What Causes Diabetes? Type 1, Type 2, Insulin Resistance & Metabolic Health

Sugar isn’t the villain.In this episode, Heathar dismantles the story around carbs, diabetes, and metabolic health—and what’s actually driving dysfunction underneath it all.Most people aren’t being properly tested for insulin resistance.So they end up treating symptoms, not the root.Heathar gets into why low-carb diets can push the body into low blood sugar and suppressed thyroid function…Why PUFA + cortisol are the real drivers…And why healing metabolism isn’t about cutting carbs—but understanding how to use them.Heathar also breaks down how to more accurately assess insulin resistance and why the solution often isn’t more insulin but less stress, less PUFAs, and improved thyroid function.And then she goes deeper—PUFAs, not sugar, as a major contributor to elevated HbA1c, oxidative stress, AGEs, and the metabolic patterns behind both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.This one challenges the script.Less fear. More physiology.In this episode:– Why standard testing misses insulin resistance– The hidden stress of low-carb diets– Cortisol, thyroid, and blood sugar– Rethinking sugar– PUFAs, AGEs, and inflammationMaybe it’s not about eating less——but finally giving your body what it’s been asking for.