Other contributing factors include ethnicity, genetics, age, medications, hormones, other illnesses, and lifestyle factors (Kahn & Flier, 2000). People who have insulin resistance usually have no obvious symptoms and can live with the condition without knowing about it for many years. There are, however certain factors that can be recognized by health care providers as a risk for developing Insulin Resistance Syndrome such as a sedentary lifestyle, excess weight, a family history of diabetes or gestational diabetes, hypertension, low HDL cholesterol, polycystic ovarian syndrome or other fertility-related concerns, a darkening of the skin around the neck, knees, knuckles, or armpits, and a history of cardiovascular disease diseases (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2014). Insulin Resistance Syndrome is diagnosed by obtaining bloodwork which includes fasting glucose levels, insulin levels, glucose tolerance testing, and a hemoglobin A1C test to better understand the individual’s ability to produce and use insulin (Haffner, Valdez, Hazuda,, Mitchell, Morales, & Stern, 1992). When left untreated, insulin resistance can lead to many of the chronic diseases that plague the United States.…