Sugar often gets all the blame for causing high blood sugar, but saturated fats cause insulin resistance and block the action of insulin. So what is the connection between saturated fats and insulin resistance? Eating a diet high in saturated fats causes insulin resistance which results in impaired glucose tolerance. The sugar gets all the blame as that is what is measured daily in diabetes. Behind the scenes, what isn’t measured daily is the level of free fatty acids in the blood. ~ Didem