All Roads Lead Back to Insulin Resistance
Chronic insulin resistance (IR) significantly increases the risk of common diseases: stroke, MI-Myocardial Infarction, kidney failure & heart failure.
IR causes:
- Chronic inflammation
- Endothelial dysfunction
- Arterial stiffening and damage
- Atherosclerotic plaque formation
- Microvascular damage
This leads to:
- Stroke – The inflamed, damaged arterial walls in the brain develop atherosclerotic plaques that rupture or form clots
- MI- Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) – The same process in coronary arteries blocks blood flow to heart muscle
- Kidney Failure – Insulin resistance damages the delicate kidney microvasculature, progressively destroying kidney function
- Heart Failure – The heart muscle becomes stiff and hypertrophied from years of pumping against insulin-resistant, stiff arteries
This is why my approach of identifying (through the HOMA-IR testing) and then reversing insulin resistance, is essential to prevent these outcomes. The research studies below are just a small sample of the numerous studies linking IR to health problems.
Research Study Titled: Insulin Resistance Is Cheerfully Hitched with Hypertension.
“Hypertension and insulin resistance are strongly related to an increased risk of impaired glucose tolerance, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and endocrine disorders.” Publication dated April 2022: The link to the study.
Research Study Titled: The inter-relationship between insulin resistance and hypertension
“Insulin resistance and compensatory hyperinsulinaemia commonly occur in patients with untreated essential hypertension.”
Publication in 1993: The link to the study.