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How likely can one get insulin resistance when not having any of the risk factors?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Insulin Resistance: This diagnosis implies obesity or over eating carbohydrates and sugars. If you have a tendency genetically to diabetes then this may be a sign of that. But, if you have no common risk factors than genetics may be to blame.

Answered 6/7/2013

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