
25/04/2025
SKIN HEALTH AND INSULIN RESISTANCE.
Skin Health and Insulin Resistance
Our skin is often a direct reflection of what is truly happening inside our bodies. As a result, insulin resistance is often apparent in 5 distinct skin signs. Below are the most common skin manifestations of this resistance.
1) Skin Darkening - (Acanthosis Nigricans)or the Dirty neck syndrome;
This is known as skin darkening, and is hyperpigmentation that’s typically brown to black, poorly defined, and velvety. It’s typically found in skin folds such as the neck, armpits, elbows, groin and navel.
The endocrine origin of acanthosis nigricans results from the complex connection between insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) receptors on keratinocytes (aka skin cells).
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