If you can understand this, you can: •Reverse Pre-Diabetes •Reverse...
Dr. BP | Metabolism 2.0@DrBPHealth
24 views
Apr 03, 2025
~6 min read
Advertisement
1
If you can understand this, you can:
•Reverse Pre-Diabetes
•Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
•Get Off Many (If Not All) Your Medications
•Lose Weight
I will use Amazon packages to make it simple for you.
THREAD
•Reverse Pre-Diabetes
•Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
•Get Off Many (If Not All) Your Medications
•Lose Weight
I will use Amazon packages to make it simple for you.
THREAD
2
Before I explain the Amazon packages, you’ll want to understand a few facts first.
Then I will give you the Amazon package analogy that will make it so simple to understand, and simple for you to fix these issues.
But first, let’s cover a few facts.
Then I will give you the Amazon package analogy that will make it so simple to understand, and simple for you to fix these issues.
But first, let’s cover a few facts.
3
It is very common for someone who has Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) to also have:
•High Cholesterol
•High Blood Pressure
•Excess Weight / Be Obese
This is not by chance.
This is due to what ultimately causes T2D.
•High Cholesterol
•High Blood Pressure
•Excess Weight / Be Obese
This is not by chance.
This is due to what ultimately causes T2D.
4
Type 2 Diabetes is a disease of excess carbohydrates and refined sugar, consumed consistently, over a long period of time (decades).
5
And it is not all carbohydrates.
Specifically, it’s high-glycemic carbohydrates.
It’s also not all sugar. It’s specifically refined sugar.
Both quickly elevate blood sugar levels.
Your body doesn’t want high blood sugar levels.
Specifically, it’s high-glycemic carbohydrates.
It’s also not all sugar. It’s specifically refined sugar.
Both quickly elevate blood sugar levels.
Your body doesn’t want high blood sugar levels.
6
How your body decreases blood sugar is through a hormone called insulin.
High spikes in blood sugar that are done every so often, the body can handle.
Done consistently, and repeatedly, the body develops what is called insulin resistance.
High spikes in blood sugar that are done every so often, the body can handle.
Done consistently, and repeatedly, the body develops what is called insulin resistance.
7
Glucose is energy to the cells.
However, with this continuous barrage of high glucose and high insulin, the cells become more and more resistant to insulin carrying blood glucose into the cell.
However, with this continuous barrage of high glucose and high insulin, the cells become more and more resistant to insulin carrying blood glucose into the cell.
8
Think of this process like an Amazon delivery:
•The actual item you bought = glucose
•The Amazon delivery man/woman = insulin
•Your house = the cell
•The actual item you bought = glucose
•The Amazon delivery man/woman = insulin
•Your house = the cell
9
If you have packages that show up periodically to your house, no big deal.
This is normal.
If you had 100 packages a day show up at your house on a single day, it would be a shock, but you would handle it that day.
This is normal.
If you had 100 packages a day show up at your house on a single day, it would be a shock, but you would handle it that day.
10
If you had 100 packages show up every day to your doorstep for months and years on end, it would be absolutely annoying.
You’d become resistant to the delivery person and need to deal with all those packages.
You’d become resistant to the delivery person and need to deal with all those packages.
11
Imagine if you didn’t bring them in, and the Amazon driver then started delivering 150, 200 or 250 packages a day!
You’d become really upset & resistant to them!
You’d become really upset & resistant to them!
12
The delivery person would eventually see that all those packages aren’t getting into your house and would eventually have to take them somewhere because there is a giant pile outside your door.
13
In the body, the glucose can’t get into the cells of someone who is insulin resistant (a Type 2 Diabetic) so glucose is taken and then stored as fat.
Hence, the typical excess weight or obesity with T2D.
Hence, the typical excess weight or obesity with T2D.
14
This process of spikes in blood sugar and insulin also creates an inflammatory process in the body.
Chronic systemic inflammation is ultimately the root cause of heart disease.
This inflammation causes damage to the inside of your artery walls.
Chronic systemic inflammation is ultimately the root cause of heart disease.
This inflammation causes damage to the inside of your artery walls.
15
Your body’s adaptive mechanism is the “patch” this damage with certain forms of LDL cholesterol.
Hence, you have high cholesterol.
Hence, you have high cholesterol.
16
This “bad” cholesterol is produced by your liver. It does not come from your food.
Statins (cholesterol medications) block the liver’s production of the “bad” cholesterol.
Statins (cholesterol medications) block the liver’s production of the “bad” cholesterol.
17
So now your blood values look better once on meds.
But the underlying root cause is never addressed!
So, people have a false sense of security because their cholesterol is now lowered.
It’s asinine.
But the underlying root cause is never addressed!
