A primary cause of insulin resistance is eating too much food especially in the form of sugar, refined carbohydrates and fruit juices as these are all foods that spike insulin. These processed high sugar foods are rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream causing blood sugar imbalances. The liver does its best to maintain normal blood sugar levels by storing glucose as glycogen. But when the liver glycogen stores are full the liver cells will start to become insulin resistant... #insulinresistance ~ Didem