Does Insulin cause Atherosclerosis?

Physionic

Apr 21, 2025

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0:00 - Introduction
0:51 - Insulin - Plaque Forming?
2:15 - Dying Quickly or Dying Slowly? You Choose.
5:02 - Any Scientific Merit?
6:27 - Normal Pathway: Akt
7:23 - Cell Migration, Abnormal Pathway: ERK
8:01 - Separating Insulin from Insulin Resistance
12:00 - Unique Cellular Reaction to Insulin Resistance
13:07 - Main Points

References
[A] Bornfeldt KE, Tabas I. Insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, and atherosclerosis. Cell Metab. 2011;14(5):575-585. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2011.07.015

[B] Lightell DJ Jr, Moss SC, Woods TC. Loss of canonical insulin signaling accelerates vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration through changes in p27Kip1 regulation. Endocrinology. 2011;152(2):651-658. doi:10.1210/en.2010-0722

[C] Rask-Madsen C, Buonomo E, Li Q, et al. Hyperinsulinemia does not change atherosclerosis development in apolipoprotein E null mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2012;32(5):1124-1131. doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.239558

[D] Del Prato S, Leonetti F, Simonson DC, Sheehan P, Matsuda M, DeFronzo RA. Effect of sustained physiologic hyperinsulinaemia and hyperglycaemia on insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in man. Diabetologia. 1994;37(10):1025-1035. doi:10.1007/BF00400466

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0:00 - Introduction
0:51 - Insulin - Plaque Forming?
2:15 - Dying Quickly or Dying Slowly? You Choose.
5:02 - Any Scientific Merit?
6:27 - Normal Pathway: Akt
7:23 - Cell Migration, Abnormal Pathway: ERK
8:01 - Separating Insulin from Insulin Resistance
12:00 - Unique Cellular Reaction to Insulin Resistance
13:07 - Main Points

References
[A] Bornfeldt KE, Tabas I. Insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, and atherosclerosis. Cell Metab. 2011;14(5):575-585. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2011.07.015

[B] Lightell DJ Jr, Moss SC, Woods TC. Loss of canonical insulin signaling accelerates vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration through changes in p27Kip1 regulation. Endocrinology. 2011;152(2):651-658. doi:10.1210/en.2010-0722

[C] Rask-Madsen C, Buonomo E, Li Q, et al. Hyperinsulinemia does not change atherosclerosis development in apolipoprotein E null mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2012;32(5):1124-1131. doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.239558

[D] Del Prato S, Leonetti F, Simonson DC, Sheehan P, Matsuda M, DeFronzo RA. Effect of sustained physiologic hyperinsulinaemia and hyperglycaemia on insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in man. Diabetologia. 1994;37(10):1025-1035. doi:10.1007/BF00400466

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#insulinresistance #diabetesawareness

Mindsip insights from this episode:

Understand insulin resistance to prevent plaque progression

In insulin-resistant cells, insulin may preferentially bind to the IGF-1 receptor instead of the insulin receptor, activating pathways that promote plaque progression.

Evaluate insulin treatment risks for hyperglycemia management

Treating hyperglycemia with excessive insulin may be an awful trade-off, as you might die quickly from high blood sugar or slowly from the side effects of high insulin.

Recognize therapeutic insulin doses exceed normal production levels

A healthy body produces about 35 units of insulin per day, so therapeutic doses of 75 or 150 units are massively supraphysiological.

Reject insulin cover fallacy to manage diabetes effectively

A common and dangerous misconception among some diabetics is that they can eat anything as long as they cover it with enough insulin.

Understand context of insulin resistance to assess atherogenic risk

A clever study on mice suggests that high insulin levels alone do not increase arterial plaque, indicating the context of insulin resistance is the critical factor.

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