Bond funds typically own a number of individual bonds of varying maturities, so the impact of any single bondâs performance is lessened if that issuer should fail to pay interest or principal. Certain types of bond funds, such as broad market bond funds, are also diversified across bond sectors, providing exposure to corporate, U.S. government, government agency and mortgage-backed bonds.
1 Medications such as metformin, exenatide and a class of drugs called the thiazolidinediones can help improve insulin resistance. 2  These are approved in the treatment of type 2 diabetes but not for the treatment of insulin resistance alone.
Insulin resistance. Insulin resistance (IR) is a pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin. The body produces insulin when glucose starts to be released into the bloodstream from the digestion of carbohydrates in the diet. Normally this insulin response triggers glucose being taken into body cells, to be used for energy, and inhibits the body from using fat for energy.