insulin resistance
Research Topic
Language: English
This is a research topic created to provide authors with a place to attach new problem publications.
Research topics above this in the hierarchy
Research problems linked to this topic
- Insulin resistance plays an important role in the pathogenesis of obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- RMS severe insulin resistance is caused by defective insulin receptors.
- Type 1 diabetes (T1D; or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM) is an autoimmune disease with both genetic and environmental components.
- Dyslipidemia and insulin resistance (IR) are common metabolic disorders present in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
- Insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction are the main actors in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, causing both quantitative and qualitative loss of insulin secretion and therefore hyperglycemia.
- Care for T1DM in pediatric patients is challenging and requires frequent adjustments of the insulin doses to meet the changing needs of children and young adults.
- Diabetes in the context of severe insulin resistance (SIR) presents a major therapeutic challenge because conventional therapies including insulin and insulin sensitizers often fail to achieve adequate metabolic control.