Why tough times call for INSULIN RESISTANCE
Insulin resistance is a clever strategy, to survive TOUGH TIMES. The low grade inflammation associated with insulin resistance…
Irisin in insulin resistance
We look at irisin, a hormone associated with freaked out muscles, in this week's episode of the UPS…
Fat cells run into trouble when the “renovators” NEVER LEAVE
Fat cells are capable of putting a stop to inflammation. But, when you’ve got metabolic troubles, they aren’t…
Fat cells NEED a little inflammation to grow BIG and STRONG
When you get BIGGER, you go on a shopping spree (hopefully) to get bigger clothes, bigger fat cells…
Why sugar levels are high despite NOT eating
If your sugar levels are HIGH – logic says, the solution is just simply to STOP EATING. Does…
To be metabolically healthy, you need MORE fat cells, not less
You can be fat, with lots of fat cells (hyperplasia) or you can be fat with fewer fat…
Guess who else, besides the beta cells in the pancreas, produce insulin
Beta cells produce insulin and when beta cells FAIL, type 2 diabetes is diagnosed……….. not so fast, fat…
All I want for Christmas is a fat transplant
Mice who receive a FAT transplant become OBESITY RESISTANT – this means, the little critters can eat what…
I am at risk of type 2 diabetes – give me more IAP please
Endotoxin, a bacterial waste product is partly to blame for the inflammation of obesity, but why is it…
The diabetes timeline does not start with TOO MUCH FAT
The story of diabetes is always written like this…. you put on weight, become insulin resistant, then eventually…