Insulin Resistance Symptoms: Diabetes is a serious disease and it has made crores of people its victims. Diabetes is spreading like an epidemic all over the world. Diabetes disease gradually develops in the body and some of its symptoms are also visible. If precautions are taken in time, diabetes can be avoided. Many people have small black warts on their neck, but people often ignore them. According to doctors, these skin tags can be a sign of insulin resistance in your body. Insulin resistance is the biggest cause of type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Paras Aggarwal, Clinical Head, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolic Disorders Department, Marengo Asia Hospital, Gurugram told News18. Having skin tags on the neck is a sign of insulin resistance. This is an old fact and people need to understand it. When there is insulin resistance, the cells of the body are not able to use the insulin hormone properly and this increases the blood sugar level. When insulin resistance increases, it causes type 2 diabetes. In such a situation, all people should avoid insulin resistance and if its signs appear, they should consult a doctor and get checked. If you control insulin resistance in time, you will not become a diabetic patient.

Blackness of neck is also a sign of this

Doctor Aggarwal told that when there is insulin resistance, skin tags appear on the lining of people’s neck. Usually these are called warts. These are black in color and do not cause any kind of pain. Apart from this, if the skin at the back of the neck turns black, it is also a sign of risk of diabetes. In medical language it is called Acanthosis Nigricans. If a person is obese and is getting skin tags, then it is a clear sign of insulin resistance. In such a situation, people should not be careless and investigation should be done.

What to do if you have skin tags

According to endocrinologists, if a person is getting skin tags on his neck and darkness is increasing on his neck, then people should consult a doctor and get HbA1c and Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) done. This will tell whether the person has diabetes or not. If not, then what is the danger? If these tests come normal, it does not mean that there is no insulin resistance in the body. There is a separate test for this, which is called HOMA-IR. This shows how well your body is using insulin. However, this test is done for those people who are at high risk of diabetes. Generally, when skin tags appear, people are advised to lose weight, improve lifestyle and diet. If we do this, this resistance may reduce.

What are the other reasons for skin tags?

According to doctors, every skin tag does not mean that you have diabetes or insulin resistance. Skin tags can also be caused by aging, genetics, hormonal changes or skin friction. These may also become more visible during pregnancy or obesity. Therefore, it is not right to draw conclusions just by looking at warts. If there are symptoms like weight gain, fat accumulation around the stomach, fatigue, excessive thirst or frequent urination along with warts on the neck, then it is wise to get the blood sugar and insulin levels checked. This will remove your fear and you will also find out the real reason.