Are you tired and listless all the time? You never seem to get a good night’s sleep and you hit the afternoon slump hard. When you eat, you just gain weight, but you never feel an energy boost. Maybe you’re thirstier than usual or go to the bathroom during the night. It could be that you have insulin resistance, putting you at a greater risk of developing other health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, obesity, high cholesterol, and breast cancer, and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in women.

Insulin is a hormone that helps to regulate how your body converts food into energy. If insulin resistance is at play, then your body is secreting insulin, but isn’t using it properly, leaving you feeling tired and lethargic. And because hormones work together, other hormone functions can also be thrown off through insulin resistance, putting you at risk for major health problems. Learn how you can get hormones back in balance.