Diseases

Insulin Resistance

Diminished effectiveness of INSULIN in lowering blood sugar levels: requiring the use of 200 units or more of insulin per day to prevent HYPERGLYCEMIA or KETOSIS.

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Abstract

Diminished effectiveness of INSULIN in lowering blood sugar levels: requiring the use of 200 units or more of insulin per day to prevent HYPERGLYCEMIA or KETOSIS.

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3 entry terms
  • Resistance, Insulin
  • Insulin Sensitivity
  • Sensitivity, Insulin

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Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

INSULIN RESISTANCE SYNDROME X see METABOLIC SYNDROME is available

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67(64)

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  1. C18.452w.394.968w.500w
  2. G07.690.773.984w.617w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Insulin Resistance. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007333. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007333
  2. Insulin Resistance. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin_resistance
  3. Insulin Resistance. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1053470