Insulin resistance (IR) is a pathological condition in which cells in insulin-sensitive tissues in the body fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin...
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Type 2 diabetes (redirect from Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus)
mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. Common symptoms include increased thirst, frequent...
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Insulin (/ˈɪn.sjʊ.lɪn/, from Latin insula, 'island') is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the insulin...
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Acanthosis nigricans (redirect from Acanthosis nigricans associated with obesity, insulin-resistant states, and endocrinopathy)
endocrine dysfunction, especially insulin resistance and hyperinsulinaemia, as seen in diabetes mellitus. This activates the insulin-like growth factor receptors...
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Hyperglycemia (section Insulin resistance)
insulin resistance in the global population. Insulin resistance increases hyperglycemia because the body becomes over saturated by glucose. Insulin resistance...
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characteristics of this syndrome include: hyperandrogenism, anovulation, insulin resistance, and neuroendocrine disruption. A review of international evidence...
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Metabolic syndrome (redirect from Insulin Resistance Syndrome)
increasing with age, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities. Insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and prediabetes are closely related to one another...
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Diabetes medication (redirect from Insulin mimetic)
subcutaneous injection. Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a disease of insulin resistance by cells. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the most common type of diabetes...
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Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (redirect from Insulin antibodies)
form of diabetes, similar to T1D, but patients with LADA often show insulin resistance, similar to T2D, and share some risk factors for the disease with...
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Resistin (section Obesity and insulin resistance)
School of Medicine. It was called "resistin" because of the observed insulin resistance in mice injected with resistin. Resistin was found to be produced...
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Diabetes (redirect from Diabetes, insulin dependent)
manner to insulin. If the amount of insulin available is insufficient, or if cells respond poorly to the effects of insulin (insulin resistance), or if...
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Intramuscular fat (section Insulin Resistance)
the insulin signaling cascade. Increased plasma free-fatty acid levels and increased accumulation of IMTG correlate well with insulin resistance in muscles...
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Hyperinsulinemia is associated with hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance. These conditions are collectively known...
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and other areas. This occurs due to insulin spillover (from excessive production due to obesity or insulin resistance) into the skin which results in abnormal...
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Gluconeogenesis (section Insulin resistance)
gluconeogenesis in the fasted state, but insulin blocks FOXO6 upon feeding. In a condition of insulin resistance, insulin fails to block FOXO6 resulting in continued...
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homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) is a method used to quantify insulin resistance and beta-cell function. It was first described under the name HOMA...
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Gestational diabetes can occur during pregnancy because of insulin resistance or reduced production of insulin. Risk factors include being overweight, previously...
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Valine (section Insulin resistance)
branched-chain amino acids, are associated with weight loss and decreased insulin resistance: higher levels of valine are observed in the blood of diabetic mice...
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condition is strongly associated with or caused by type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome (defined as at least three of the five following...
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Beta cell (redirect from Insulin-secreting cells)
syndrome. The beta cells can still secrete insulin but the body has developed a resistance and its response to insulin has declined. It is believed to be due...
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Prediabetes (section Fasting Insulin)
prediabetes occurs when control of insulin and blood glucose in the body becomes abnormal, also known as insulin resistance. Risk factors for developing prediabetes...
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HAIR-AN syndrome (redirect from Hyperandrogenism – insulin resistance – acanthosis nigricans syndrome)
(HA), insulin resistance (IR) and acanthosis nigricans (AN). The symptoms of the HAIR-AN syndrome are largely due to severe insulin resistance, which...
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Moxonidine (section Effects on insulin resistance)
addition, it demonstrates favourable effects on parameters of the insulin resistance syndrome, apparently independent of blood pressure reduction. It is...
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to insulin, or insulin resistance especially by the skeletal muscle, liver and adipose tissue. Tissue insulin resistance causes increased insulin secretion...
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of 35), had a higher likelihood of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and insulin resistance. With younger males, studies found metabolic syndrome to be at approximately...
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Isoleucine (section Insulin resistance)
with insulin resistance: higher levels of isoleucine are observed in the blood of diabetic mice, rats, and humans. In diet-induced obese and insulin resistant...
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Diglyceride (section Insulin resistance)
insulin resistance in muscle by decreasing IRS1-associated PI3K activity. Similarly, activation of PKCε by diacyglycerol may cause insulin resistance...
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Delta wave (section Diabetes and insulin resistance)
Delta waves are high amplitude neural oscillations with a frequency between 0.5 and 4 hertz. Delta waves, like other brain waves, can be recorded with...
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The insulin receptor (IR) is a transmembrane receptor that is activated by insulin, IGF-I, IGF-II and belongs to the large class of receptor tyrosine kinase...
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The insulin transduction pathway is a biochemical pathway by which insulin increases the uptake of glucose into fat and muscle cells and reduces the synthesis...
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