897. Bipolar and Insulin Resistance

New research has come out showing that Metformin, the most used medication for diabetes, appears to help bipolar disorder. An article out of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine says the study is intriguing. The researcher says the potential link between insulin resistance and bipolar disorder is causing a paradigm shift in psychiatry. Dr. Martin says this is major news. Join him in today’s episode as he explains why insulin resistance is at the root cause of bipolar.