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What is "insulin resistance" and why is the word "resistance" used?
Insulin resistance refers to decreased ability of insulin receptors in the cell membranes to respond to insulin.
Insulin resistance (Wikipedia):
Insulin resistance implies that the body's cells (...
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Why is there no ketoacidosis in Type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Actually, ketoacidosis could occur also in Type 2 Diabetes. It's not common, but it's a possibility and should not be not omitted.
In Type 2 Diabetes the insulin secretion is available but ...
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How well established is the connection between insulin resistance and CVD?
In summary, there is a strong evidence to say that the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) include:
High LDL-cholesterol
Insulin resistance
High saturated/unsaturated fat intake ratio and ...
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Aloe Vera and Diabetes
This study did a thorough literature search of all existing Aloe Vera research and found, at best, weak conclusions:
The current evidence suggests some potential benefit of Aloe vera in improving ...
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What is the rationale of using Metformin in Pre-Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes?
Metformin has effects on many body systems and its many effects are not completely understood, as explained in this 2019 review article discussing use of metformin to treat Type II diabetes mellitus.
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Is it possible that there are some people who cannot get Type 2 diabetes?
I think you're confused by what is meant as a genetic disease. A disease like Huntingdon's Chorea is a genetic disease because we know the genetics, and we know that it occurs due to mutation in an ...
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Need succinct overview article about insulin resistance
After massive searching I found a suitable fact sheet. Its primary focus is diabetes but it includes the basic information I need to get across about insulin resistance.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/...
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