The Claim

In men with obesity combined with glucose intolerance (mild type 2 diabetes), insulin administration at physiological concentrations up to 35 nmol/L does not significantly affect glucose oxidation rates in adipose tissue.

Source: Effects of Obesity, Hyperinsulinemia, and Glucose Intolerance on Insulin Action in Adipose Tissue of Sixty-Year-Old Men

What the research says

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In plain English

Scientists tested whether giving insulin to men who are obese and have mild diabetes changes how their fat tissue processes sugar. They found that at normal insulin levels, it doesn't really matter - the fat tissue's sugar burning stays the same.

See the scientific wording

In men with obesity combined with glucose intolerance (mild type 2 diabetes), insulin has no significant effect on glucose oxidation in adipose tissue at physiological concentrations up to 35 nmol/L

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of Obesity, Hyperinsulinemia, and Glucose Intolerance on Insulin Action in Adipose Tissue of Sixty-Year-Old Men

    The study directly tested whether insulin affects fat tissue's ability to process glucose in men who are obese and have mild diabetes. It found that insulin had no significant effect on glucose burning in fat tissue at normal insulin levels (up to 35 nmol/L) for these men - exactly matching what the claim states.

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