This is one of the RISK FACTORS for METABOLIC which can eventually lead to Type-2 diabetes if not reversed .
What is insulin resistance ?
It’s the impairment of the body’s ability – liver , fat and muscle cells , to use insulin to process glucose ( sugar ). It simply means that the receptor cells for insulin in the body are resisting the hormone ( from occupying the sites and thus preventing blood glucose enter the cells for energy ) thus leading to high blood sugar. This the places pressure on the beta cells of the pancreas to produce more insulin that it’s even finding difficult to receive It’s a key underlying FACTOR in Diabetes !!!
Insulin resistance is the key cause of metabolic syndrome that has been dealt with before
What are the potential causes of insulin resistance ?
- Sedentary lifestyle – lack of exercise
- High carbohydrate and sugar diet
- Obesity
- Chronic stress
- PCOS
- Genes
- High triglycerides
- High blood pressure
- Large waist -big belly
How do we reverse ?
- Lifestyle changes eg more high fiber foods , removing fructose
- Right Nutrition
- Exercise
- Supplements
It’s important to note that any woman who has had gestational diabetes is at high risk of the disease and further developing .
If insulin resistance can be effectively dealt with , then one major contributing factor to diabetes is removed and the path of reversal is being followed
I hope these pictures can help us all better understand this syndrome
Intermittent fasting would help with it also
Next blog post we will be on INSULIN SENSITIZERS – how do we make our bodies more sensitive to insulin . Watch out for the next blog post
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