Topic
Diabetes
Diabetes is a recurring research topic on Health Canon. This hub collects related explainers and protocols, newest first, each with evidence grades and practical decision frameworks.
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Metabolic Health
Insulin and Glucose Lab Targets, Explained (2026)
What fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, A1C, and glucose actually mean—and which targets are guidelines vs internet folklore.
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Metabolic Health
Prediabetes Progression and Screening: Catch the Window
FPG, A1C, and OGTT define the prediabetes band. Progression to T2D is common—and often preventable.
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Metabolic Health
PBM vs Standard of Care in Diabetes: Honest Positioning
Lifestyle and proven drugs first. Light is experimental for glucose—stronger for some complications care pathways.
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Metabolic Health
Insulin Resistance Pathophysiology: Muscle, Liver, Fat, and Signaling
IR is impaired insulin action in muscle, liver, and adipose—ectopic lipid, inflammation, and β-cell compensation explain the arc to T2D.
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Metabolic Health
Diabetes Pharma Landscape Brief: Metformin, GLP-1, SGLT2
Standard-of-care drugs have hard outcome data. Know the classes before ranking experimental light.
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Metabolic Health
Diabetes Diagnostic Criteria: FPG, OGTT, and HbA1c Explained
ADA cut points define dysglycemia categories—not HOMA-IR and not one restaurant spike.
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Metabolic Health
Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, and Red Light: An Evidence Firewall
ADA diagnostics, DPP effect sizes, and where photobiomodulation sits—experimental adjunct, not standard of care.
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