| | Insulin resistance -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) |
 | | Insulin resistance denotes decreased sensitivity of target ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals) cells (muscle, fat cells) to insulin. |
 | | In order to compensate for the insulin (A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)) infusion, (A monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy) glucose 20% is infused to maintain blood sugar levels between 5 and 5.5 mmol/l. |
 | | The concept that insulin resistance may be the underlying cause of (Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria) diabetes mellitus type 2 was first advanced by Sir (additional info and facts about Harold Percival Himsworth) Harold Percival Himsworth in 1936. |
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