In this episode of The Prescription Nutrition Podcast, Dr. Steve continues last week’s discussion on type 2 diabetes and explains how everyday food choices either push you toward disease or back toward health. He breaks down why type 2 diabetes is really a problem of insulin and not just “high blood sugar,” and why most diabetes drugs actually drive insulin even higher over time.
You’ll learn the three pillars that drive almost every chronic disease—high insulin, high glucose, and inflammation—and how going back to simple, God-made foods can calm all three. Dr. Steve explains why low-carb, whole-food eating helps your body burn stored fat, lower blood sugar quickly, and open the door to safely reducing medications with your doctor’s guidance.
He also shares practical tips: which foods raise blood sugar the most, which vegetables are safer if you’re diabetic, and why man-made, boxed foods keep you sick, hungry, and inflamed. You’ll hear how to check your own fasting insulin and glucose without a doctor visit, and what numbers to aim for if you want to avoid prediabetes and full-blown diabetes.
If you’re tired of being told diabetes only gets worse and you’ll “always” need meds, this episode gives you hope, a clear path forward, and an invitation to get personal help through the Wellness Solutions Chat and the Thrive Naturally Transformation course.
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Type 2 diabetes is a disease of insulin resistance, not just “high blood sugar,” and it develops over decades as fat cells become overfilled.
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High blood sugar is a symptom of the real problem: years of high insulin from constantly eating glucose and carbs.
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The three pillars driving diabetes and most chronic disease are high insulin, high inflammation, and high glucose, all heavily influenced by what you eat.
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Glucose mainly comes from plant-based carbs and man-made processed foods, while meat, eggs, healthy fats, and above-ground vegetables keep glucose much lower.
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When insulin is high, your body is forced to store fat and cannot burn its own fat, no matter how much you exercise.
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Exercise alone rarely reaches your fat stores because your body burns stored glucose first; nutrition and insulin control are the real key to fat loss.
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You can order your own fasting insulin and glucose through services like OwnYourLabs, and true healthy fasting insulin is closer to under 5, not just “under 20.”
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Type 2 diabetes can start as “normal” blood sugar with high insulin (true prediabetes), long before an A1C of 5.7–6.4 ever shows up.
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The fastest way to start reversing type 2 diabetes is to stop eating sugars, starches, and man-made foods, and focus on protein, healthy fats, and low-glucose veggies.
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Never change your diabetes medications on your own; as your glucose drops from better nutrition, work with your doctor to safely lower or stop meds.