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Insulin resistance can commonly develop if one or more of the following factors apply: 1  If you are overweight or obese. 2  Having a high-calorie diet, high-carbohydrate or high-sugar diet. 3  Sedentary lifestyle â taking little physical activity.  Taking high doses of steroids over an extended period of 1  time. Having chronic stress.
What is Insulin Resistance? Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that helps unlock the body's cells so that sugar (glucose) from the food we eat can be used by the cells for energy. In people with type 2 diabetes, a combination of problems occurs, and scientists aren't really sure which is the chicken and which is the egg. The person's body may not be producing enough insulin to meet their needs, so some glucose can't get into the cells.