It is known that insulin resistance is present long before the onset of type 2 diabetes and results not only from genetics and lifestyle factors but likely also from environmental conditions.  Now, a study from researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München shows that exposure to air pollution in the home increases the risk of developing insulin resistance as a pre-diabetic state of type 2 diabetes.  The … Continue reading Large-scale study shows that air pollution raises type 2 diabetes risk.