ONLY ANALPHABET CAN BELIEVE IN THE RUDE THEORY OF CARBOPHOBIC PALEO QUACKS THAT SUGAR CAUSES INSULIN RESISTANCE AND OBESITY The main cause of insulin resistance is not sugar, but OVEREATING, leading to increase of viseral fat and impaired glucose tolerance. Subsequently secondary metabolic distrubances in iron metabolism and hormonal changes like leptin resistance, low testosterone, hypercortisolism etc. perpertuate and accelerate development of insulin resistance. Other supporting factors include obesogens (endocrine disrupting chemicals), vitamin D deficiency, mineral deficiencies, infections, including human and nonhuman viruses (eg. HCV), scrapie agents, bacteria, and gut microflora. like hepatitis C, etc. It might be interesting to note that insulin resistance can rather be induced by low carb high fat and not by high carb diet. This form of insulin resistance incorectly called physiological insulin resistance is not considered a diabetes marker and can be recovered from by introducing a sufficient amount of carbs to the diet for a few days (100 to 150 grams of Carbohydrates). Perhaps you can remember that prior to the taking the glucose tolerance test, your doctor will ask you to make sure that you are eating at least 150mg of carbohydrates for three days prior to the examination. Similarly, fasting induced insulin resistance associated with higher free fatty acids levels is a well known physiological phenomenon mentioned in older german literature under the name „DIABETES VAGABUNDORUM“. I mentioned this in my first pulications on physiological and pathological role of glucagon in carbohydrate metabolism published about 40 years ago(see refs below). Slightly raised sugars during fasts are normal - for bodies well adjusted to intermittent fasting (and are not unhealthy in those circumstances). However, if you eat multiple meals across the day and show a similarly raised fasting glucose level it is definitely a cause for concern or investigation - because the metabolism functions differently under those circumstances and insulin is produced more readily and more regularly across the day when you eat often. Piják MR, Kolesár P. The role of glucagon in the metabolism of carbohydrates. I. The physiological role of glucagon. Lek Obzor 23,1974,8,p.397-402, (in Slovak). Kolesár P, Piják MR, Vigas M, Klimes I, Jurcovicová J. [Glucagon and diabetes mellitus]. Bratisl Lek Listy. 1979 Feb;71(2):236-40. (In Slovak)
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