Live coverage of the Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference 2020

Katherine Shagoury

June 15, 2020
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New paradigm of insulin resistance

Insulin resistance is much different than conventionally taught, said Jason Fung, MD, during the virtual 2020 Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference.

There are two phases or disease processes of type 2 diabetes, beta cell dysfunction and insulin resistance. Fung said. Increasing fasting insulin compensates for insulin resistance keeping blood glucose normal, or hyperinsulinemia. However, after prolonged periods of hyperinsulinemia, beta cells burn out, insulin production falls, and blood glucose rises.  

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Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury is the editor of Integrative Practitioner. She brings a decade of experience creating and managing content for national healthcare audiences as a digital editor and professional journalist, including serving as managing editor for a popular medical billing and coding association and as a reporter for the Boston Globe, Boston.com, and USA Today. A certified personal trainer and nutrition coach with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a certified group fitness instructor with the Athletics and Fitness Association of America, a certified barre instructor, and a TRX qualified trainer, her passion for and commitment to healthy living fuels her enthusiasm for supporting the integrative healthcare community.

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