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Controlling blood sugar (glucose) levels is vitally important. When these levels rise
sharply, as they do after ingesting foods with a high glycemic index, such as potatoes
or sweets, the body responds by producing more insulin to deal with the overload. But
if this demand for more insulin occurs too strongly too often, the ability of the pancreas
to produce enough insulin may become impaired and our cells may become resistant to insulin
as it tries to do its job of facilitating glucose transport through the cell walls.
The result is insulin resistance, a dangerous condition that, if unchecked, leads to type
2 diabetes. Its primary cause is obesity. Generally speaking, if you are obese, your
risk for diabetes is high; if not, it's low (unless you happen to have a genetic predisposition
for diabetes).