Dr Kunal Sood Flags 6 Insulin Resistance Signs as Belly Fat Raises Type 2 Diabetes Risk
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Updated · Hindustan Times · Aug 11
Dr Kunal Sood Flags 6 Insulin Resistance Signs as Belly Fat Raises Type 2 Diabetes Risk
2 articles · Updated · Hindustan Times · Aug 11
Summary
Six warning signs of insulin resistance highlighted by Dr Kunal Sood include increased belly fat, darkened skin folds, fatigue after meals, carb or sugar cravings, skin tags and increased thirst.
Belly fat drew special attention because persistently high insulin can drive abdominal fat storage, building visceral fat linked to inflammation, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Dark, velvety patches on the neck, underarms or groin and skin tags may appear when elevated insulin acts on growth pathways in skin cells, Sood said.
Post-meal fatigue, cravings and thirst can stem from poor glucose uptake, blood sugar swings and the kidneys flushing excess sugar through increased urination.
Sood described insulin resistance as a precursor to prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic problems; the report said his Instagram claims were not independently verified.