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A person's health is significantly impacted by the way they live over the course of given a day. Irregular sleep patterns, fast food consumption, stress, and lack of exercise are some of the problems giving rise to serious ailments. One such problem is ‘insulin resistance’ which is particularly high among people suffering from diabetes. However, do you know this precondition does not restrict it self to blood sugar problem alone? It has major impacts on several vital organs in the body too. Insulin helps transport glucose to cells within the body which case sugar levels to reduce.
A person’s body goes through a metabolic change when they are unable to get adequate sleep or rest. This directly impacts hormone secretion resulting in further increase of the sugar levels in the blood, resulting in dire consequences. With the increase of such cells in a person's body, adverse signs of complications caused begin appearing and can lead to multi organ failure.
Let us discuss in the following section the other changes that occur due to this including the primary causes, steps one can take to prevent, and eligible corrective actions to take to address such issues.
What is insulin resistance implicit and explicit definition?
The amount of sugar or glucose in blood is regulated by a specific hormone; insulin. In the scenario where an individual body stops responding to such a critical hormones, it is clinically referred to as insulin resistance. It suspends the capability of glucose entering in to cells allowing blood sugar levels to rise exponentially.
Other conditions apart from diabetes may arise.
When untreated, insulin resistance may lead to type 2 diabetes along with other issues such as obesity, heart problems, fatty liver, metabolic disorders, and PCOS in females.
The direct impact of metabolism.
These conditions heighten the risk for metabolic syndrome which is the excessive storage of fat, particularly around the waist region along with increased risks of serious conditions like heart disease and stroke.
What is the best way to manage this?
While it is true that insulin resistance cannot completely be treated, several lifestyle changes can help keep it manageable:
Exercise for at least 45 minutes daily.
Maintain a good sleep routine and practice stress management techniques.
Follow a healthy diet in balance with managing weight.
If measures taken do not help control blood sugar, a professional should be consulted. Use of medication or insulin may be required.
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