Is "insulin resistance" the same as Diabetes?
Posted on Mar 03, 2010 under diabetes insulin resistance | 2 CommentsI was recently diagnosed with "Insulin Resistance". I want to know if it is the same as being Diabetic??? if not, what is the difference?
Type 2 Diabetes is essentially extreme insulin resistance.
It is possible to have insulin resistance that fall short of diabetes.
Insulin resistance is when your cells respond less and less to insulin so you need more and more to do the same job. Your pancreas responds by making more insulin. When it reaches the point your pancreas can no longer make enough to keep up, that is type 2 diabetes.
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