Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset

Insulin resistance is associated with stroke, according to a study presented by our researcher Alexander Zabala at the recent annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Insulin resistance is when the body's cells don't respond properly to insulin and can't easily take up glucose from the blood. The study included over 100,000 people with type 2 diabetes and analysis revealed that the higher a person's insulin resistance, the greater their risk of having a stroke. Those with the lowest insulin resistance were 40 % less likely to have a stroke than those with the highest insulin resistance.