Stay Off My Operating Table

Beyond Blood Sugar: Why Insulin Matters More Than We've Been Told - Dr. Ian Lake

August 4, 2026·52 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Most conversations about diabetes focus on controlling blood sugar. Dr. Ian Lake spent 20 years following this playbook—counting carbohydrates, injecting insulin, managing his type 1 diagnosis according to conventional medical guidance. Then a serious hypoglycemic episode and early signs of retinopathy forced him to reconsider everything. What he discovered became the foundation of his practice and his new book Shifting Gears: insulin itself may be more important than the glucose it controls....

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