Insulin Resistance → Hormone Balancing + Medical Weight Loss

Problem: Insulin Resistance, fatigue, increased hunger or thirst, chronic inflammation, stubborn fat (particularly belly fat), cravings. Solution: Hormone Balancing + Medical weight loss

Medical Weightloss for weight gain, slow metabolism, thyroid at Pollard Preventative in Los Gatos

Problem: Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance is one of the most common — and most misunderstood — barriers to weight loss, energy, and metabolic health.

You don’t need to have diabetes to be insulin resistant. Insulin resistance often develops years before Type 2 Diabetes, when the body can no longer keep up with insulin demands.

Many people with insulin resistance notice:

  • weight gain or difficulty losing weight despite reasonable effort
  • fat accumulating around the midsection
  • frequent hunger or strong cravings
  • energy crashes during the day
  • brain fog or poor concentration
  • feeling inflamed or “puffy”
  • stalled progress with diet and exercise

Insulin is the hormone that signals your cells to allow glucose to enter so it can be used for energy. When cells become less responsive to insulin, the body compensates by producing more of it. Chronically elevated insulin signals the body to:

  • store fat
  • resist fat breakdown
  • prioritize energy storage
  • suppress metabolic flexibility

This creates a metabolic environment where weight loss feels disproportionately difficult — even when calorie intake is reduced and activity is consistent.

Insulin resistance develops gradually and is influenced by:

  • aging metabolism
  • chronic stress
  • poor sleep
  • loss of muscle mass
  • repeated dieting
  • certain medications
  • genetics
  • hormonal and endocrine signaling

Left unaddressed, insulin resistance can worsen over time — but when treated correctly, it is highly reversible.

Solution: Hormone Balancing + Medical Weight Loss


At Pollard Preventative, we know insulin resistance is a medical and metabolic condition, not a failure of discipline.

The goal is to restore insulin sensitivity so the body can:

  • use glucose efficiently
  • access stored fat
  • regulate appetite normally
  • maintain steady energy
  • respond predictably to nutrition and activity
Hormone & Metabolic Balancing

Insulin does not act alone. Several hormones influence how sensitive the body is to insulin and how easily fat is stored or released.

These include:

  • Cortisol – chronic elevation promotes insulin resistance and central fat storage
  • Thyroid hormones – regulate metabolic rate and glucose utilization
  • Thyroid + adrenal optimization
  • Testosterone & Estrogen – influence muscle mass, fat distribution, and insulin signaling
  • Growth hormone pathways – affect fat metabolism and tissue repair

When these systems are optimized, insulin sensitivity often improves — allowing weight loss and metabolic health to follow more naturally.

Hormone optimization is individualized and only used when clinically appropriate.

Medical Weight Loss

Medical weight loss may be used to:

  • reduce insulin resistance
  • improve metabolic signaling
  • regulate appetite and satiety
  • stabilize blood sugar
  • support consistent fat loss

At Pollard Preventative, medical weight loss is:

  • clinically supervised
  • muscle-preserving
  • metabolically focused
  • designed for long-term success


The emphasis is not rapid loss at any cost (high risk of regaining) — but restoring normal metabolic function so results are sustainable.

Muscle Preservation & Metabolic Support

Muscle tissue plays a critical role in insulin sensitivity.

More muscle means:

  • greater glucose uptake
  • improved insulin response
  • higher resting metabolic rate
  • better long-term weight maintenance without regaining

That’s why Pollard Preventative prioritizes muscle preservation and metabolic health as part of insulin resistance treatment — especially for patients over 40.

Medical Weightloss for weight gain, slow metabolism, thyroid at Pollard Preventative in Los Gatos
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How Hormone Balancing + Medical Weight Loss Works:

  • Metabolic & Clinical Assessment — We evaluate symptoms, body composition, metabolic markers, and contributing lifestyle or medical factors.
  • Hormone & Endocrine Review — When indicated, we address hormonal patterns that interfere with insulin sensitivity.
  • Medical Weight Loss Strategy — Used thoughtfully to reduce metabolic resistance and support insulin normalization.
  • Ongoing Optimization — As insulin sensitivity improves, many patients experience: easier fat loss, reduced cravings, steadier energy, improved focus, and better metabolic resilience.
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Why Choose Pollard Preventative?

Insulin resistance requires a medical approach — not guesswork. Pollard Preventative combines physician-guided care with proven metabolic strategies to restore insulin sensitivity safely and effectively.

Medical, Not Trend-Driven Care

Your metabolic plan is overseen by Dr. Angela Pollard, who treats insulin resistance as a clinical condition, not a diet problem.

Individualized Metabolic Strategy

Every plan is tailored to your physiology, goals, and health profile, not guesswork or unproven (possibly dangerous) trends.

Sustainable Results

Our approach protects muscle, metabolism, and overall health — not just the number on the scale, so you get the weight off and KEEP IT OFF.

Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely. Insulin resistance often develops years before blood sugar levels reach diabetic ranges. Many people have symptoms long before lab values become abnormal. Getting ahead of it early greatly decreases the risk of developing diabetes.

Elevated insulin signals the body to store fat and prevents efficient fat release (lipolysis). Until insulin sensitivity improves, weight loss efforts often stall. In fact, when blood sugar is elevated, fat loss is impossible, since there is an easy form of energy already available. Why go to fat stores when there’s so much sugar at the ready? Blood sugar regulation and insulin sensitivity are imperative for fat loss.

Many patients notice improvements in energy, cravings, and weight response within weeks once metabolic and hormonal signaling begins to normalize.

Most patients start noticing changes in energy, appetite, sleep, and weight within the first few weeks. Fat loss and body composition improvements build steadily over 8–12 weeks and continue as your metabolism resets. We get even faster, better results in conjunction with Emsculpt NEO treatments that build muscle and melt fat.

Insulin Resistance at Pollard Preventative

Ready to Address Insulin Resistance at the Source?

If weight loss feels harder than it should, insulin resistance may be the missing piece.

Schedule a Medical Weight Loss Evaluation at Pollard Preventative and let’s build the metabolism you deserve.

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