Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance is a silent condition that increases the chances of developing diabetes and heart disease.

If you have insulin resistance, your muscle, fat, and liver cells do not use insulin properly.

Since insulin resistance tends to run in families, there is a genetic component involved.

However, being overweight also contributes to insulin resistance because too much fat interferes with muscles’ ability to use insulin. Not enough exercise also reduces muscles’ ability to use insulin.

In most cases, insulin resistance has no symptoms. So, if you’re over 45, you should get tested for diabetes. If you’re over 45 and overweight, this increases your risk, making seeing your doctor even more important.

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