Your insulin levels are high because your body doesn't use it right so it makes more. When your pancreas has to work harder you burn it out and can become diabetic or your body will just not use all that insulin you make the right way. That is when drugs like Actos and Metformin come in. They help your tissues become more sensitive to the insulin your body makes thus your pancreas makes less insulin and basically can save you from having diabetes early. You may eventually get it anyway, but by taking these drugs it slows down the progression. |