When you are insulin resistant and eat a
high-carb meal, insulin levels stay high and
“echo” throughout the body for a few hours.
Between meals, when you should be tapping
into your fat stores for fuel, you can’t—
because insulin is still talking, and glucagon
can’t get a word in edgewise.
Strike seventeen against dietary habits that
chronically elevate blood sugar and, in turn,
promote leptin and insulin resistance. The
takeaway:
Glucagon can’t help us stabilize blood
sugar and access fat for energy if insulin
levels are chronically elevated.We’re almost done, so hang in there. We
just need to introduce yet another hormone
related to overcarbsumption, insulin
resistance, and ... stress. Say hello to cortisol.