Background-Insulin influences a large number of physiological functions in a variety of
organs and tissues. From a broad perspective, insulin resistance provides the body with the …

Insulin resistance is a prevalent condition, in which insulin loses its normal physiological
action. Since people were first classified as insulin resistant over 60 years ago, one of the …

▪ Abstract The ability of insulin to stimulate glucose disposal varies at least sixfold in
apparently healthy individuals, and approximately one-third of the population that is most …

A growing body of evidence suggests an inverse relationship between calcium and vitamin
D status and dairy food intake and the development of the insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) …

Diabetes can be classified into four categories, type 1 diabetes (T1D), type 2 diabetes (T2D),
gestational diabetes (GDM), and diabetes due to other causes. Insulin resistance is a …

Summary. It has been known for years that cardiovascular disease frequently precedes the
development of type 2 diabetes, and that atherosclerosis might not be a complication of type …

Compared with a diet high in total and saturated fat, a high carbohydrate diet improves
insulin sensitivity and lipid levels. Recent studies have shown that subjects on an ad-lib low …

Insulin is a pleiotropic hormone that exerts a multitude of effects on metabolism and various
cellular processes in the body. The main metabolic actions of insulin are to stimulate …

As obesity and diabetes reach epidemic proportions in the developed world, the role of
insulin resistance and its consequences are gaining prominence. Understanding the role of …

The term metabolic syndrome is used for describing a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors
comprising abdominal obesity, glucose intolerance/type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia …