Blood sugar, insulin resistance, and the metabolic markers that drift years before a diagnosis — HbA1c, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, and what actually moves them.
Metabolic Health articles
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GLP-1 Muscle Loss: What the Data Actually Shows (and the Peptide Question)
How much muscle you really lose on Ozempic or Zepbound, what happens when you stop, which peptides have evidence, and the blood tests worth tracking.
11 min read - 🩸 Metabolic Health
HbA1c 5.6%: Normal — But One Step From Prediabetes
HbA1c 5.6% is normal, but one step from prediabetes. What 5.6% means, your estimated average glucose, and how to keep it from climbing.
5 min read - 🩸 Metabolic Health
HbA1c 6.5%: The Diabetes Threshold — What It Means and What to Do Next
HbA1c 6.5% is the diabetes threshold. What 6.5% means, your estimated average glucose, and the concrete steps to take next to lower it.
6 min read - 🩸 Metabolic Health
How to Lower Your A1C Naturally (and How Fast It Can Drop)
A practical, evidence-based guide to lowering HbA1c without medication: the levers that move it most, how much each is worth, and a realistic 3-month timeline.
7 min read - 🩸 Metabolic Health
Fasting Glucose 100 or 110 mg/dL: Borderline or Prediabetic?
Fasting glucose of 100 to 125 mg/dL is prediabetes. What 100 and 110 mean, how fast each tends to progress, and how to bring the number back down.
5 min read - 🔬 Metabolic Health
Type 2 Diabetes vs LADA: How Blood Tests Tell Them Apart
Type 2 diabetes vs LADA: learn how GAD antibodies and C-peptide blood tests differentiate these conditions and affect treatment.
7 min read - 📊 Metabolic Health
Fasting Insulin Levels Chart: Normal, Optimal and High Ranges
Fasting insulin chart by age and sex. Why it's a better metabolic marker than fasting glucose, and what optimal levels look like for longevity.
10 min read - 🧮 Metabolic Health
HOMA-IR: The Insulin Resistance Score Your Doctor Never Calculates
What HOMA-IR is, how to calculate it from a basic blood test, what the optimal ranges are, and why it catches metabolic problems years before fasting glucose.
9 min read - 🔬 Metabolic Health
Uric Acid Levels High: Why It Matters Way Beyond Gout
What high uric acid means beyond gout — its links to blood pressure, metabolic and kidney risk, the common causes, and how to bring it down.
9 min read - 🩸 Metabolic Health
HbA1c 5.7%, 5.8% or 6.0%: What Your Prediabetes Number Means
HbA1c 5.7% to 6.4% is prediabetes. What 5.7, 5.8 and 6.0% mean for your average glucose and diabetes risk, and the steps shown to bring it down.
7 min read