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Insulin resistance can commonly develop if one or more of the following factors apply: 1  If you are overweight or obese. 2  Having a high-calorie diet, high-carbohydrate or high-sugar diet. 3  Sedentary lifestyle â taking little physical activity.  Taking high doses of steroids over an extended period of 1  time. Having chronic stress.
Medical Definition of Insulin resistance. Insulin resistance: The diminished ability of cells to respond to the action of insulin in transporting glucose (sugar) from the bloodstream into muscle and other tissues. Insulin resistance typically develops with obesity and heralds the onset of type 2 diabetes. It is as if insulin is knocking on the door of muscle.