The most important bloodwork to check your health status

Discover the most important bloodwork to assess your metabolic health in our video, "Key Bloodwork for Health | Understanding Insulin Resistance." Learn how insulin resistance affects your overall well-being and increases the risk of conditions like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.
We emphasize the significance of fasting insulin levels as a reliable indicator of insulin resistance. By measuring your insulin sensitivity, you can take proactive steps to prevent or mitigate metabolic disorders before they progress.
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[mzmarquette]

I have a co-worker (T.S. in Chicago) who I recommended she watch your videos and after doing so, she had a one on one consultation with you last week. She didn't really think it would be *you personally doing the consultation* and when she came to work the next day, she was soooo freekin excited to have spoken with you and *she felt like she had just met a celebrity!!* *She said the great way you break everything down with explaining things in your videos, is exactly how you are speaking in person.* *Thank you Dr. Hansen, keep up the fantastic work you're doing with helping to keep everyone their healthiest!*

[DrReginaldFinleySr]

Thanks, Dr. Hansen. I haven't had any major hematology labs in 12 years so I finally went in a few weeks ago. I have also been vegan for 8 years so I figured it was far past time to check everything. The results were great and had no deficiencies! A1C was 4.9! Not bad for eating all those carbs! 😅 I go back in a few months for a follow-up and I'll request an FPG or CPT. Just got back from the dentist today and no discernable tooth or gum disease. Just goes to show: eating right, flossing, brushing your teeth, and not being a slouch help. Thanks for keeping us informed.

[lokipokey]

Thanks! Starting Tirzepatide next week per my consult with you, and asked my doc to run baseline tests.
Thanks to this video, we're adding in fasting insulin level

[stevelibby]

Definitely a great idea to do and I’ve also learned that when you give yours cells specifically what they need, they will correct most health problems, including the more serious ones, and they arent concerned what a condition is called…but can detect abnormalities. Apoptosis is a great example…

[Jenx]

Interesting bit about some amino acids storing as fat easier than others. New one to me. It’s why I enjoy your shows.

[MrLubaa]

That’s it! I had DT2 over twenty years, today I am as healthy as one can be and my fasting insulin is 3 🎉never give up, dudes 🥳🤷‍♂️

[edwcnj]

Great video, patients need to know their insulin levels, C-peptide levels & HOMA-IR score to help guide them with dietary & lifestyle interventions. Functional medicine needs to outshine conventional mediocre medicine practice.

[Alldaysun]

Thank you Dr. Hansen.
What is the correct way to order an insulin test at a doctors office?

[frankcole]

HELLO!! Dr. Mike, thanks greatly appreciate this.

[clarisacardenas]

Great information!i ❤it.Stay well!You got this

[brookierashele]

How do we become your patient? You are an outstanding doctor! Thank you for sharing all of this

[Max-ntho]

Dr. Mike, thx very much for this & other informative videos. Sounds like testing for insulin level is not part of our annual-checkup’s testing, unlike A1C.
Is insulin-level testing done by special request to our primary-care doctors?

[heavenlyblessed]

Hi Mike!

Thanks much for this video.

What's the next bloodwork after testing positive for ANA?
Please make a video about ANA Test/Antibodies and the possible diseases associated with it.

There's so much to learn about autoimmune diseases.

Thanks so much!
08-23-2023

[FroMan]

UpToDate mentions that fasting insulin does not have a high enough sensitivity or specificity to be clinically recommended. Also with the interlaboratory variations, criteria for normal and abnormal values have not been established. But they're also quoting a study from 2003. Is there new data to support the clinical use of fasting insulin testing? Where did you come up with your cut off of normal?

Edit: For patients that can afford it, insulin suppression testing may be more useful, but its not practical to recommend for routine clinical use.

[Chris.Brisson]

What of the importance of a genetic test to determine appropriate corrective action?

[sernani]

Thank you for this, i have a question, tomorrow I'll have blood work but the won't test for fasting insulin levels, can i ask for or it requires a separate appointment? Also they checking my A1C, is this helpful enough or should i still ask for it?
Thank you.

[ppumpkin]

The problem with the insulin test on fasting blood sugar is its only at one point of time, it doesn't measure your insulin resistance. If you have high fasting blood sugar like i do, because of a variety of factors even though my A1c is always 5.4 or less.

[riekopo]

ok so what bloodwork do I need to get done?

[sandy-rrby]

Is there an outside insulin resistance lab test i can pay for myself? Havent been to a dr in 5years. I had lost weight years ago, regained it during covid. Have become lazy and sloppy with my diet, would like to do better before serious issues arise! Better health today than in my younger & middle years.

[EngineeringEIdeas]

Thanks Dr. What is the connection between C-peptide and Insulin.