November 20, 2012

Insulin Resistance, Weight Gain and Type 2 Diabetes: Connect the Dots

apple vs. pear shape

Have you heard the terms insulin resistance, insulin sensitivity and metabolic syndrome in the same breath as prediabetes and type 2 diabetes? Do you wonder how these terms are intertwined with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes?

Learn the terms and gather action steps put them in reverse or at least slow their progression over time.  

What Is Insulin Resistance?

Insulin resistance most often occurs in people who are overweight. People who carry their extra weight around their middle – the abdomen or waist line - are at increased risk. The medical term for that apple shape is central adiposity.