“…Studies indicate that mortality rates associated with HIV infection have decreased with the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and HIV has emerged as a chronic disease (Bhatia et al, 2012;Kohli et al, 2006;Welsh et al, 2019). Enhanced survival rates with ART and subsequent aging, along with lifestyle choices (e.g., at-risk alcohol use) and living in an obesogenic environment, may increase the risk of metabolic comorbidities among PLWH (Bhatia et al, 2012;Bray, 2004;Bray & Popkin, 1999;Burgess et al, 2015;Carr, 2003;Falutz, 2011;Kohli et al, 2006;Martin et al, 2004;Wand et al, 2007;Willig & Overton, 2016;Worm et al, 2010). The development of insulin resistance (IR), which increases the risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), is one of the most prevalent metabolic comorbidities in PLWH (Brener et al, 2016;Gutierrez & Balasubramanyam, 2012;Hadigan et al, 2000;Lombo et al, 2015;Muyanja et al, 2016;Willig & Overton, 2016;Zigman et al, 2005).…”