Biology: insulin response and insulin resistance
The tutor defines insulin response and insulin resistance and explains their connection.
Recall: herein, ACV means apple cider vinegar.
In yesterday’s post I mentioned my discovery that apple cider vinegar potentially increases the effectiveness of insulin.
As carbohydrates are digested, glucose (a type of sugar) enters the blood from the digestive system. The body’s response to the rising blood sugar is to release insulin. It’s known as the insulin response. Insulin enables glucose to enter cells so they can use it for energy or fat storage.
Sometimes, body cells may become less sensitive to insulin, which is known as insulin resistance. Then, the insulin is less effective at conducting glucose from the blood into the cells; more insulin is needed to do the same as before.
Therefore, if insulin resistance increases, so must the insulin response. The fact that ACV seems to increase insulin’s effectiveness leads to the consequence that it apparently lowers the body’s insulin response.
I’ll be discussing related ideas in coming posts:)
Source:
Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.
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