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What are the symptoms of mild insulin resistance?
In its mildest form, insulin resistance causes no symptoms, and is only recognizable on laboratory tests.
What are some Insulin Resistance Symptoms?
Insulin resistance symptoms are linked to diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Some symptoms include high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels and impaired glucose tolerance.
What are the symptoms of insulin resistance?
The symptoms of insulin resistance vary considerably from person to person. Some people may have no noticeable symptoms until they develop signs of heart disease or are diagnosed with high blood pressure during a routine checkup.
What are the cautions for taking biguanides and thiazolidinediones used for treating insulin resistance?
Both classes of drugs have the potential for very severe adverse effects. They are also not approved by the FDA for control of insulin resistance.
Does type 2 diabetes cause insulin deficiency or insulin resistance?
Insulin resistance is caused by obesity and a family history of insulin resistance. You can develop insulin resistance without these, but it's rare. Insulin resistance leads to type 2 diabetes. A type 1 diabetic can develop insulin resistance the same way anyone else does, but becoming obese and by having insulin resistance in the family. In this case, the insulin resistance and the type 1 diabetes are totally unrelated.
What is the constellation of symptoms called metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance syndrome linked to insulin resistance?
The symptoms are excess weight around the waistline, high levels of serum triglycerides, low levels of HDL (good cholesterol), high blood pressure, high fasting blood glucose levels.
What are Insulin resistance warning signs?
People with insulin resistance experience Type II diabetes related signs. People may not feel the symptoms when they start early. However, the typical symptoms would include extreme dehydration, as well as overactive bladder. Hunger is also another factor.
What is the prognosis for a patient with insulin resistance?
Since insulin resistance is a condition that precedes the appearance of symptoms of a number of different disorders, its prognosis depends in part on the patient's age, ethnicity, family history, and severity of any current health problems.
Insulin deficiency or resistance leads to hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis?
Diabetes Mellitus
How can insulin resistance be prevented?
Genetic factors contributing to insulin resistance cannot be changed as of the early 2000s.
What is the body chemistry associated with insulin resistance?
High blood sugar from food stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin into the blood. However, in insulin resistance, the insulin is secreted but is only partially absorbed by the tissues.
How does a person's waistline measurement relate to glucose levels?
A person can be insulin resistant long before developing diabetes. Insulin Resistance has classic symptoms, including glucose being converted and deposited as fat around the belly. This belly fat is extremely hard to shed with exercise. Women with PCOS are also at risk for belly fat and being insulin resistance.