So, people have a false sense of security because their cholesterol is now lowered.
It’s asinine.
18
Most are prescribed some type of diabetes medication to address their issue.
Depending on the type of diabetes medication, they either:
•provide more insulin (which makes the problem worse)
Depending on the type of diabetes medication, they either:
•provide more insulin (which makes the problem worse)
19
•help slow down the breakdown & absorption of glucose, cause your body to release more insulin (helps short-term, but not long-term)
•Or they cause the Beta cells in the pancreas to grow and produce more insulin (again, short-term “fix”, long-term makes it worse).
•Or they cause the Beta cells in the pancreas to grow and produce more insulin (again, short-term “fix”, long-term makes it worse).
20
Let me ask you a question:
What would be the logical thing to do in the Amazon analogy?
What would be the logical thing to do in the Amazon analogy?
21
Yes, stop going online and ordering so many freaking things from Amazon!
Drastically slowing down or stopping the ordering of items is analogous to drastically decreasing foods that cause sharp rises in blood sugar in the first place.
Drastically slowing down or stopping the ordering of items is analogous to drastically decreasing foods that cause sharp rises in blood sugar in the first place.
22
This is ESSENTIAL for those who want to lose weight or for those who are Type 2 diabetics and want to address the root cause of the problem
…. and not have the disease continue to progress.
…. and not have the disease continue to progress.
23
Just like if you stopped ordering so many things from Amazon daily, you’d be able to handle the mess of packages on your doorstep.
And eventually, over time, if you didn’t have 100’s of packages being delivered each day, you’d get back to normal and not have all the mess.
And eventually, over time, if you didn’t have 100’s of packages being delivered each day, you’d get back to normal and not have all the mess.
24
The good news is, your body can do the same thing!
It has an amazing ability to heal IF you give the right environment.
It has an amazing ability to heal IF you give the right environment.
25
You just have to give it the right environment long enough, and your body will become less insulin resistant.
Your body will move towards becoming more insulin sensitive (you want this).
Your body will move towards becoming more insulin sensitive (you want this).
26
The more insulin sensitive you are:
•the easier it is for you to lose weight
•your blood sugars will lower
•your A1c will lower
•you will be able to start lowering your meds.
Many of my patients completely get off their meds!
•the easier it is for you to lose weight
•your blood sugars will lower
•your A1c will lower
•you will be able to start lowering your meds.
Many of my patients completely get off their meds!
27
Whether you start making changes on your own or follow the program below, I implore you to begin making the changes to address the root issues.
28
Otherwise, you're only kidding yourself that your diabetes is being "managed" by:
•Covering up symptoms
•Doing fad diets or
•Artificially lowering your blood sugars with meds
•Covering up symptoms
•Doing fad diets or
•Artificially lowering your blood sugars with meds
29
These traditional medical approaches only leave you worse in the end because they functionally do not address the root causes of the problem.
You must address the root cause to truly cure diabetes.
You must address the root cause to truly cure diabetes.
30
As I have said many times to patients:
“You can’t out-exercise a crappy diet, you can’t out-supplement a crappy diet, and you can’t out-medicate a crappy diet. The diet is the foundation.”
“You can’t out-exercise a crappy diet, you can’t out-supplement a crappy diet, and you can’t out-medicate a crappy diet. The diet is the foundation.”
31
A functional nutritional approach like the one I use with patients makes MASSIVE changes for those wanting to lose weight & improve their pre-diabetes or Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis.
32
You can follow the program that mimics exactly what I guide patients through in the clinic.
It works so well that patients have to often lower their meds in the first 1-3 weeks!
You can learn more here...specifically, look at Barbara & Ricki's stories:
funxionalmetabolichealth.com/membership
It works so well that patients have to often lower their meds in the first 1-3 weeks!
You can learn more here...specifically, look at Barbara & Ricki's stories:
funxionalmetabolichealth.com/membership
33
𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴:
You really do have the ability to change…
... and your future self will thank you!
You will have a MUCH higher quality of life when you do!
So, begin taking action today.
You really do have the ability to change…
... and your future self will thank you!
You will have a MUCH higher quality of life when you do!
So, begin taking action today.
34
Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this:
1. Follow me @DrBPHealth for more
2. Share the tweet below if you think it could help someone.
x.com/DrBPHealth/sta…
1. Follow me @DrBPHealth for more
2. Share the tweet below if you think it could help someone.
x.com/DrBPHealth/sta…
35
P.S. If you like this post, you'll enjoy my newsletter.
Each week I share how to improve your metabolism, get healthy & live longer.
You can join us here, for free:
drbphealth.com/newsletter
Each week I share how to improve your metabolism, get healthy & live longer.
You can join us here, for free:
drbphealth.com/newsletter