fast it wears out is a question of…
    in Prediabetes & Carbs Comment by horsewishr April 2022
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