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Insulin Resistance Syndrome (Syndrome X)

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F Karimi1,*
1Assistant Professor, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Assistant Professor, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Tel: +98-7116261089, medicine@sums.ac.ir. Email: medicine@sums.ac.ir

Shiraz E-Medical Journal:Vol. 6, issue 3 and 4; 32898
Published online:Oct 04, 2005
Article type:Research Article
Received:May 10, 2005
Accepted:Jun 15, 2005
How to Cite:Karimi F. Insulin Resistance Syndrome (Syndrome X). Shiraz E-Med J. 2005;6(3 and 4):32898. doi:

Abstract

Abstract:

The resistance to insulin-mediate glucose disposal is characteristic of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This review article studies different aspects of this syndrome including risk factors, associated conditions such as yperinsulinemia, impaired glucose tolerance, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, decrease of HDL-cholesterol and truncal obesity and their management.

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