Glucosamine Sulfate May Promote Development of Insulin Resistance This was a small study, but this will definitely require further studies. Many people continue to take high levels of GS once they have noticed a response. Many times the dosage can be tapered down to much less than the original dosage. If more patients followed this […]
Insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction and essential hypertension This study suggests a link between endothelial dysfunction (one of three layers of cells making up the arteries), essential hypertension and insulin resistance. Remember that most cases of high blood pressure are essential/idiopathic, meaning that the cause of the condition is unknown. This study may punch holes in […]
Subclinical Glucose Intolerance Increases Risk of Death Do I need to say any more? Insulin resistance, Syndrome X, metabolic syndrome…whatever you care to call it….is a major risk factor for so many chronic diseases. The sad part is that society is not moving away from refined carbs–a known contributor to insulin resistance. Combine this with […]
Insulin Resistance in Muscle, Liver May Be Triggered by Fat Cell Defect This is a rather complex article looking at the commonly held belief that fat cells do not have an influence on insulin resistance; rather, they are believed to suffer the effects of insulin resistance occurring in muscle and liver. This may not be […]
Prevention of type 2 diabetes This is a nice review of a research study that showed that lifestyle changes can have a major impact in lowering risk of diabetes. The interesting note to this is that the authors used impaired glucose tolerance as a marker for risk of diabetes. The ironic thing about this is […]
