Reading Insulin Resistance causes weight gain but told it causes weight loss?

Some answerers here may be confusing causes for symptoms. Unexplained weight loss is a common symptom for diabetes but not a cause.

People with diabetes are unable to process many of the calories in the foods they eat so they may lose weight even though they eat normal or excessive amounts of food.

Edit: I agree with Monica, weight gain is a common symptom for insulin resistance. If it worsens and develops into Type 2 diabetes, then weight loss is a common symptom.

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My goodness sometimes the freedom of this forum leads to a very curious range of responses. mickmixxx has it exactly right as he always does. Insulin resistance does not cause weight gain and it does not cause weight loss. As weight increases above a Body Mass Index of 25 kg/M2 - at least for adults of European descent - insulin resistance tends to increase as well. Insulin resistance is virtually always present in type 2 diabetes but insulin resistance is not sufficient to cause type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes has a strong genetic component and a remarkable variety of pathological physiologic changes in addition to insulin resistance. I see several comments about Miz Lamb and a 'thumbs down' although I do not see an answer from Miz Lamb. People should not take a 'thumbs down' personally as I have certainly received my share. I will point out as I have once before that being a 'Top Contributor' does not imply that a person is 'knowledgeable' as Yahoo! Answers very clearly states. Being a Top Contributor means that I have taken the time to answer a great number of questions and in and of itself it does not imply any expertise. If I may be of further assistance please let me know. I wish you the very best of health and in all things may God bless.

Actually they're both true. In the beginning insulin resistance will cause weight gain. But if it progresses and remains untreated it can eventually cause you to lose weight.

Mick, I think you may have read the question wrong. She was talking about insulin resistance causing weight gain. Not the other way around.

Miz Lamb, I didn't thumb you down either.

Actually, my friend, neither is true.

Weight gain CAN, in fact, cause insulin resistance, though this is NOT always the case otherwise all overweight people would be diabetic, and this is simply NOT the case.

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The thumbs down, Miz Lamb, was NOT from me, even though I think you should read your cited website better. ;-)

You are apt to hear a lot of things on here. Some people will say all sugars are the same, you can eat all the sugar you want. That sugar doesn't cause diabetes. Maybe even that pigs can fly. The fact is that fat production, weight gain, causes insulin resistance.

Fact. There have been major changes in our food supply in the past 35 years or so.

Fact. The rates of obesity and diabetes have climbed in the past twenty years so rapidly that health officials are calling them epidemics.

Fact. All sugars are not the same. Glucose and fructose are not the same.

Fact. "The only metabolic pathway open to fructose is that which ends up in fatty acid production. And remember, excessive fatty acid and triglyceride levels are convincingly tied to development of the metabolic syndrome, hypertension, glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes." And,

"The rapid and poorly controlled metabolism of fructose in the liver leads to increased hepatic lipogenesis, dyslipidemia and increased storage of fat in the liver. Increased lipid levels are associated with insulin insensitivity and, therefore, development of metabolic syndrome and type two diabetes. Clearly, today's sucrose and fructose enriched diets are a threat to health."

Fact. Fructose metabolites include:

Uric Acid. Elevates blood pressure. Causes kidney disease.

Triglycerides. Stored as fat.

Fat Globules. Stored in liver. Causes Fatty Liver Disease.

LDL Cholesterol. The so called "bad" cholesterol.

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The diet plan really should be made up of plenty of fiber and also wholesome foods. Eat four to 6 meals/snacks spread equally throughout a day. Commence doing exercises routinely. Supplements could help too. Flax oil, daily multivitamin, bitter melon, garlic, onion, and stevia might help.

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Mostly, insulin resistance is said to increase weight due to excess glucose that remains in the blood stream and causes to elevate the blood sugar and when sent to the liver, the sugar is then converted into fat. This process leads to obesity.

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