{"id":377,"date":"2026-04-28T18:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/faq\/kas-ir-insulinrezistence-un-ka-to-atpazit\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:40:12","slug":"kas-ir-insulinrezistence-un-ka-to-atpazit","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/faq\/kas-ir-insulinrezistence-un-ka-to-atpazit\/","title":{"rendered":"What is insulin resistance and how to recognise it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Insulin resistance is a condition where the body's cells no longer respond normally to insulin, a hormone that regulates blood glucose levels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Symptoms:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Liekais svars, \u012bpa\u0161i v\u0113dera dobum\u0101 (&quot;\u0101bols&quot;)<\/li>\n<li>Constant cravings for sweets and carbohydrates<\/li>\n<li>Postprandial drowsiness<\/li>\n<li>Increased blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>Stones in the gallbladder<\/li>\n<li>Polycystic ovary syndrome (in women)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Consequences if left untreated:<\/strong><br \/>Insulin resistance \u2192 Prediabetes \u2192 Type 2 diabetes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treatment with Dr. Caune:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Analyses (fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA index)<\/li>\n<li>Metabolic syndrome - a complex approach<\/li>\n<li>Dietary recommendations (low glycaemic index)<\/li>\n<li>Medical therapy (metformin, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faq_category":[26,28,27],"class_list":["post-377","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-diabets","faq_category-insulins","faq_category-svars"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}