Free 3-module course · for adults 50+

Insulin Resistance & Prediabetes 101

What Your Labs Are Telling You

You've been told you have insulin resistance or prediabetes, and handed a vague instruction to "watch your diet." That's it. This free course shows you what's really going on inside your body, and exactly what to do next.

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LaVera J. Forbes, PhD, MS, CHN

Does this sound familiar?

Your doctor said your numbers are "a little high" and to come back in six months.

You were told to change your lifestyle, but no one showed you how.

You're doing all the right things, and your blood sugar still keeps creeping up.

You feel fine, so it's easy to put off until next year.

It's not your fault. And it's not too late.

Why I made this course

Why I created this course

This course grew out of a simple belief: everyone deserves to be shown how to protect their health, not just told to.

I was diagnosed with prediabetes and insulin resistance, too. I felt fine, so I didn't think much of it. My health only improved when I changed my habits and stuck with them. I reversed it using diet and lifestyle changes alone.

This course is the practical, step-by-step guidance I wish more people were given.

Dr. LaVera

What's inside

Three short modules.

We start with what's really happening inside your body, what your labs can tell you, and the first simple steps you can take.

1

What Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes Really Are

How one leads to the other, and why finding them now is good news.

2

What Your Labs Are Telling You

What "normal" misses, which tests to ask for, and a calculator and worksheet.

3

Your First Steps and Your Care Team

Vegetables and protein first, starch last, a 15-minute walk after meals (even 10 minutes helps), and five questions for your doctor.

How it works

  1. Step 1Sign up freeYour first module arrives in your inbox right after you confirm your email.
  2. Step 2A new email every 3 daysEach takes 20 to 25 minutes and ends with a short "Try This Week" checklist.
LaVera J. Forbes, PhD, MS, CHN, smiling in a dark blazer

About Dr. LaVera

Dr. LaVera J. Forbes holds a PhD in Mind-Body Medicine, a master's degree in counseling, and a certification in holistic nutrition. She teaches lifestyle medicine to adults over 50 who want to age well.

She is a holistic nutrition and lifestyle medicine educator, not a physician, and she works alongside her students' medical teams, never in place of them.

Your body is asking for help. Let's answer it together.

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This course is educational. It does not diagnose or treat any condition, and it does not replace your medical care. Talk with your doctor before changing medicines, exercise, or when you eat. Privacy policy · © 2026 Dr. LaVera's Healthy Aging, LLC

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