Insulin insensitivity is when cells stop responding to insulin that is secreted from the pancreas. When cells fail to respond to insulin adequately, blood sugar levels rice to high. This causes damage to your body and makes you more likely to develop complications such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, or even nerve damage.

Exercise helps. It causes your cells to respond to insulin because it empties muscles of their stored sugar. When the muscles are empty of stored sugar, the muscles begin to absorb sugar from the bloodstream. This prevents blood sugar levels from becoming to high.

Statistics have shown that 35% of adults in America will become diabetic. This is because many Americans eat too much and exercise too little. Being fat fills your fat cells with fat, according to DrMirkin.com. This blocks the insulin receptors and it prevents them from responding to insulin. …