Identifying insulin resistance is important to prevent development of glucose intolerance and the metabolic syndrome [4]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 269-270

  Khoo, Chee L ^a,b  

^a Healthfocus Family Practice   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; INSULIN SENSITIZING AGENT; METFORMIN;

ATHEROGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33947285083     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00891.x     Document Type: Letter

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