Insulin Resistance Can Quietly Build for Years, Here’s What to Watch For

Blood sugar tests can look perfectly normal while insulin resistance develops.
Insulin Resistance Can Quietly Build for Years, Here’s What to Watch For
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Inside your body, a slow-moving process may already have been underway for years—one that standard tests largely miss.

“Insulin resistance can precede a clinical diabetes diagnosis by over a decade,” Dr. Sunil Kumar, lifestyle medicine physician, told The Epoch TimesBecause the body spends years quietly compensating—producing more and more insulin to keep blood sugar stable—standard glucose tests can look completely normal while the problem builds.
Zena le Roux
Zena le Roux
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Zena le Roux is a health journalist with a master’s in investigative health journalism and a certified health and wellness coach specializing in functional nutrition. She is trained in sports nutrition, mindful eating, internal family systems, and applied polyvagal theory. She works in private practice and serves as a nutrition educator for a UK-based health school.