Ep 42. Can a 12 year old child have insulin resistance?

Can children may become insulin resistant ? 
How early does this occur and what can we do to prevent this? 
How do you fix insulin resistance in children?

Manuscript presented: 
Jeffery AN, Metcalf BS, Hosking J, Streeter AJ, Voss LD, Wilkin TJ. Age before stage: insulin resistance rises before the onset of puberty: a 9-year longitudinal study (EarlyBird 26). Diabetes Care. 2012 Mar;35(3):536-41. doi: 10.2337/dc11-1281. Epub 2012 Jan 25. PMID: 22279034; PMCID: PMC3322712.

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