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A recent study shows that for those with Alzheimer's disease but without diabetes, insulin resistance might worsen Alzheimer’s by affecting brain glucose metabolism and brain volume.

In this research the effect of oral glutathione supplementation was studied in obese subjects with and without type 2 diabetes (Søndergård ST, et.al., 2021). Insulin sensitivity and markers of oxidative stress were measured at the beginning of the study and after 3 weeks. The participants were given either 1000mg daily...

Insulin resistance is getting more and more common and can lead to type 2 diabetes if nothing is done to interfere. The following research include a systematic review of randomized controlled trials of the efficacy of resveratrol in the treatments of type 2 diabetes (Zhang T, et.al., 2021). 896 patients...

  The following research was a double-blind placebo controlled study which included patients diagnosed with the metabolic syndrome (Setola E, et.al., 2004). Patients with metabolic syndrome are usually overweight, have insulin resistance and high blood pressure. Treatment with vitamin B12 and folic acid for 1 month were compared with a...

  This research evaluated the effect of ingesting either monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat, or water as a control on glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity and insulin clearance in seven overweight or obese, non-diabetic participants (Xiao C, et al., 2006). Olive oil is high in monounsaturated fat, walnuts are...

Insulin resistance is another risk factor for chronic disease. When study participants with the average age of only 40 years had cognitive tests and also a brain MRI done, the researchers concluded that hyperglycemia (elevated blood glucose) is associated with subtle brain injury, impaired attention and memory; even in young...

You can effectively improve your insulin sensitivity just by avoiding some few things. Last week I covered how saturated fat from animal sources may decrease insulin sensitivity. We need fat. What will happen if we instead ate mono and polyunsaturated fat? That’s the type of fat we get from nuts,...

Green tea seems to be one of the best things you can drink for your health. One of the reasons is that it contains a lot of antioxidants. One of the most important things we can do to stay healthy is to be sure we stay insulin sensitive. When we...

Insulin resistance is a condition present before the onset of type 2 diabetes. Too little physical activity and a diet consisting of high glycemic index foods, which are foods that cause the blood sugar to raise rapidly and high, can contribute to insulin resistance. Muscles use glucose as fuel to...

There are two types of diabetes, type I and type II. Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease where not enough insulin is produced. While type I diabetes can occur in adult life it is much more common to be born with this condition. Since the pancreas of people with...