Paul Saladino· MD
"What's your fasting insulin?" I asked. Her doctor has never ordered this, not once. She's going back to the lab to "complete" her bloodwork today. If your doctor doesn't order this lab, you need a new doctor.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
"What's your fasting insulin?" I asked. Her doctor has never ordered this, not once. She's going back to the lab to "complete" her bloodwork today. If your doctor doesn't order this lab, you need a new doctor.
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i believe that test is so important for humans
even asking your doctor for a fasting insulin which is perhaps the single most important test that I think everyone should be getting is denied