Insulin Resistance Treatment in Fort Collins

When your blood sugars stay too high too long, it causes a lot of stress (and sometimes even toxicity) to your cells and your mitochondria. As a result, your cells become resistant to insulin, the hormone that usually moves the glucose in your blood into your cells for you to use for energy. Your body will produce more insulin as a way to try to get enough glucose into your cells; however, your blood sugars may remain elevated due to the ongoing process. This creates an environment in which you have cravings, are tired, or experience weight gain in the midsection, and increases your chances of developing health issues such as prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders.

The positive side: with the proper insulin resistance treatment, along with some lifestyle adjustments, and targeted support, most people with insulin resistance are able to manage their condition and even reverse it.

Early clues can include:

• Increasing waist size or central weight gain despite diet or exercise
• Carb/sugar cravings, post-meal sleepiness, or afternoon crashes
• Brain fog, poor focus, or low morning energy
• Dark, velvety skin patches (acanthosis nigricans) on the neck or armpits
• “Creeping labs”: higher fasting insulin/glucose, A1C, or triglycerides; low HDL; triglyceride/HDL ratio greater than 2
• In women, irregular periods or acne (often linked to PCOS)

If you notice several of these, it may be time to ask your clinician about testing and consider an insulin resistance treatment.

We combine standard lab work with, when helpful, real-time data to get the full picture. Common tests include:

• Fasting insulin and fasting glucose (used together to calculate HOMA-IR)
• Hemoglobin A1C and sometimes  a 3-hour oral glucose/insulin tolerance test (Kraft test) for deeper insight into how your body handles sugar and insulin over time
• Lipids (especially triglycerides and HDL), liver enzymes, waist circumference, and blood pressure
• Optional continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to see how meals, stress, and exercise affect blood sugar
• As needed: thyroid, cortisol, or inflammatory markers to uncover contributing factors

We interpret results as a pattern—not just a single number—and often retest after targeted changes if results are borderline.

Book a consultation on our website or call our office, in-person or telehealth. Before your visit, upload or bring any recent labs; if you don’t have them, we’ll order what’s needed. During your consult, we will:

• Review your symptoms, history, medications, and goals
• Choose the right insulin resistance treatment and testing (core labs, CGM, and any advanced options if helpful)
• Explain results in plain language and outline a step-by-step plan
• Set up follow-ups and retesting if needed

You’ll leave with a clear, doable plan, and exactly what to do first.

We accept HSA/FSA cards for payment. We don’t bill insurance directly, but we can provide a superbill if you’d like to submit an out-of-network claim. Please note: we cannot guarantee that your insurance will reimburse or cover these services.