Insulin resistance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) often coexist. Obesity and metabolic syndrome are shared risk factors. Insulin resistance may also promote storage of fat in your liver.

Though insulin resistance and diabetes are not the same, they are related, and one can influence the other. Treatment may depend on what’s causing insulin resistance and if you’ve been diagnosed with ...

In a recent study published in the journal NPJ Metabolic Health and Disease, researchers hypothesize that the degradation of endogenously secreted insulin (as opposed to the commonly believed insulin ...

Whether you have a longstanding family history of type 2 diabetes or you’ve been told to watch your blood sugar levels, you’ve probably come across the term insulin resistance. But before we delve ...

A quarter of newly admitted nursing home residents who receive insulin for type 2 diabetes are treated using a contested regimen, a new study of Veterans Affairs facilities finds. Up to 33% of ...

"Please don't embarrass me," I pleaded with my body yet again as I stepped on what felt like the millionth doctor's office scale. "At least they could let me take off my shoes," I thought begrudgingly ...