Insulin resistance is best described as:
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Correct answer: Cells failing to respond properly to insulin despite normal or high levels
Insulin resistance occurs when muscle, fat and liver cells do not respond adequately to insulin, so more insulin is required to effect glucose uptake.
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- According to common clinical criteria, a person may be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome when they have:
- Which of the following risk factors is most strongly associated with the development of insulin resistance?
- In patients with insulin resistance, the pancreas often responds initially by:
- Which lipid abnormality is typically part of metabolic syndrome?
- A nurse is assessing a patient for metabolic syndrome. Which blood pressure reading would align with one of the criteria?
- Why is visceral obesity (abdominal fat) particularly important in the pathophysiology of insulin resistance?