Why You Should Eat Protein First | Dr. Jim Johnson

<p>About the Episode</p><p>Type 2 diabetes does not start when blood sugar rises. It starts years earlier, in the small cells of the pancreas that make insulin. Dr. Brendan Byrne talks with diabetes researcher Dr. Jim Johnson about whether too much insulin can come before insulin resistance, why many of these cells are tired rather than gone, and how rest, food choices, and exercise may help them recover.</p><p><br></p><p>About the Guest</p><p>Dr. Jim Johnson is a professor at the University of British Columbia, where he directs the Laboratory of Molecular Signalling in Diabetes. He has studied the insulin-making beta cell for about 25 years and is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Islets.</p><p><br></p><p>About The Path Podcast</p><p>The Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn More About LifestyleRx: <a href="https://lifestylerx.io/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://lifestylerx.io/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ask us a video question! <a href="http://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.ca/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.ca</a></p><p><br></p><p>Episode 119 | The Path Podcast</p>