India, Jan. 5 -- In the discourse around weight gain and blood sugar management, insulin is usually vilified and given a bad reputation. But there is more to this picture, and it is usually insulin resistance, not insulin itself, that lies at the root of the problem.

Dr Amir Khan, a general practitioner working in the UK-based National Health Service, revealed in an Instagram post on January 5, dispelling common fears around insulin and explaining how small changes can help improve insulin sensitivity.

To show insulin's role in a positive light, he called out all the fears around it, saying it has had a 'bad PR team and actually, insulin is a vital hormone which is responsible for moving sugar from blood to cells for energy. The actual ...