Diabetes
Addressing the Metabolic Root Cause, Not Just the Numbers
MOST PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES ARE TOLD THE SAME THING.
Monitor your blood sugar. Take your medication. Come back in three months.
And yet the condition continues to progress. The medications increase. The complications accumulate. And nobody ever explains why the diabetes developed in the first place or what it would take to actually change the trajectory.
That is the gap we fill.
What Is Actually Driving Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is not simply a blood sugar problem. It is a metabolic problem. Insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, gut dysfunction, nutritional deficiencies, and toxic burden all play a direct role in how the body processes glucose and responds to insulin.
When these underlying drivers are never addressed, managing blood sugar with medication is the only tool available. And management is not the same as resolution.
Our approach starts by identifying what is actually causing the metabolic dysfunction in your body specifically. Not what causes diabetes in general. What is driving it in you.
OUR APPROACH
We Don't Guess - We TEST
Every program begins with comprehensive functional testing designed to reveal what standard bloodwork misses.
We look at insulin resistance markers, inflammatory load, gut function, nutritional status, hormonal patterns, and toxic burden. This gives us a precise map of what is out of balance and why.
From that data, we build a fully personalized protocol targeting your specific drivers. Dietary restructuring, targeted supplementation, and supervised metabolic support designed to help your body restore insulin sensitivity naturally.
What People Experience
When the root cause drivers are addressed systematically, many patients experience meaningful reductions in fasting blood sugar, improved insulin sensitivity, decreased medication dependence, and restored energy.
Results vary based on the severity and duration of the condition. But meaningful metabolic improvement is possible when the right systems are supported in the right order.
Type 2 Diabetes Has Root Causes. We Find Them.
A functional medicine approach to addressing the metabolic dysfunction driving your condition.
ROOT CAUSE
We identify the specific metabolic and inflammatory drivers behind your blood sugar dysfunction through comprehensive functional testing.
OUR APPROACH
Our protocol combines individualized testing, dietary restructuring, and targeted supplementation designed to restore insulin sensitivity naturally.
SOLUTION
You receive a fully personalized plan built around your lab results — not a generic protocol — with clinical support throughout your program.
About the Practitioners
Dr. Evan Riggleman DC and Dr. Erica Riggleman DC MS are the founders of Brain and Body Functional Health, a functional health practice focused on helping people uncover and correct the underlying causes of chronic health problems.
Through years of clinical experience and ongoing study of the latest research in functional and integrative medicine, they have found that many chronic health problems are driven by inflammation at the cellular level. Caused by food sensitivities, nutrient deficiencies, and toxicities that slowly break the body down and are often missed in traditional healthcare.
They have worked with thousands of patients struggling with issues like stubborn weight gain, fatigue, digestive problems, inflammation, blood sugar imbalances, and other chronic symptoms. Many of these individuals were told their labs looked normal, yet they still did not feel healthy.
Their approach is rooted in science and centered on education. Rather than simply managing symptoms, they work to identify the root cause or underlying mechanism that traditional western medicine struggles to define and address. When patients understand what is actually driving their symptoms, real and lasting change becomes possible.
At Brain and Body Functional Health, the mission is clear: address the root cause to create sustainable health, healing, and happiness.
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We create a plan that is specific to you, your needs, & your goals.
Feel Great Again!
Within days you'll have a more optimal state of health & vitality!
Is This Right For You?
This approach may be appropriate if:
You have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes
You are on medication and still struggling to manage your numbers
You are looking for a natural, root cause alternative to lifelong pharmaceutical management
You want to understand what is actually driving your condition, not just suppress the symptoms
Ready to find out if this program is right for you?
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