How Insulin Resistance Becomes a Problem
The most common source of energy in our body is sugar (glucose.) When our cells need energy, sugar is the fuel they depend on most often. The sugar needed by our cells is constantly flowing through our blood. However, the help of insulin—a protein hormone made by our pancreas—is usually required in order for sugar to leave our bloodstream and flow into our cells. Insulin resistance is a situation in which this process breaks down and our cells stop responding effectively to the insulin produced by our pancreas. Our pancreas may make an unusually high amount of insulin in an effort to get sugar into our cells. But insulin resistance prevents this effort from being fully effective because the actions of insulin continue to be resisted in some way. “Insulin resistance” is the name given to this unwanted set of events. Insulin resistance can become more than just temporary—it can become an everyday roadblock to health. The article was published in the book. Healthy Weight loss without ...