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    INSULIN RESISTANCE myths & truths

    Apr 05, 2020 4 minutes
    ‘Insulin resistance precedes type 2 diabetes by about 10 years, so identifying it early is key

    You’ve been eating the right foods and exercising daily, but the scales somehow just won’t budge. You know something isn’t quite right, but you can’t put your finger on it. What’s the catch? It could be a condition called insulin resistance.

    Roughly one in four people have some degree of insulin resistance, which is a precursor to type 2 diabetes — but because it’s a ‘silent’ condition, you might not even know you have it.

    A lot of misconceptions still surround insulin resistance, such as: Is it really that serious? Is it reversible?

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