A New Med for an Old Problem, Navigating Hormones & The Chilli That Took Me Down

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Weekly Insulin, Testosterone & a Lesson I Should Have Known

🚨 NEW: ONCE-WEEKLY INSULIN

A new insulin, Insulin icodec, has just been approved.

👉 One injection per week 👉 Instead of daily (or multiple daily) injections

That’s a major shift in how diabetes can be managed—and more importantly, how well people actually stick to it.

🤯 WHY GIVE INSULIN TO TYPE 2 DIABETICS?

This is where most people get confused.

Type 2 diabetes starts with too much insulin…

…but over time, the pancreas burns out.

👉 Insulin drops 👉 Blood sugar rises 👉 The system fails

At that point:

👉 Insulin isn’t the problem—it’s the missing piece

⚠️ WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING

Without enough insulin:

💉 COMPLIANCE CHANGES EVERYTHING

This episode also dives into a bigger theme:

👉 The best plan only works if you follow it

I share:

Same tool—different outcomes.

🌶️ A QUICK (AND HUMBLING) LESSON

I also share something I should have caught sooner:

👉 Histamine

From foods I was eating daily (tomatoes + leftovers)

Once removed: ✔ Symptoms gone ✔ Problem solved

🎯 TAKEAWAY

👉 The goal isn’t perfection 👉 It’s consistency

📩 hello@joannelee.com 📺 YouTube: Joanne Lee Cornish

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