The Blood Sugar Money Grab (Don’t Be the Next Victim)

If you’ve been told you have prediabetes, you’ve probably gotten “the talk.”

You’ve heard that it’s already silently destroying your body… damaging blood vessels… fueling fatty liver disease… and sending your stroke risk soaring.

They treat prediabetes like a Scared Straight program in prison!

But here’s the truth…

Prediabetes IS a warning sign that you need to make some changes… but it is NOT diabetes.

In fact, many prediabetics never go on to develop diabetes at all.

It’s certainly NOT an excuse to load up millions of people with risky drugs.

But, trust me, that’s EXACTLY what Big Pharma is planning.

They’re working right now to expand access for some of their sweetheart drugs, so they can reap BILLIONS in profit in the prediabetes market.

But don’t fall for their trap—these meds come with some devastating side effects… especially for seniors.

Even worse? They’re entirely unnecessary.

I’ll reveal how to get many of the same benefits at home—WITHOUT the risks.

With one in three adults in America living with prediabetes, most people would see a health crisis.

But Big Pharma? It sees an opportunity. And they’re coming for your wallet.

The drumbeat is already sounding to expand approval of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy… allowing them to be pushed on about 100 million prediabetic Americans.

These drugs already raked in an estimated $50 billion in 2024 alone.

Think that’s enough for Big Pharma? Not even close.

Originally for type 2 diabetes, GLP-1s are now being pushed as miracle cures for obesity, alcoholism, smoking, depression, chronic pain, Alzheimer’s, heart disease—you name it.

And that’s the Big Pharma playbook… get a drug approved, and then try to expand its access as far and wide as they can.

If GLP-1s get approved for prediabetes, millions more Americans will be paying $1,000+ per month…. especially because I wouldn’t expect insurance companies to start covering the drugs for prediabetes right away.

But along with that hefty price tag comes the risks associated with the drugs…

Nausea. Racing heart. Pancreatitis. Bowel obstruction. Gallbladder disease.

And stomach paralysis (gastroparesis)—leading to severe dehydration and malnutrition

But for seniors, these dangers are multiplied. You’ll face higher risks of muscle loss, bone loss, malnutrition, dehydration, kidney strain, GI side effects, and more.

All this for a drug that isn’t even necessary.

Your body already has everything it needs to reverse prediabetes naturally—including its very own GLP-1 factories in your gut AND pancreas.

You can boost your natural GLP-1 and get all the benefits—lower blood sugar, less appetite, weight loss—without the risks or the price tag.

Here’s how:

Eat more protein and fiber. Eggs, meat, fish trigger your body’s natural GLP-1 release. If you follow a Paleo diet like me, all of these foods are already on the menu.

Feed your gut bacteria. Fuel up your good gut bugs with fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, and kombucha. Healthy gut bacteria produce short-chain fatty acids that stimulate your intestinal cells to release GLP-1.

Boost your mitochondria. Strong mitochondria help your body respond better to GLP-1. Follow my lead… get more sunlight, exercise regularly, and try cold exposure (after checking with your doctor).

P.S. Natural Health Response subscribers can learn more GLP-1 risks—and how the safer drug combo of bupropion/naltrexone can help you lose weight and keep it off—in the December 2023 issue. Not a subscriber yet? No problem—click here to learn how to join us.

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Wissam Ghusn, Maria D. Hurtado, Glucagon-like Receptor-1 agonists for obesity: Weight loss outcomes, tolerability, side effects, and risks, Obesity Pillars, Volume 12, December 2024, 100127, doi:10.1016/j.obpill.2024.100127