Women's Health

Menopause, PCOS, thyroid, urinary health and conditions that affect women differently.

Written by HealthDiseases Research Team

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Conditions

Insulin resistance Insulin resistance is the engine behind prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and much of metabolic syndrome. It is also one of the most responsive conditions to changes in weight and activity.

Symptoms

Signs of insulin resistance Because the pancreas compensates for years, insulin resistance shows up in indirect ways long before a glucose test turns abnormal. These are the signals worth noticing.

Medical tests explained

Oral glucose tolerance test The glucose tolerance test is the most demanding of the three diabetes tests and the most sensitive. It shows how the body handles a sugar load — the thing that goes wrong first.

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