What are some signs and symptoms of insulin resistance?

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  1.  Emilia Klapp
     
    Emilia Klapp answered:
    Some symptoms are self-evident, but others only can be detected through a fasting-glucose test or a glucose-tolerance test. Symptoms include:
    • Weighing more than 15 pounds more than your ideal weight, or having
           a large abdomen;
    • Having blood pressure higher than 145/90, or hypertension;
    • Having a fasting-glucose test result greater or equal to 110 mg/dL, or
           a glucose-tolerance test result greater than or equal to 140
           mg/dL.
    • Having low blood sugar or hypoglycemia, causing you to feel agitated
           and jittery when you are hungry.
    • Having a fasting HDL-cholesterol test result less than 35 and a
           fasting-triglycerides test result greater than 200.
    • Having more active inflammatory compounds, such as C-reactive
           protein.
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