The Claim
Endogenous glucose production during insulin stimulation is suppressed to a lesser degree in men compared to women, and the degree of suppression is correlated with whole-body insulin sensitivity in women but not in men.
What the research says
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During insulin stimulation, the liver in men releases more glucose than in women, and this difference is linked to how sensitive the body is to insulin in women but not in men.
See the scientific wording
Endogenous glucose production during insulin stimulation is suppressed less effectively in men than in women, and its suppression correlates with whole-body insulin sensitivity in women but not in men, indicating sex-specific differences in hepatic insulin action.
In women, insulin effectively shuts down fat breakdown in fat tissue, keeping fatty acids low, which lets the liver respond properly to insulin and stop making glucose. In men, insulin fails to suppress fat breakdown, so fatty acids flood the liver, blocking insulin’s signal and preventing it from turning off glucose production. This failure only links to overall insulin sensitivity in women because their liver responds cleanly when fat levels are low.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that in men, the liver doesn’t stop making glucose as well as it should when insulin is high, but in women, it does — and this difference is tied to how sensitive their whole body is to insulin, but only in women.
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