{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Endocrine Matters","title":"Your Doctor's \"Normal\" Isn't Normal for You","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/860209b8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":764,"description":"\"Everything looks totally normal\" should not leave you feeling worse.If you are a South Asian woman who has walked out of an appointment relieved but still exhausted, foggy, and quietly certain something is off, this episode is for you. The gap you are sensing is real, and it is not in your head.\nDr. Arti Thangudu, triple board-certified endocrinologist and founder of Complete Medicine and Hey Healthy, breaks down the South Asian lab reference range problem: why \"normal\" ranges were built on bodies that look nothing like ours, why that gap quietly raises our risk, and exactly what to say at your next appointment. She has been sitting with this one for a long time, as a physician who grew up in this community and treats it every day.\n🔍 This episode explores:• 🧩 Why standard lab reference ranges were built on mostly white, Western populations• 🧩 The MASALA study, and why South Asian women develop type 2 diabetes at up to four times the rate of white women at the same BMI• 🧩 The Asian-specific BMI cutoffs (overweight 23, obesity 27.5) recommended by the WHO, ADA, and AHA• 🧩 The South Asian waist threshold (about 80cm) versus the standard 88cm• 🧩 Why \"normal\" LDL can still hide a more dangerous cholesterol pattern• 🧩 The cultural roots of why so many of us were never set up to build muscle• 🧩 The six questions to bring to your next appointment\n👩 This episode is for you if:• You are South Asian and keep being told your labs look \"fine\" while you feel anything but• Your weight and numbers get called normal, but you sense the risk is being missed• You want the specific cutoffs and questions that reflect your actual body• You are a clinician who wants to read South Asian patients' labs more accurately• You want evidence-based clarity, not vague wellness advice\n⚖ The bottom lineThe fact that your numbers fall in the \"normal\" range does not mean you are not at risk. It means the system has not caught up with the science.Standard ranges were calibrated on bodies that are...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LA3-Z5npWAfURN2OcbeyEztCIcEpLMnD4wEPWOmRhWE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNjJl/MDMyMzEzMTRiNDAz/NzI3NDYwYjIyNWQ3/N2M5MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}