Can the Type Two Diabetes Drug Metformin Cure Insulin Resistance?
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at
11:03 pm
ANEV asked:
I was resently prescribed this drug by my doctor to treat my apparent insulin resistance ( pre-diabetes). Does this drug cure this ailment, or does it just prevent me from developing Type 2 diabetes. Just trying to get a better understanding of the meds Im taking..
I was resently prescribed this drug by my doctor to treat my apparent insulin resistance ( pre-diabetes). Does this drug cure this ailment, or does it just prevent me from developing Type 2 diabetes. Just trying to get a better understanding of the meds Im taking..
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Metformin cannot “cure” insulin resistance.
All body cells need glucose to functon. However, the glucose molecule is too large to pass through the cell wall. In order to allow the glucose to pass through the cell wall, insulin is needed. It binds with the cell wall and causes little openings in the cell wall to open further to allow the large glucose molecule to get into the cell.
For some reason, cells can become resistant to insulin and won’t allow it to bind with the proteins in the cell wall and the glucose cannot pass through.
Metformin is a drug that acts on the cell walls directly decreasing the resistance to insulin and allowing the insulin to do its job.
Insulin resistance is not very well understood but maintaining a healthy weight has a huge impact on insulin resistance. So eat sensibly and keep the weight off through gentle exercise.
Walking is one of the best exercises around – it is cheap, doesn’t require any equipment and easy to fit in with your daily routine. If you take the bus to work or school, get off a few stops before your usual stop and walk the rest of the way. If you drive to work or school, park further away. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Go for a walk during your lunch break. Walk with a buddy – it is fun!!!
type 2 diabetes is when your pancrease does not respond correctly to your blood sugar levels to move the sugar from the blood to the cells….this is the short version. metformin is a drug to help your body transport the sugar into the cell. if you are pre diabetic, are you overweight? or do you eat alot of white refined carbohydrates? you can do alot for your self if you diet and exercise to help prevent diabetes. If you can, if you cant then the drug companies will help you out.
it can do both…. it mainly treats high blood sugar, but if youre pre diabetes or early diabetes, it can sometimes prevent, reverse or delay onset if you accompany it with a good diet, weight loss (if overweight) and excercise.