Does obesity cause insulin resistance or is it the other way around?
Also, does metformin help to make you lose weight. I know its not a diet pill, but does getting your insulin back to normal really make that much of a difference, if you are eating healthier?
When we eat foods high in refined carbohydrates, the pancreas pump out insulin to help remove the sugar from the blood and get it into your cells. It is a highly choreograph dance. When your insulin spikes too often from a diet rich in the high-carb foods, your body gets confuse, stumbles, and stop making enough insulin for the amount of sugar you are eating. Which means you have to eat more high-carb food in order to get the same amount of insulin as before. It is a vicious cycle. This leads to high blood glucose, which sets the stage for diabetes.
Excess weight also contributes to insulin resistance because too much fat interferes with muscles’ ability to use insulin. Lack of exercise further reduces muscles’ ability to use insulin.
So obesity contributes to insulin resistance. But insulin resistance does not automatically contributes to obesity. If you follow a diet high in refined carbohydrates and develop insulin resistance, then you have a high chance of becoming obese. You have to eat more refined carb to get the same amount of glucose as a person with normal blood sugar which will probably result in weight gain.
Hope I am not confusing you.
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November 4th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Actually, you don’t need to “diet” as such if you want to lose weight, I discovered this at the website in the box below, they have loads of guidance, I worked off 7 pounds by using their methods.
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November 4th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Obesity and inactivity both increase insulin resistance.
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November 4th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
yes obesity does cause insulin resistance and metformin can help to stabilise your weight though it doesn't actually make you lose weight like a diet pill.
I have found that losing 4 stone by eating smaller portions has reduced my insulin resistance and improved my blood sugar levels but has not cured my diabetes. My fasting blood sugar levels are now lower than my husbands but I still have higher than normal sugar levels after meals though the metformin helps.
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November 4th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
When we eat foods high in refined carbohydrates, the pancreas pump out insulin to help remove the sugar from the blood and get it into your cells. It is a highly choreograph dance. When your insulin spikes too often from a diet rich in the high-carb foods, your body gets confuse, stumbles, and stop making enough insulin for the amount of sugar you are eating. Which means you have to eat more high-carb food in order to get the same amount of insulin as before. It is a vicious cycle. This leads to high blood glucose, which sets the stage for diabetes.
Excess weight also contributes to insulin resistance because too much fat interferes with muscles’ ability to use insulin. Lack of exercise further reduces muscles’ ability to use insulin.
So obesity contributes to insulin resistance. But insulin resistance does not automatically contributes to obesity. If you follow a diet high in refined carbohydrates and develop insulin resistance, then you have a high chance of becoming obese. You have to eat more refined carb to get the same amount of glucose as a person with normal blood sugar which will probably result in weight gain.
Hope I am not confusing you.
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