#277 - Key blood tests that tell you about your pancreas health | Dr. Robert Lustig & Mike Haney

The pancreas is a complex organ, but some key biomarkers can assess its health. The pancreas is both an exocrine organ (meaning it produces enzymes) and an exocrine organ (meaning it secretes hormones). It’s a key component of your metabolic health and therefore your overall health. Dr. Robert Lustig and Mike Haney discuss key pancreatic blood work to get checked, the differences between diabetes types and what causes them, what insulin resistance is, how to restore mitochondrial function through diet and lifestyle changes, and more.

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🎙 What Robert Lustig, MD, & Mike Haney discuss:

(01:33) — The pancreas is a complex organ

(13:20) — Three emergency mechanisms to prevent low blood sugar

(18:28) — Why insulin is a crucial biomarker

(19:57) — Understanding type 1 diabetes

(27:11) — Understanding type 2 diabetes

(30:03) — What mitochondrial dysfunction does to the pancreas

(31:45) — The links between Alzheimer’s disease and type diabetes

(33:07) — Obesity is about mitochondrial dysfunction

(36:14) — Testing proinsulin and C-peptide

(40:24) — Reversing mitochondrial dysfunction and type 2 diabetes

(44:03) — Testing key pancreatic enzymes

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