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Descriptor
English
:
Insulin Resistance
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Resistencia a la Insulina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Resistência à Insulina
Tree Number:
C18.452.394.968.500
G07.690.320.617
Definition
English
:
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
. It can be caused by the presence of
INSULIN ANTIBODIES
or the abnormalities in
insulin
receptors (RECEPTOR, INSULIN) on target cell surfaces. It is often associated with
OBESITY
;
DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS
;
INFECTION
; and certain rare conditions. (from Stedman, 25th ed)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
for
insulin resistance
syndrome
X use
METABOLIC SYNDROME X
History Note
English
:
67(64)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
EH
ethnology
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
22231
Unique Identifier:
D007333
Occurrence in VHL
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