Paul Saladino· MD
when people are insulin resistant that's the major driver of hypertension
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when people are insulin resistant that's the major driver of hypertension
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you know yes blood pressure problems hypertension is a fascinating is a fascinating pathology and I think so many people don't realize that in the majority of people hypertension is insulin resistance and it's an indicator of insulin resistance
insulin resistance is highly associated with hypertension
And that point is that insulin resistance is at the core of hypertension.
Hypertension is insulin resistance until proven otherwise. If you have hypertension, you have insulin resistance unless you have a secondary cause of your hypertension.
and that insulin resistance is at the core of hypertension.
hypertension we know is essentially synonymous with insulin resistance