Does this look familiar to any of you? Well, this is not 'dirt' nor 'scars' found at the back of the neck. It is a velvety hyperpigmented patches of the skin which results from 'long-term exposure to insulin', which induces the formation of the acanthosis lesions. This condition usually occurs to people who are overweight or obese, but there are also 'normal range BMI' weight category people who have Acanthosis. It indicates high level of insulin in blood streams and it is not a diagnosis for Diabetes. But, people who have Acanthosis will have increased risk of developing Diabetes and associated with Obesity. It is a bio-marker for Diabetes and losing weight might slightly 'decrease' the lesions. Please do not try to scrub it off or go to any doctors to perform removal/surgery!
P/S: When I mention lose weight, I don't mean 'dieting' nor skip meals. The idea is to reduce the food consumption with simple carbs(sugar) to avoid frequent sugar spike in blood streams, which will eventually causes 'Insulin Resistance' to our body, and a recipe for Diabetes and other hosts of major diseases.
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