Eventually, chronically high blood-sugar levels result in insulin resistance or Syndrome X. And because insulin stops working effectively, sugar cannot get from the blood into cells to burn for ...

If insulin can’t get out of blood vessels, it can’t act in its target tissues. “Endothelial cells are full of insulin ...

Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of conditions that together increase the risk of ...

who coined the term Syndrome X — today known as metabolic syndrome — and whose research helped show that insulin resistance could lead to Type 2 diabetes and multiple other diseases. “People connect ...

Insulin allows cells to absorb and use glucose. In people with insulin resistance, the cells are unable to use insulin effectively. Insulin resistance occurs when cells in the body do not respond ...

Adrenomedullin (ADM) inhibits endothelial insulin signaling, contributing to obesity-associated insulin resistance, according ...

Surrogate measures of insulin resistance, based on the triglyceride-glucose index, can be used to predict the development of ...

So by reversing insulin resistance, you reduce your risk of having diabetes, having heart disease, and having metabolic syndrome, and ultimately you prolong your life.

A large population study of men over 45 indicates insulin resistance may be an important ... participating in the Metabolic Syndrome in Men (METSIM) Study. At the start of the study, the ...

[10] In addition, glucocorticoids tend to increase insulin resistance, which would be an unwanted side effect in this patient population. Insulin sensitivity has also been shown to improve with ...

Furthermore, metabolic factors including insulin and obesity-related signals ... In women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), cortisol production rate is probably normal, although adrenal ...