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Insulin resistance

Insulin resistance is a condition where the body's cells become less responsive to the hormone insulin, leading to elevated blood glucose levels.

Think of insulin as a key that unlocks cells to let glucose in. With insulin resistance, the lock gets rusty and the key does not work as well, so glucose stays in your blood.

Insulin resistance describes impaired insulin-mediated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle, adipose tissue and liver. It is a precursor to type 2 diabetes and is strongly associated with visceral obesity.

Weight loss is one of the most effective ways to improve insulin sensitivity. GLP-1 receptor agonists also directly improve insulin resistance.

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