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Can you be insulin resistant if you're not overweight?

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Can you be insulin resistant if you're not overweight?

Yes

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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What is insulin resistance? How do you overcome it?

Obesity, especially too much fat in the abdomen and around the organs, called visceral fat, is a main cause of insulin resistance. A waist measurement of 40 inches or more for men and 35 inches or more for women is linked to insulin resistance.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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What is the risk associated with Metabolic Syndrome?

Obesity and being overweight are two main reasons of metbolic syndrome.

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I have blood sugar level of 160.what does this means?

This means you have diabetes and you need to take measures to keep blood sugar levels under control.

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How to reverse metabolic syndrome?

Losing weight, eating healthy and exercising daily will reverse metabolic syndrome.

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Do people with diabetes type 2 have normal insulin levels?

No, they have faulty insulin secretion which leads to type 2 diabetes.

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