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Insulin resistance is the name given to when cells of the body don’t respond appropriately to the insulin hormone. Insulin resistance is the driving factor that causes type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes. Insulin resistance is closely linked with obesity; however, it is likely to be insulin resistant without being obese or overweight. What is Insulin Resistance? The role of insulin is to allow body cells to take in glucose to be utilized as fuel or stored as body fat. It also means that glucose is more likely to build up in the blood, causing too high blood sugar levels. When the body becomes resistant to insulin, it works to cope by producing more  insulin. As a result, people with insulin resistance are often producing too much insulin than healthy people. Symptoms of Insulin Resistance Initially, insulin resistance shows no symptoms. The symptoms only begin to appear once it leads to secondary effects such as higher blood sugar levels. When this occurs, the sy...