Cellular energy rate down with diabetes

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug 25, 2005 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The rate of insulin-stimulated energy production is reduced in the muscles of lean, healthy young U.S. adults who have already developed insulin resistance.

Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism—the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body.