SLIMMING BY DIET

INSULIN RESISTANCE

WHAT IS INSULIN AND WHAT IS ITS ROLE?

Insulin is a protein hormone produced in the pancreas that keeps blood sugar levels under control.

The task of insulin is to ensure that the sugar circulating freely in the blood enters the cell, and the necessary energy is created to provide the body with the energy it needs. Not only energy is created, but also a feeling of satiety after a meal is achieved as sugar enters the cell.

Thanks to the hormone insulin, the high level of sugar in the blood after a meal is normalized and the energy required for the body is provided. Except for brain cells, no cell in the body can use sugar/glucose without the hormone insulin.

The daily insulin curve in an adult human, after food is consumed;

After 10 minutes, insulin level in the blood increases;
After 30 minutes, insulin peaks;
After 45 minutes, insulin starts to decrease;
After 90 minutes – 120 minutes, insulin returns to normal.

WHAT IS INSULIN RESISTANCE? WHY DOES INSULIN RESISTANCE CAUSE PERSISTENT WEIGHT GAIN?

In insulin resistance, carbohydrate metabolism does not work adequately. Insensitivity to insulin receptors in the cell develops and sugar/glucose that should enter the cell cannot enter the cell and remains in the blood.

The energy our body needs is not available and we are constantly tired and sleepy. At the same time, it leads to a series of disorders that affect all the body’s tissues, as they do not receive the energy necessary for our organs to function. The inability to take sugar into the cell causes the person to feel constantly hungry and crave carbohydrates (sweets, bread, pasta, potatoes…). Insulin resistance is therefore the main reason for an irresistible craving for sweets after eating.

With this vicious cycle, the person turns back to food consumption and the consumed food cannot be taken back into the cell. The sugar that accumulates in the blood in this way is removed from the blood to be stored as fat and storedin adipose tissue as fat, usually in the abdomen and waist areas. Therefore, without treatment, the person will constantly gain weight and cannot lose weight no matter what they do, even if they eat very little.

WHAT ARE THE
CAUSES OF INSULIN RESISTANCE?

Diabetes in the family
Lifestyle and dietary habits
Endocrinological and metabolic disorders
Genetic disorders (mutations in insulin receptors or protein disorders used in signal generation)
Antidepressants

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Menopause
Hypothyroid disease or Hashimoto's Thyroid
Coronary artery diseases
Cardiovascular diseases
Obesity
Liver steatosis (fatty liver)
Permeable bowel syndrome
Candida
Elevated triglycerides
Vitamin B12 deficiency

TREATMENT
OF INSULIN RESISTANCE

In order to treat Insulin Resistance, a treatment program should be created according to the test values of the person and, if necessary, a comprehensive treatment should be applied with the support of an endocrinologist.

CAN INSULIN RESISTANCE BE TREATED?

Insulin Resistance can be treated by 90 percent as a result of a correct and completely personalized Insulin Resistance treatment. Is the use of diabetes medication sufficient in insulin resistance?

MISPERCEPTION

Depending on the person’s values, using only metformin-based medication is definitely not sufficient to get results.
Nutrition according to insulin resistance and, when necessary, medication with a doctor is a whole.
Treatment of insulin resistance can prevent people from developing TYPE 2 diabetes (diabetes mellitus)!