Insulin sensitivity/resistance

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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Hi Doc,

I wasn’t sure whether to post this in Nutrition or Medical, but hey ho.

I’ve read To Be A Beast, and I wanted to ask about a particular section. I’m similar to the hypothetical Jim, at 6’1, 240lb and 39 years old.

I wanted to pick up on a particular line - ‘Since he’s also carrying a lot of bodyfat I can also assume that he’s not super insulin sensitive either.’

Are the terms insulin sensitive and insulin resistance interchangeable? I had taken insulin resistance to mean pre-diabetic (type 2), but I hadn’t heard insulin sensitive before.

My waist measurement is currently 43’, and I’d say the majority of my body fat is in my belly. I suspect my body fat is in a similar range to ‘Jim’.

What I’m trying to figure out is, does my current body shape mean I’m not particularly predisposed to type 2 diabetes? I understand that obviously that measurement needs to come down, but I’m more wondering how or if this would impact my carb intake.

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Your current body shape means you ARE predisposed to Type 2 Diabetes, High blood pressure, and abnormal cholesterol levels.

You should reduce your calories- perhaps through carbohydrate reduction and/or dietary fat reduction

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Thanks for your time Jordan!

I thought that was the case - I got a little thrown by the wording that ‘Jim’ was not insulin sensitive despite having similar stats to me.

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Yea I can see how that could be confusing. One of these days I’ll learn how to write!