Small Study Ties Insulin Resistance To Treatment-Refractory Bipolar disease.

eports that according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the British Journal of Psychiatry, “patients with bipolar disorder [BD] who are insulin resistant are likely to also be refractory to mood-stabilising treatment.” The 121-patient study revealed that “insulin resistance and diabetes were associated with a threefold increased likelihood of rapid cycling.” In addition, “patients with impaired glucose metabolism had an increased likelihood of being resistant to lithium treatment.” http://www.medwirenews.com/47/105954/Psychiatry/Insulin_resistance_linked_to_treatment-refractory_bipolar_disorder.html