What causes insulin resistance? What conditions commonly occur with insulin resistance? Does insulin resistance cause type 2 diabetes? Deborah J. Wexler, M.D., M.Sc., Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Associate Clinical Chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Unit, and Clinical Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Center, discusses how to stay healthy with insulin resistance.
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0:00 – Intro
0:44 – The Causes Of Insulin Resistance
1:07 – Common Conditions That Occur With Insulin Resistance
2:08 – Does Insulin Resistance Cause Type 2 Diabetes?
2:49 – Storing Extra Weight
3:20 – Insulin Resistance Treatments
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