glucose tolerance

Insulin Resistance: Number 4 of the Deadly Quartet

The essential problem of type 2 diabetes is not insulin deficiency – on the contrary, the body initially produces more insulin – but insulin resistance. It is – along with impaired insulin secretion – the engine that drives the disease ever onward. This finding has emerged from research conducted in recent years. Since type 2 … Insulin Resistance: Number 4 of the Deadly Quartet

Insulin Resistance

In the presence of insulin resistance, the hormone insulin, which is produced by the organism itself, can have little or no regulatory influence on body cells. Especially cells of show a reduced responsiveness to the proteohormone in case of insulin resistance. Musculature Fatty tissue or Liver In general, insulin resistance does not only affect the … Insulin Resistance