I’ve recently been tested for and confirmed to be “insulin resistant.” I know that it has to do with sugar and energy and glucose, but I’m confused about it. I’d like to work on reversing it, but I need to understand what it is better for me to convince myself to change my habits. TIA
ETA: I’m aware of the consequence that it can become diabetes & im very willing to make changes, I just have a weird brain that needs to understand WHY changes are important. I don’t want to be diabetic, but I want to know a basic explanation of what insulin resistance is.
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I’m type 2 diabetic. If you have insurance, ask you doc to set you up with a nutritionist. They can answer every question about the how and why’s and what foods to have and what to reduce- I didn’t have to completely stop having soda and Snickers, but I can no longer have one every day.
If you still produce insulin you can alter your lifestyle (diet and exercise) so that the insulin resistance ‘fixes’ itself- your cells will slowly get used to taking in insulin properly- and you can go on to live a normal life. If you don’t get your blood sugar under control, the effects start with peeing yourself all the time and go all the way to blindness.
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