When the body does not respond the way it should to insulin, it can mean a person is insulin resistant. If not handled appropriately, severe insulin resistance can occur. Insulin’s main function in the body is to help it metabolize food. The pancreas releases insulin when it is needed to regulate blood glucose levels in the body. When a person becomes insulin resistant, their cells do not respond to insulin, even if it is taken as a medication. A doctor can prescribe insulin to patients to be taken in pill form or intravenously. Each time insulin is introduced into an insulin resistant system, the cells resist it more and more. In a person who has severe insulin resistance, the effects of these symptoms will be magnified and can lead to very serious complications.

Some of the health problems associated with severe insulin resistance include high blood sugar, the accumulation of …